CLSU Gender and Development Office

24/08/2026

𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼!

📢𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬!

Only 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 left before the deadline for abstract submission! ⏳

Don’t miss this opportunity to share your research and development initiatives and contribute to advancing Gender and Development (GAD) research and advocacy.

📄 Submit your abstract now and let your work be heard beyond borders!

CALL FOR PAPERS!

The Central Luzon State University is delighted to invite all GAD researchers and advocates to the 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, an event focused on exploring and advancing research in gender and development.

This year's congress promises to bring together researchers, practitioners and advocates worldwide to discuss critical issues, share groundbreaking research, and foster collaborative networks.

We look forward to your participation in this significant event, which aims to drive meaningful progress in gender and development research. Your presence and contributions will undoubtedly enrich the discussions and outcomes of the congress.

SUBMISSION LINK: https://tinyurl.com/8thGADResearchCongress
ABSTRACT TEMPLATE: https://tinyurl.com/TemplateGADAbstract

For more details, please see the poster below.

Should you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us through our email address, [email protected].

The 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 is 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄!

21/08/2026

CLSU's UGADO GFPS Joins NCCA's "KABARO" Gender Advocacy Summit in Valenzuela City

VALENZUELA CITY— Mercedita M. Reyes, director of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) University Gender and Development Office (UGADO) and GFPS Christine L. Saturno and Marimar B. Fuentes, were one of the guests invited to "KABARO: Katha, Katawan, Kasarian," a national summit on gender awareness, sensitivity, and advocacy held on August 20, 2026 at Casa de Polo, Poblacion, Valenzuela City.

The one-day event was put together by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Program Management Division and Philippine Cultural Education Program (PCEP), together with Koro Bulakeño and the Valenzuela City local government. It was funded through NEFCA under Board Resolution No. 2026-180.

The summit's title draws on the Tagalog term "kabaro", historically used in heterosexist discourse as a pejorative label for q***r and gender non-conforming Filipinos. Organizers said the program was designed to recuperate the word as a marker of solidarity, collectivity, and belonging, pairing it with "kasarian"— a term rooted in "sari" ("class," "kind," or "type") — to evoke an expansive, culture-based understanding of gender and sexuality grounded in indigenous and archipelagic frameworks.

Program organizers framed the event as part of a broader effort to align cultural education with the goals of the 2025–2030 Philippine Cultural Education Plan, which seeks to embed decolonial, rights-based, and inclusion-oriented approaches into cultural programming nationwide, in step with Global Citizenship Education and Education for Sustainable Development principles.

UGADO GFPS's presence at the summit shows CLSU UGADO's continued involvement in national efforts on gender and development. She joined a wider group of GAD coordinators, LGU representatives, educators, cultural workers, and community and youth leaders from across the country.

18/08/2026

𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗡 | 𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗗𝗢, 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗶 𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆-𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗴-𝗔𝘀𝗮

Cabanatuan City — Pinangunahan ni Mark Bryan Gusi ng University Gender and Development Office (UGADO) ang talakayan tungkol sa pagkakapantay-pantay ng kasarian para sa 25 kabataang sumasailalim sa rehabilitasyon sa Bahay Pag-Asa Residential Care Center dito noong Agosto 17, bahagi ng seminar na "Kaalaman para sa Kinabukasan" ng Central Luzon State University (CLSU).

Kumatawan si Gusi bilang resource speaker para sa mga kalahok na may edad 8 hanggang 17 na kasalukuyang nasa ilalim ng sistema ng hustisya.

Sa kanyang talakayan, idiniin ni Gusi na sa kabila ng kanilang kasalukuyang kalagayan, mayroon pa rin silang pantay na karapatan tulad ng sinumang iba pa na magbago sa buhay at mangarap — isang mensaheng naglalayong patibayin ang kanilang dignidad at pananaw sa mga posibilidad habang naghahanda sila para sa muling pagsasama sa kanilang mga pamilya, paaralan, at komunidad, at isa ring sumasalamin sa patuloy na mandato ng UGADO na itaguyod ang paggalang, pagkakapantay-pantay, inklusyon, at hindi diskriminasyon sa mga extension work ng CLSU.

Ang sesyon ay bahagi ng mas malawak na seminar na inorganisa ng Center for Climate Change and Environmental Management (CCCEM) ng CLSU, na kinabibilangan din ng isang aktibidad tungkol sa kagalingang pangkaisipan na pinangunahan ni Dr. Peachy G. Domingo, at magpapatuloy sa Agosto 28 na may mga sesyon tungkol sa agham ng klima, matematika, at pangangalaga sa kalikasan. Ayon sa panukala ng CCCEM, layunin ng programa na palakasin ang emosyonal na katatagan at pagpapahalaga sa sarili ng mga kalahok, palalimin ang kanilang pag-unawa sa pagkakapantay-pantay ng kasarian at hindi diskriminasyon — sa tuloy-tuloy na pakikilahok ng UGADO — at hubugin ang kanilang kasanayan sa bilang, agham ng klima, at pangangalaga sa kalikasan, na may sertipiko ng pagkumpleto na ipagkakaloob sa katapusan ng programa.

17/08/2026

𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗡 | 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁-𝗔-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺

Isinagawa ngayong araw, Agosto 17, 2026, ang pormal na paglagda ng Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) sa pagitan ng Central Luzon State University Gender and Development Office (CLSU UGADO) at Everlasting Child Development Center ng Brgy. Rang-Ayan, bilang bahagi ng Adopt-A-School Extension Program.

Dumalo sa nasabing seremonya sina Hon. Erwin M. Almuete, Punong Barangay; Ms. Michelle D. Niegos, Child Development Worker; Dr. Mercedita M. Reyes, Direktor ng CLSU-UGADO; at Ms. Loreta P. Sugue, Assistant ng CLSU GAD-CDC.

Bagama’t bago pa man ang pormal na seremonya, nilagdaan at pinagtibay na ito ng University President ng CLSU, Dr. Evaristo A. Abella.

Layunin ng programang ito na mapalakas ang ugnayan ng pamantasan at komunidad, partikular ang pagbibigay ng suporta at mga programang makatutulong sa kapakanan at edukasyon ng mga bata.

Ang inisyatibong ito ng CLSU-UGADO ay patunay sa patuloy na pagsulong ng gender-responsive, child-centered, at community-based na mga programa para sa isang maunlad na kinabukasan.

13/08/2026

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗖𝗟𝗦𝗨 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗜 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁

The CODI Summit 2026, themed “Tindig Babaylan, Pang-aabuso’y Wakasan!”, is being held today, August 13, at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Taguig City and is the first-ever summit organized by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW).

The summit serves as a meaningful multi-sectoral gathering of stakeholders committed to strengthening the implementation of the Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) and promoting safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive institutions.

The event provides a venue to assess the current state of CODI implementation, share lived experiences and institutional practices, and identify concrete and actionable strategies to improve CODI systems nationwide. Representing Central Luzon State University (CLSU) are CODI Chair Mercedita M. Reyes and CODI Vice Chair Atty. Jay B. Villafria, Jr.

Their participation reflects CLSU’s continuing commitment to strengthening its CODI mechanisms and advancing a culture of respect, safety, equality, and accountability within the university community.

The CODI Summit 2026 underscores that preventing abuse requires collective action, empowered institutions, and courageous individuals who are willing to speak up and act toward a safer and more inclusive society.

12/08/2026

𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐎 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

The CLSU University Gender and Development Office (UGADO) conducted its Midyear Review and Assessment last Monday, August 10, 2026, at Undan Hall, Center for Hybrid Rice Innovation and Mechanization (CHRRIM).

The event gathered 44 participants from various academic, research, and non-academic units across the University, who came together to review and assess GAD accomplishments for the first half of the year (January–June).

The program featured the presentation of GAD Accomplishment Reports covering the Academic Affairs Program, Research, Innovation, and Extension Program, General Administration and Support Services, and University Business Affairs Program, culminating in a GAD Regular Meeting.

Dr. Mercedita M. Reyes, Director of UGADO, delivered the Director's Message during the opening program. She highlighted the importance of the midyear review in ensuring that GAD programs across the University remain responsive, inclusive, and aligned with institutional goals. She encouraged participants to see the activity as an opportunity to strengthen collaboration among units and identify areas for improvement in the second half of the year, reaffirming CLSU's commitment to becoming a more gender-responsive institution for the benefit of its students, faculty, and staff.

This midyear gathering reflects CLSU and UGADO's continuing commitment to mainstreaming gender and development across all units of the University.

06/08/2026

TINGNAN | PAGDIRIWANG NG NUTRITION MONTH

Matagumpay na idinaos ng CLSU-Gender and Development, Child Development Center (GAD-CDC) ang pagdiriwang ng Nutrisyon Month na may temang “Nutrisyon at Kalikasan, Ating Pangalagaan,” ngayong ika-30 ng Hulyo 2026, sa CLSU Multi-Purpose Gym.

Layunin ng programa na palawakin ang kamalayan ng mga mag-aaral at kawani sa kahalagahan ng wastong nutrisyon at pangangalaga sa kalikasan bilang pundasyon ng isang malusog at masiglang pamayanan.

Nagsimula ang programa sa isang parada ng mga mag-aaral sa loob ng CLSU bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang. Opisyal namang binuksan ni Gng. Loreta P. Sugue, GAD-CDC Assistant, ang programa at ang pagtanggap sa mga mag-aaral at magulang. Sa kanyang mensahe, mainit niyang binati ang mga g**o, panauhin, at mga mag-aaral na dumalo sa pagdiriwang. Binigyang-diin niya na ang Nutrition Month ay nagsisilbing paalala na ang wastong nutrisyon ang pundasyon ng mabuting kalusugan at produktibong pamumuhay.

Naging matagumpay at kapanapanabik ang programa sa pamamagitan ng iba’t ibang aktibidad. Tampok dito ang headdress presentation, food fair, at special number mula sa bawat seksyon. Ang iba't ibang aktibidad ay hindi lamang nagbigay ng kasiyahan kundi nagpalawak din ng kaalaman at kamalayan ng mga kalahok tungkol sa kahalagahan ng wastong nutrisyon at pangangalaga sa kalikasan.

Nagbigay naman ng pasasalamat si G. Abejay Selda, Parent and Teachers Association ng GAD-CDC, sa pakikiisa, pakikibahagi, at suporta ng lahat upang maging masaya at matagumpay ang pagdiriwang. Binigyang-diin din niya ang importansya ng pagkain ng wasto at pangangalaga sa kalusugan.

Mula sa GAD-CDC family, maligayang ikaw-52 taong pagdiriwang ng buwan ng nutrisyon!

30/07/2026

Happy Birthday to 𝐃𝐫. Mercedita Reyes 🎉💐

Today, we celebrate not only another wonderful year of your life but also your unwavering dedication, visionary leadership, and steadfast commitment to promoting gender equality, inclusivity, and empowerment within the Central Luzon State University community.

Your passion for service and advocacy continues to inspire everyone around you. May this special day bring you abundant joy, good health, countless blessings, and continued success in all your endeavors.

On behalf of the CLSU Gender and Development Office, we wish you a truly meaningful and memorable birthday. May the year ahead be filled with happiness, fulfillment, and many more opportunities to make a positive impact.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬! Wishing you all the best today and always. 🎂🎈💜

29/07/2026

𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐎 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐃𝐆 𝟓

The University Gender and Development Office (UGADO) successfully underwent an ISO audit on June 29, 2026. The audit was conducted by Mr. Kerwin C. Gapultos. Demonstrating its continued commitment to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: Gender Equality, UGADO presented its gender-responsive programs, policies, and initiatives that promote equal opportunities, safe spaces, and an inclusive university environment.

The audit reviewed the Office's procedures, processes, and records to ensure compliance with the University's Quality Management System and ISO standards.

Present during the audit were Dr. Mercedita M. Reyes, Director of the University Gender and Development Office; Ms. Joyzel V. Gabuyo, Office Document Controller; and Mr. Mark Bryan T. Gusi, Head of the Planning and Monitoring Division.

The auditor recognized UGADO's efforts in integrating gender equality into its operations and ensuring compliance with quality management standards. This achievement reflects the University's dedication to continuous improvement and its commitment to fostering a gender-fair and inclusive academic community.

27/07/2026

Here's a snapshot of our accomplishments from April to June 2026. Thank you for making the library an essential part of your academic journey.