UPV Balay Balay Child Minding Center

26/09/2026

Online violence against women doesn’t stop on a screen 🤳

It has real-world consequences: women and girls restrict their online presence, suffer mental health crises, and lose confidence to speak up. Some face physical violence, even femicide, when abuse online escalates offline.

At the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, leaders, survivors, civil society, technology experts, young people and the private sector called for coordinated action to tackle online violence against women and girls:

✔️ Stronger laws
✔️ Safer technology
✔️ Better support for survivors

Because there's for online abuse, and digital spaces must be safe .

🔗 Learn more: http://unwo.men/iREt50ZRy4Z

15/09/2026

𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑 | 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧

What happens inside the home does not stay inside the home. It shows up in the health of children.

The UPV Division of Biological Sciences invites you to a webinar on the co-occurrence of maternal intimate partner violence and violent discipline, and how these are associated with child morbidity.

23 September 2026, Wednesday
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
via Zoom

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫
Abigail Puno-Balagosa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Sciences

Register here: https://bit.ly/3TvXFBJ
E-certificates will be issued to participants who complete the evaluation form.

Held in line with the celebration of the 79th year of UP presence in Iloilo.

19/08/2026

| 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀' 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁 – 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗻: 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗻

Ang batas ay para sa lahat. Walang babae ang dapat maiwan—lalo na ang mga Katutubong kababaihan.

Sa pagdiriwang ng 17th Signing Anniversary ng Magna Carta of Women (MCW), alamin kung paano pinangangalagaan ng Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA) at ng Magna Carta of Women ang mga karapatan ng mga Katutubong kababaihan at tinutugunan ang magkakaugnay na diskriminasyong kanilang nararanasan bilang babae at bilang Katutubo.

Tuklasin sa handbook na ito ang mga batas na nagsusulong ng pagkakapantay-pantay, paggalang sa kultura, at proteksiyon sa karapatan ng bawat Katutubong babae.

📚 I-download nang LIBRE ang materyal na ito mula sa .
🔎 May tanong tungkol sa GAD? sa library.pcw.gov.ph.

Nagiging tunay na makatarungan ang batas kapag walang sinuman ang naiiwan—anuman ang kasarian, kultura, o pinagmulan.

05/08/2026

1. Provide maternity leave that meets, at the very least, national requirements. 🗓️

2. Ensure paid time off and dedicated spaces for breastfeeding or expressing milk. 🍼⏰

3. Offer options that reduce the separation of women from their babies, such as flexible schedules, on-site childcare, and part-time work. 🏢🕰️👩‍👧‍👦

4. Champion women's rights, tackling any form of employment-related discrimination. 💪🚫

UNICEF

25/07/2026

Self-care should be accessible, inclusive and equitable for everyone.

Gender-responsive self-care interventions help remove barriers to health services, reduce stigma and discrimination and empower people to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

By integrating gender equality into the design and delivery of self-care interventions, health systems can better respond to the diverse needs of individuals, expand equitable access to essential health services, and advance Universal Health Coverage.

This Self-Care Month, WHO reaffirms that achieving better health outcomes means ensuring that self-care interventions are people-centred, rights-based and responsive to the needs of all.

25/07/2026

Self-care isn’t selfish; it’s survival, strength, and showing up for yourself.

Every choice to protect your health is a quiet act of power for you, and for the people who count on you.

This International Self-Care Day, choose yourself.

Take the walk. Book the check-up. Ask the questions. Rest when you need to. Choose one healthy habit today — and let it be the beginning of many.

Your health is worth your time.

20/07/2026

Inclusion starts with respect.

This National Disability Rights Week, here are a few reminders on disability etiquette and how we can make everyday interactions more inclusive.

26/06/2026

🌈📚Rainbow Reads: Children's Books Celebrating Diversity, Identity, and Belonging📚🌈

What stories do we place in the hands of our children? Whose families, identities, and dreams are reflected on our bookshelves?

Rainbow Reads is a provocative and timely pop-up exhibit by Prof. Noel Galon de Leon that showcases groundbreaking Filipino children's books that center LGBTQIA+ lives, diverse family structures, gender expression, and the universal desire for love, belonging, and acceptance. The exhibit will run from 29-30 June 2026 at the UPV Auditorium.

More than a display of books, this exhibit is an invitation to rethink the stories we place on children's shelves and the values those stories quietly teach.

✨Featuring pioneering Filipino titles such as Dalawa ang Daddy ni Billy, Ang Nanay ni Erwin, Ang Tatay ni Klara, Ang Bonggang-bonggang Batang Beki, Kaloka Ka, Lolo!, and many more.

As we celebrate Pride Month and continue conversations on inclusion, Rainbow Reads asks us to reflect:
📖Who is represented on our shelves?
📖Who remains invisible?
📖What becomes possible when children's literature embraces the full spectrum of human diversity?

Let them encounter stories that broaden their imagination rather than limit it.

Let them read books that nurture empathy instead of fear, curiosity instead of prejudice, and belonging instead of exclusion.

Because every child deserves stories that say:
💖You matter.
💖Your family matters.
💖Your story belongs here.

19/06/2026

18/06/2026