๐๐๐’๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ. ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐
Joining the International Pride Month Celebration 2024, Abuyog Community College (ACC) Gender and Development (GAD) office, with its goal to promote awareness and celebrate gender diversity and inclusivity, hosted a celebration on the light to ๐๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐๐, featuring Hair and Makeup Artistry workshops on June 21 at ACC gymnasium.
The said event was spearheaded by Dr. Junielito Espanto, GAD coordinator and was graced by the resident local hairstylist-trainor, Ms. Jessa Manaog, makeup artist-trainor, Mr. Ritche R. Deloria, and Mr. Ric P. Jervoso, who also served as workshop facilitators.
Additionally, participants of the program included students from Gender and Society class, BSIT 2A, BSIT 2B, BSIT 2C, and from Trains and Issues class, BSED major in Social Sciences.
In the stead of Dr. Clemelle L. Montallana, college president, Dr. Espanto, in a welcome remark, mentioned how the event is a milestone for the GAD office to conduct the first-ever Pride Month Celebration.
He also shared the importance of the said celebration not only for those part of the LGBTQ+ community but for all genders.
“๐ผ๐ก’๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ฟ๐บ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ถ, ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐ , ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ก, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก, ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Lito V. Topia, in his keynote speech, emphasized how important it is to really lift up voices. He said, “๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ โ๐๐ out, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ฆ๐๐ข.”
Moreover, in an interview with some of the participants regarding the importance of lifting every voice, Ms. Rose Mie Novio BSED 2A shared, “๐ผ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐บ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐. ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐-๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ’๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐.”
Indeed, the event became an avenue that promotes and celebrates diversity and inclusivity, lifting every voice to be heard and enhance skills in Hairstyling and Makeup Artistry. In his closing remarks, Dr. Espanto expressed his gratitude to all those who took part and made the event possible.