Above, Zamboanga City Vice Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco (left) poses with participants to the 2006 International Women's Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Below, Climaco poses with other delegates.ZAMBOANGA CITY (Zamboanga Journal / 21 May) Zamboanga City Vice Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco attended the two-day 2006 International Women’s Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Climaco was invited by the international World Global Connection Organization to be one of its speakers at the gathering which ended Saturday. It was the second conference since 2004 held under the auspices of the World Global Connection Organization.
The WGC, a non-profit charitable organization based in Texas, is an international union that aims to promote sharing of women’s wisdom, experience, and spirituality for the purpose of nurturing transformative change and building a just and sustainable global community.
It was founded in 1985 by Sisters Neomi Hayes and Yolanda Torango of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
Climaco was selected for the paper she wrote, entitled “Women in Politics Her Story: A Woman’s Experience of Empowerment in the Local Government.”
The paper relates, through her personal experience, how women in the Philippines, particularly in Zamboanga City, have empowered themselves and helped in shaping the political landscape of our country.
Climaco was invited by the international World Global Connection Organization to be one of its speakers at the gathering which ended Saturday. It was the second conference since 2004 held under the auspices of the World Global Connection Organization.
The WGC, a non-profit charitable organization based in Texas, is an international union that aims to promote sharing of women’s wisdom, experience, and spirituality for the purpose of nurturing transformative change and building a just and sustainable global community.
It was founded in 1985 by Sisters Neomi Hayes and Yolanda Torango of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
Climaco was selected for the paper she wrote, entitled “Women in Politics Her Story: A Woman’s Experience of Empowerment in the Local Government.”
The paper relates, through her personal experience, how women in the Philippines, particularly in Zamboanga City, have empowered themselves and helped in shaping the political landscape of our country.
Her story of woman empowerment started with her grandmother, Isabelle Cortez Climaco, an active member of the Suffragist movement that was influential in the passing of Republic Act 2711 in 1935, which allowed Filipino women to vote and be voted upon for the first time.
Her paper was awarded a scholarship that included shouldering of accommodations and travel expenses, as well as registration fees for the conference. Climaco’s presentation was the final plenary.
Her paper was awarded a scholarship that included shouldering of accommodations and travel expenses, as well as registration fees for the conference. Climaco’s presentation was the final plenary.
Some 35 countries participated in the forum. Some delegates as far as Armenia were interested to know about Zamboanga City’s Gender and Development (GAD) program, one of the topics included in the her talk.
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