<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><transcript><text start="0.37" dur="5.07">[Music]</text><text start="2.47" dur="4.01">[Applause]</text><text start="5.44" dur="3.6">the philippines</text><text start="6.48" dur="4.159">um context is not an easy context for</text><text start="9.04" dur="3.04">gender equality and women environment</text><text start="10.639" dur="5.521">for the time being</text><text start="12.08" dur="8.4">so we try to dialogue with</text><text start="16.16" dur="6.64">different stakeholders civil society</text><text start="20.48" dur="3.92">universities that why that are quite</text><text start="22.8" dur="5.04">vocal</text><text start="24.4" dur="5.119">that can still actually advance</text><text start="27.84" dur="4">gender equality and women empowerment in</text><text start="29.519" dur="2.321">the country</text><text start="32" dur="3.2">also dialogue with the government agency</text><text start="34.399" dur="2.721">in charge of</text><text start="35.2" dur="3.44">gender equality women environment there</text><text start="37.12" dur="4.32">are different ways to</text><text start="38.64" dur="5.2">perform policy dialogue exchanging</text><text start="41.44" dur="3.92">information</text><text start="43.84" dur="3.92">and complementing our efforts all</text><text start="45.36" dur="4.719">together together with the member states</text><text start="47.76" dur="2.319">as well</text><text start="52.239" dur="3.601">in the philippines we have two big</text><text start="54.16" dur="3.68">programs</text><text start="55.84" dur="3.44">fostering and advancing gender equality</text><text start="57.84" dur="4.48">and women environment</text><text start="59.28" dur="3.759">it&amp;#39;s the safe and fair program funded by</text><text start="62.32" dur="2.799">the eu</text><text start="63.039" dur="4.161">implemented by the value in women and</text><text start="65.119" dur="4.481">ilo</text><text start="67.2" dur="3.52">for female migrant workers so that their</text><text start="69.6" dur="4.32">journey is</text><text start="70.72" dur="5.6">safe to the new country</text><text start="73.92" dur="3.36">but also when they come back to the</text><text start="76.32" dur="3.04">philippines</text><text start="77.28" dur="3.839">and the other program we empower is a</text><text start="79.36" dur="3.759">women economic empowerment</text><text start="81.119" dur="6.721">program implemented by you and women</text><text start="83.119" dur="4.721">that just started</text><text start="88.56" dur="4.8">i worked together with the political and</text><text start="90.479" dur="6.161">information section delegation</text><text start="93.36" dur="6.399">to develop last march 8th</text><text start="96.64" dur="5.68">so for the women&amp;#39;s day we organized an</text><text start="99.759" dur="5.68">event in a university</text><text start="102.32" dur="4.079">on harassment in universities and it was</text><text start="105.439" dur="4.161">very</text><text start="106.399" dur="5.201">interesting to see how students teachers</text><text start="109.6" dur="4">and the delegation could debate on that</text><text start="111.6" dur="3.68">very important topic in the philippines</text><text start="113.6" dur="5.199">in particular</text><text start="115.28" dur="7.119">and another another point indeed is also</text><text start="118.799" dur="5.6">the way i initiated the importance of</text><text start="122.399" dur="3.921">gender mainstreaming the delegation for</text><text start="124.399" dur="3.601">programs with my colleagues and i&amp;#39;m very</text><text start="126.32" dur="2.799">happy with the partnership</text><text start="128" dur="3.599">i have with my colleagues in the</text><text start="129.119" dur="5.921">delegation for ensuring</text><text start="131.599" dur="3.441">generally for me of all our</text><text start="140.04" dur="3">interventions</text></transcript>