Recognizing the crucial and important role that women play in the university and in the society, the 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 spearheaded the 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 held on November 25 at the DTNB Convention Hall.
Clad in hues of purple, orange and pink, the PSUnians marked the event with their powerful walk in the red carpet. The event coincided with the observance of the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children.
𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐌. 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐬, in his message, said the occasion is not just a celebration of accomplishments but a testament to PSU’s shared commitment to promoting inclusivity, equity and empowerment in the university.
“𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑦, 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟, 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙. 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚—𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒,” President Galas said.
Meanwhile, 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐲 of the 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, said the Awards is an initiative to honor outstanding women within the university who exemplify the spirit of gender equality, empowerment and excellence in their respective fields, citing a proper Call to Action to remain unified in championing exclusivity and positive change.
𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐝 reiterated that the event celebrates exemplary women and men who have made impactful contributions towards the goals of GAD and who inspire others to pursue similar paths of empowerment and advocacy.
The event was also a platform to listen to the message of the guest speaker, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳, the 𝐇𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐮𝐩 and 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 who reflected on the contributions of a figure from Pangasinan’s rich cultural heritage, Princess Urduja.
“𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 -𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒,” the beauty title holder said.
Consequently, other speakers who shared inspirational messages include 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐚, the 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞, who described Women as cornerstone of families, with their duties as mothers, daughters and sisters extending beyond the home, influencing beliefs and building a culture of empathy and inclusivity.
Dr. Ma Theresa Macaltao led the
acknowledgement while Dr. Beverly Fernandez gave the closing remarks. Dr. Cristina Javier formally closed the program with a prayer.
The list of Lioness Excellence Awardees, Special Awardees and MOVembers are as follows:
𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬:
𝐃𝐫. 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐋. 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲
𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐂. 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐂. 𝐃𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐬- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐃𝐋. 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞
𝐌𝐬. 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐲 𝐅. 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞
𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐕. 𝐃𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐚- 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐁. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐁. 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞
𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐕. 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞
𝐃𝐫. 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐀. 𝐃𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐚- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞
𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐒. 𝐃𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐚- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬:
𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐆. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐲- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐋. 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚- 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬:
𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐌. 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐬- 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂. 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚- 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐄. 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐨- 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠- 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐨 𝐏. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐚- 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐏. 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐫- 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡: 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀. 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳- 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫: 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
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