Global citizenship advocates convened for this year’s regional hubs summit held at the Golden Lion Hotel of Pangasinan State University.
Dubbed ‘๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ , ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐ข๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ : ๐ด๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ธ๐ท ๐กโ๐๐๐ข๐โ ๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐โ,’ GCED regional hubs across the country joined the summit through hybrid mode, which featured distinguished GCED lectures.
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ซ๐. ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด. ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐, said that the incorporation of global citizenship concepts to the curriculum makes the learning and development holistic among students.
“As we master skillsets in the global arena, we bring with us the competitiveness needed for community upliftment. This will make us global leaders,” PEMG said.
Dr. Rowena R. Hibanada, Director for GCED Cooperation Centre-Philippines (GCC Philippines), said that educators must see global citizenship education as a type of education that empowers learners to engage and assume active roles both locally and globally.
“Every student becomes not just a learner, but a future leader equipped to create a more just, a more inclusive, and a more sustainable world,” Director Hibanada added.
The said hubs summit included talks of Dir. Margarita Consolacion Ballesteros for DepEd, Ms. Lindsay A. Barrientos EnP, for UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines, Dr. Christine N. Ferrer for CHED Regional Office-I, Mr. Marion Joseph Villar Former Program Officer for Education The Asia Foundation, Dr. Felicia I. Yeban for Philippine Normal University, Dr. Ivan Anthony S. Henares, Secretary-General UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines, Dr. Jandy S. Danzalan, GCED Focal Person, and Prof. Iona Ofelia B. Zanoria, Project Lead for GCC Regional Hubs Summit 2025, and Dr. Bert J. Tuga, PNU President.
Several messages from the leaders of Global Citizenship Education were shared – Ms. Jeongmin Eom, Deputy Head, Institute of Global Citizenship Education, Dr. Hyun Mook Lim, Director, Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding.
Meanwhile, PSU as the GCED Regional Hub of Region 1, led by Prof. Cristeta C. Dulos, said that the implementation of global citizenship education is not an abstract framework but a shared responsibility.
The ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐. ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ซ. ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, and where the Office of GCED is anchored, shared that the event is a space where teachers renew their sense of purpose, where young people find not just their voice but their power, and where partnerships grow not out of obligation, but out of a shared dream for equity, justice, and belonging across generations.
๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ซ๐. ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐ณ. ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, also took part in the said three-day event.
The second day of the event featured presentation of best practices among GCED hubs in the country.
