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BUTUAN CITY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025—𝗜𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗚𝗔𝗗) 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗘𝗱) 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖. 𝗔𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗗. 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗩 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗲 𝗝. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻̃𝗼𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗴𝗮, 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆.

This quarterly meeting brought together Regional Office GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) members and alternates, along with Division GAD Coordinators and their designated representatives, as well as members of the GFPS Secretariat and the Program Management Team. It aimed to monitor and assess the GAD accomplishments across all school divisions in Caraga, aligning with DepEd’s continuing thrust toward gender-responsiveness in education.

The meeting also served as a venue to address pressing gender issues in the regional education landscape collectively. Among the key issues identified were: limited knowledge on integrating gender perspective in school leadership; absence of a DepEd GAD pool of trainers equipped to provide technical assistance in the DepEd context; and a weak data collection and management system concerning GAD-related information.

In response, the Region is committed to pursuing specific outcomes, including the development of gender-sensitive DepEd officials and administrators through active participation in various GAD-related programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) and capacity-building efforts; the establishment of a DepEd Caraga GAD pool of trainers; and the creation of an integrated and unified database on sex-disaggregated data (SDD) to guide evidence-based gender analysis and planning.

As part of the reporting mechanism, each SDO was allotted five minutes to present its First Semester GAD Accomplishment Report. Presentations were delivered in slide format and formally addressed to the plenary, providing a space for cross-sharing of best practices, innovative approaches, and lessons learned. Overall, the activity reinforced DepEd Caraga’s commitment to promoting inclusive, equitable, and gender-responsive education by continuously enhancing its policies, systems, and leadership capacities.

For more information, contact (085) 221-1151, 0961-737-0873, or 0915-808-4734. Website: www.caraga.deped.gov.ph; email: caraga@deped.gov.ph; pau_caraga@deped.gov.ph.

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