WOMEN @WORK. Chief of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for Davao Region Mercedita P. Jabagat receives a Certificate of Appreciation following her testimony on her struggles and triumphs as a long time solo parent to her two sons. The event is one of the empowering initiatives that features some DSWD women workers in celebration of the International Women’s Month under its theme, We Make Change Work for Women. Presenting the certificate are [from left] DSWD Chief of Protective Services Division Ma. Elena S. Labrador, OIC Assistant Regional Director for Operations Alfredo M. Sy, Assistant Regional Director for Administration Raquel E. Nuñez, and Focal Person on Women and Head of Community Based Unit Dalmin Faith A. Igaña. Other activities marking the worldwide observance are Women’s March, Radio Interviews, Forum on Gender Based Violence, Women Summit, Zumba, Orientation on Women and Family Laws, among others. (DSWD XI)