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0 0 0 The first National Rural Women Congress was convened in 14-15 October 2003, in Tesda, Taguig, Metro Manila. It was participated in by 280 participants representing 50 provinces nationwide. The Congress was convened by several peoples’ organizations and non-government organizations, with the Centro Saka Inc. (formerly Philippine Peasant Institute) as lead convener. The First Congress agreed on the 8 Rural Women’s Agenda and issue clusters around which PKKK’s advocacy revolve until today. The National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women (NCRFW) also played its part as supporter in the launching of PKKK. On 19-20 October 2005, the 2nd National Rural Women Congress was held in San Mateo, Rizal, with representatives from 50 provinces as well as from POs and NGOs. It was then that the Congress adopted the official name of Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK) or the National Rural Women Coalition. The Congress agreed to serve as a Coalition of organizations and federations of associations of women peasant, fishers, farm workers, and indigenous peoples; including rural women in the sectors of informal labor, elderly, youth, and persons with disabilities; and NGOs and individuals who work for the interest of the above sectors. The Second Congress also approved the organizational basis of unity and the structure which will promote the advocacies of the coalition. The 3rd Congress was held on October 14-15, 2007 at the Maria Antonia Paris Seminary in Quezon City, participated by 50 provinces. Thus far, PKKK has promoted rural women’s agenda to national government agencies and has gained policy space for rural women’s property rights to land and natural resources. Rural women’s agenda have also been pursued in Congress through the lobbying of the Magna Carta for Rural Women, and later through Magna Carta on Women which is now being deliberated in both Houses. PKKK also made voice of rural women heard in the news, opinion columns, radio and television, on a broad range of issues. PKKK also submits its assessment as part of the alternative report on the implementation of CEDAW. |