Message on Women’s Month during the PNP La Carlota City Flag Ceremony
Message on Women’s Month By Atty. Gerlie M. Uy PNP La Carlota City Flag Ceremony March 22, 2021 To our PNP Chief of Police, PLt Col. Jonel Vargas Guadalupe, and the uniformed women and men of PNP La Carlota City, Good Morning. Every year, we reserve the whole month of March to celebrate women. To appreciate this particular occasion, allow me the honor to lead you all in walking back through the history lane. The observation of a special day for women traces its roots in different movements in the 1900s, particularly in the US where garment workers were fighting for their economic rights and fair work hours. In 1911, the first International Women’s Day was celebrated on 19 March participated by millions of men and women. However, a tragic incident led to the changing of this date. On 25 March, 1911, 140 working women died in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York City. This brought to light the unfair labor practices and inhumane working conditions that women...
