THE ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN'S LEGISLATORS FOUNDATION, INC. OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECT ITS OFFICERS..

Calixto-Rubiano elected Secretary of

Womens Bloc in Congress 

Reported By: Ted Cho  

Pasay City Representative Imelda “Emi” Calixto-Rubiano has been elected as Secretary of the Association of Women’s Legislators Foundation Inc. (AWLFI), the influential organization of all 79 lady legislators of the House of Representatives.

“It is such an honor to be given this opportunity to become an officer of this association that empowers not just the women in Congress, but more so the ordinary Filipina by being the beneficiary of all the pro-women laws that we in the Congress are pushing for,“ said the two-term congresswoman.

The Association of Women’s Legislators, Foundation Inc., is a group founded by then Congresswoman Cynthia Villar during the 12th Congress. Also known as the Women’s Bloc, the group is credited for the passage of landmark laws on women and children  like the Magna Carta of Women of 2009, the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.

The 16^th Congress has the biggest number of lady legislators in history at 79.  Pangasinan Rep. Gina de Venecia has been re-elected as president of the organization.

The group has also become a vehicle for all lady legislators to have a common stand on important issues concerning women and children rights and welfare.

“This association gives the women’s bloc in the Lower House a sense of unity and purpose. In all our proposed bills and resolutions, we ensure that the welfare of women and children is ensured,” Calixto-Rubiano said.(VerGarciaBlogs)