2nd CARAGA REGIONAL GENDER and DEVELOPMENT (GAD) SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

Through its Population Officer-Designate, Icey M. Lim, the Municipal Population Office participated in the 2nd Caraga Regional Gender and Development (GAD) Scientific Conference, which took place at Butuan City’s Balanghai Hotel on December 04, 2025

In the Caraga Region, the GAD Scientific Conference is a forefront venue for promoting evidence-based decision-making, especially at the local level. It documents noteworthy best practices from various institutions and highlights research studies on GAD that also focus on the population.

This yearly event seeks to improve local government units’ ability to develop and carry out gender-responsive policies, programs, and interventions that are in line with national frameworks like the Philippine Gender and Development Agenda, the Magna Carta of Women, and the Philippine Population and Development Plan of Action (PPD-POA) 2023–2028.

DIO Icey M. Lim