MATS Gender and Development

02/12/2025

𝘔𝘈𝘛𝘚 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘈𝘐𝘋𝘚 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! ❤️🎗️

𝘖𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝓜𝓐𝓣𝓢𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘏𝘐𝘝/𝘈𝘐𝘋𝘚 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙄𝙑 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙄𝘿𝙎.

✨ 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: “𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐𝘋𝘚 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦.” ✨

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖. ❤️

#𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘈𝘐𝘋𝘚𝘋𝘢𝘺
#𝘔𝘈𝘛𝘚𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘖𝘧𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩
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#𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘙𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯

15/01/2025

We would like to inform everyone that classes at MATS College of Technology will officially resume on Monday, January 20, 2025. All academic schedules and activities will proceed as planned on this date.

Meanwhile, enrollment is still ongoing, and we encourage students who have not yet completed their enrollment to finalize their registration as soon as possible.

Students are reminded to prepare all requirements, materials, and tasks in advance to ensure a smooth start to the term. Faculty and staff are likewise encouraged to finalize all necessary preparations before classes resume.

11/01/2025

𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡

The Davao City Teen Center, under the City Health Office’s Population Division, continues to offer various services and assistance to the youth sector.

The facility is a safe haven for the youth since 2022, and also caters not only to the youth from the city but also those coming from neighboring cities and provinces.

The facility is open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Adolescents aged 10 to 24 years old may visit the Davao City Teen Center on Pelayo Street, Davao City, or the community-based teen centers, school-based teen centers, and rural health centers.

Interested adolescents may also reach the facility through the Population Division's Official page: City Population Office of Davao

The Davao City Teen Center offers services to the youth including counselling services for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as well as for family planning for adolescents who are sexually active.

The facility also offers counselling for mental health and assists in the referral of clients to their partner agencies such as the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) and the Mental Health and Wellness of Davao City.

Norie Mae David, Population Division’s Adolescent Reproductive Health Program Coordinator, in an interview with the City Information Office said that the teen center aims to help address the issues and concerns of the youth sector to ensure that they aren’t put in drastic circumstances.

“Ang tumong gyu’d ani is ma-address nato particularly kadtong issues and concerns sa atoang kabatan-onan though ang cases sa teenage pregnancy nagababa man siya but still when you consider teenage pregnancy, it’s not okay (The purpose of the center is to address the issues and concerns of the youth, and although the cases of teenage pregnancy is decreasing, considering its circumstances, it’s still not okay),” she said.

David also bared that their office tailor fits the services they offer to the needs of adolescents to ensure that their clients receive the right services and assistance they need.

Currently, there are 33 certified adolescent-friendly health facilities in the city.

David added that for this year, their office is planning to conduct more capacity-building activities for services providers and adolescents to further the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing teen centers in the city.

Barangays are also urged to establish their own teen centers in order to assess and address the concerns and issues faced by adolescents within their areas of responsibility. CIO

02/12/2024

Every 25 seconds, someone in the world is infected with HIV. Up to 25% of those living with HIV —more than nine million people— lack access to lifesaving treatment.
- United Nation

Today marks World Aids Day - a day dedicated to raising awareness of the Aids pandemic and a chance mourn those who died of the illness.

The outdated myths around HIV often fuel stigma and abuse - so we've broken some of them down.

28/11/2024

𝓜𝓐𝓣𝓢 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓰𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓣𝓮𝓬𝓱𝓷𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓰𝔂 𝓳𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 2024 18-𝓓𝓪𝔂 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓰𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝓔𝓷𝓭 𝓥𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓐𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓽 𝓦𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷

In collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) officially kicks off the 2024 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW), a nationwide initiative running from November 25 to December 12, 2024.

MATS College of Technology proudly participates in this vital campaign, marking a significant step in the nation’s ongoing efforts to eradicate VAW, in alignment with Proclamation No. 1172 s. 2006 and the 20th Anniversary of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (RA 9262).

The theme for this year, "United for a VAW-Free Philippines," with the sub-theme "VAW Bigyang Wakas, Ngayon na ang Oras!" emphasizes the urgency of addressing gender-based violence and celebrates the important progress made over the past two decades.

As the Philippines leads Asia in gender parity, this campaign aims to empower individuals, communities, and the government to unite in creating safer spaces and stronger interventions against gender-based violence. It reinforces the message that “VAW is a public crime.”

The campaign’s goals include commemorating the 20-year impact of RA 9262, raising awareness about the different forms and consequences of VAW, and promoting the National Action Plan to End VAW (NAPEVAW) – a comprehensive strategy for ending violence against women in the country. Through the hashtags , , and , we work together to build a culture of respect and solidarity in the fight against VAW.

Now is the time to act for a safer, more equitable society, where violence against women is no longer tolerated.

09/03/2024

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله و بركاته!
✨𝗘𝗬𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗟𝗜𝗠 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦✨

Good day, I hope this announcement finds y'all well. Guess what? 🙌

As we enter the sacred month of Ramadhan, we are happy to announce that our institution— 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘'𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 is now open! 💖

Prayer is the first pillar of Islam that the Prophet (𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮) mentioned after mentioning the testimony of faith, by which one becomes a Muslim. It was made obligatory upon all the prophets and for all peoples. Allah has declared its obligatory status under majestic circumstances.

The importance of prayer is demonstrated in many of the Prophet’s statements. For example, the Prophet (𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮) said,

"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓. 𝑰𝒇 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒅." [𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐥-𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢. 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐡. 𝐀𝐥-𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢, (𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐡 𝐚𝐥-𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢’, 𝐯𝐨𝐥.𝟏, 𝐩. 𝟓𝟎𝟑)

In connection with that, I am looking forward to seeing y'all there! 𝑱𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉𝒖 𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒚𝒓 𝒘𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒉𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒚𝒌𝒖𝒎! 💖

𝙇𝙊𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 📍 𝙊𝙎𝘼 𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀

Written by: Nuzaiva Abu Tayah

08/03/2024