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A monument of inclusivity: PCW and WMPOWER champion the unspoken chapters of womanhood

By centering the conversation on health, equity and human rights, the alliance serves as a blueprint ensuring that Filipino women navigating their midlife transitions are met with robust, national support systems.

Luis Espiritu · Sep 21, 2026, 4:36 AM

HEADQUARTERS of Philippine Commission on Women.

LORENZ Laureola and Carlos Vargas Gierke.

Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) chairperson Ermelita V. Valdeavilla and WMPOWER co-founder Narabel Laureola signed a landmark memorandum of understanding on 14 September at the PCW Head Office in the Malacañang Complex.

PHILIPPINE Commission on Women chairperson Ermelita V. Valdeavilla.

In a brilliant fusion of structured advocacy and compassionate development, this partnership gracefully dismantles public stigmas clouding perimenopause and menopause. By centering the conversation on health, equity and human rights, the alliance serves as a blueprint ensuring that Filipino women navigating their midlife transitions are met with robust, national support systems.

This collaborative alliance grounds its legacy in a shared vision of inclusivity, patriotism and structured grace, with public education campaigns and localized wellness programs poised to roll out over the coming months.

The initiative is vital to spotlight overlooked health concerns into mainstream policy, and caring for women must continue dynamically beyond their reproductive years.

Through this elegant integration of heritage and progressive reform, the PCW and WMPOWER are shaping an ecosystem where midlife women can confidently nurture their well-being, sustain their careers and continue to serve as living monuments of leadership within their communities.

ATTORNEY III, Philippine Commission on Women Office of the Executive Director Atty. Florlita Zane Jane A. Marabe.

WMPOWER’s program director, Jasmin Vinculado with co-founder and Research and Medical Affairs director Dr. Stephanie Supan.

MANAGING director Margaret K. Gil with Advocacy director Nancy R. Samonte.

OIC deputy executive director for Management Services Atty. Ma. Sophia Isabella P. De Castro, executive assistant of the Office of the Chairperson Jan David S. Salvador, head.

CO-FOUNDER and secretary general Monica Vera, Research and Medical Affairs asst. director Rica Cruz, and PhD, executive director Karen Tanchanco-Caballero.

WMPOWER co-founder and Partnerships and External Relations director Marilen Gonzalez-Elizalde, co-founder and vice chairperson Claudine Viquiera, chairwoman and president Bel B. Laureola.