00:00Kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng National Women's Month,
00:03kilalaning natin ang kauna-unahang babaeng tagapagsalita ng Philippine Coast Guard,
00:08Captain Noemi Kayab-Yab.
00:09Captain Kayab-Yab, magandang tanghali po at Happy Women's Month po sa inyo.
00:13Yes, magandang tanghali po, Director Cheryl Sir Joshua, at maraming salamat po sa oportunidad.
00:18Captain Noemi, pwede niyo po bang ishare sa amin yung background?
00:22Paano po ba kayo napasok at nahikayat na sumali sa Philippine Coast Guard?
00:27Siguro if I could start, ang Philippine Coast Guard kasi, Director Cheryl,
00:30is a very inclusive organization pagating po sa mga polisiya, programa,
00:35and even yung mga opportunities po.
00:37Ang position naman po sa Philippine Coast Guard ay nakabase po yan
00:41sa kakayahan at kapasidad po ng isang individual.
00:44So ang aking pong pagkakatalaga bilang spokesperson ng Philippine Coast Guard
00:48ay last year po yan.
00:49So I take it as a personal accomplishment.
00:51At the same time, makikita po natin dito na bukas po ang oportunidad
00:55at espasyo sa kababaihan sa Philippine Coast Guard.
00:59And I think you could also mention, Sir Joshua, I started my career as an enlisted woman
01:04way back in 2002.
01:06So we were then the first female homegrown recruit of the Philippine Coast Guard.
01:11At nakita ko po talaga doon yung challenge pagating sa isang male-dominating organization.
01:16So I aspired to become an officer.
01:18And ang nangyari lang po doon is I qualify myself to become an officer.
01:23I persevered and I was given an opportunity later on
01:27na mag-lead po ng mga iba't-ibang opisina at ng iba't-ibang tauhan po.
01:31And I take this opportunity as this platform to thank our commandant,
01:35Admiral Ron Hillgavan, sa tiwala po na ibinigay sa akin
01:38na ibigay po ang pinakamahalagang role sa Philippine Coast Guard
01:44At bilang unang babaeng tagapagsalita ng Philippine Coast Guard,
01:48paano niyo po inaasahan ma-influensyahan
01:50ang representasyon ng kababaihan sa public service at sa Philippine Coast Guard?
01:54Well, pagating naman po sa representation ay napakabukas po ang Philippine Coast Guard.
01:59Nabanggit ko po kanina, the PCG is a very inclusive organization.
02:04Lahat po ng aming programa at polisiya ay naka-ankla po
02:07para tulungan ang ating mga kababaihan.
02:09At mayroon po tayong iba't-ibang programa na nakalaan po
02:12para sa iba't-ibang gender po sa ating ahensya.
02:16Ano naman po ang mga hamon na inyong naranasan o hinarap
02:19bilang isang babae sa isang historically male-denominated na institution?
02:27Well, Director Cheryl, katulad po ng ibang ahensya na meron na uniform service,
02:33ang nakikita po nating hamon usually dyan is yung perspective pa rin po
02:37na pagating sa operations role, ito pa rin po ay ginagampana ng mga kalalakihan
02:42lahat na pagating sa law enforcement operations.
02:45Currently, Sir Joshua and Director Cheryl, if I could mention,
02:48we are now 36,000 and from that strength, 17% is the composition of female.
02:54Pero ngayon po, dahil sa hamon na yan, nakikita pa rin po natin yung malaking pagbabago.
02:59Again, nabanggit ko po yung mga programa at polisiya,
03:02kasama rin po ang pagbibigay po ng recognition sa ating po mga kababaihan.
03:07Okay. Now, balikan po natin itong Women's Month.
03:10Ano po yung pangunahin layunin ng PCG ngayon pinagdiriwan natin ng kababaihan?
03:14Well, ang layunin po, Sir Joshua, ng Philippine Coast Guard
03:17is bigyan po ng recognition, accreditation, yung ating mga kababaihan
03:21nage-exile po sa kanila mga respective fields.
03:24Ito rin po ang pagpapakilala sa mga sakripisyo na ibinibigay po nila
03:28sa kanila mga pang-araw-araw na ginagawa.
03:33So, ang layunin po ng Philippine Coast Guard dito, of course,
03:35is palawakin po yung kamalaya ng ating mga tauhan
03:38na pagkakaroon po ng isang gender equality and empowered organization
03:42and pagkakaroon po ng safe, inclusive, and gender responsive working environment po.
03:48Sa lahat po ng ating mga programa,
03:49ay naka-ankla po yan sa advokasya po ng ating pamahalaan,
03:53particularly sa gender development and women peace and security agenda po.
03:57Sa iyong pananaw, bakit mahalaga ang mga programa
04:00na nararapat lang din na nakatoon sa empowerment ng kababaihan
04:03sa loob ng Coast Guard o ng anumang ahensya o larangan?
04:07Well, napaka-importante po, Director Shirley,
04:09itong mga programa na ito,
04:11una-una sa pagbibigay po ng patas at equal na opportunity
04:15sa ating mga kababaihan,
04:16ang nakikita po natin ngayon ang kababaihan po
04:20sa Philippine Coast Guard in particular,
04:21sila na po ang pag-asa at boses.
04:24So, if you are known with the Angels of the Sea program
04:28ng aming commandant po,
04:29ito po yung paglalagay ng aming mga enlisted female personnel
04:33sa lahat po ng barko ng Philippine Coast Guard
04:36and they are performing as the radio operators po.
04:39So, naniniwala po kasi ang pamunuan, Sir Joshua,
04:42ang Philippine Coast Guard na iba pa rin po yung boses
04:46ng ating mga kababaihan,
04:47may kalmadong tono,
04:49katulad po ng ating mga nanay,
04:51ating mga asawa na kung ano man yung mga sitwasyon
04:54or pressures or stress on that situation
04:56ay kaya pong pakalmahin ng isang babae.
04:59At pangalawa po dyan,
05:01meron din po tayong programa na tinatawag po natin na I-CARE.
05:04Ito po yung Intensive Community Assistance Awareness Response
05:07Enforcement Program po ng aming commandant po,
05:10yan po ay nilaunched last year.
05:12So, it has a two-pronged approach actually.
05:14We are capacitating our men,
05:16our personnel,
05:18and then we're bringing that service to the people.
05:21So, our end goal for this program po
05:24is to empower our personnel
05:26and that we will be empowering later on the community.
05:29So, yun po ang nagiging program po ngayon
05:31ng Philippine Coast Guard.
05:32Ma'am Noemi, from your personal experience,
05:35since kayo nga po ay akong unang spokesperson
05:37ng PCG na babae,
05:39ano po yung gusto natin tanggalin
05:40ng maling akala ng ating mga kababayan
05:42na mahirap pumasok niya sa PCG
05:43kasi puro lalaki lang dyan?
05:45And ano po yung mga sabi niyo
05:46para matanggal yung stereotype na yun?
05:48Well, una-una, Sir Joshua,
05:50nabanggit ko po kanina,
05:51when I entered the Philippine Coast Guard,
05:53talagang male-dominated po siya.
05:54So, ang laki po talaga,
05:55naging adjustment po namin.
05:57So, siguro,
05:58ang magiging mensahe ko po dyan, no,
06:00ay kung meron pong pangarap
06:02ang isang kababaihan,
06:04despite of the situation,
06:05at alam po niya ang kanyang kakayahan, no,
06:08at ang kanyang katatagan
06:10na magawa po yung pangarap ngayon,
06:12wala pong imposible
06:13pag-ating po sa kababaihan.
06:15Paano mo na po nakikita
06:16yung pagbabago sa paglipas ng panahon
06:18sa pagtingin ng lipunan
06:20sa papel ng mga babae sa Coast Guard?
06:22Well, malaki po ang naging pagbabago.
06:24So, nakita ko po talaga
06:25ang kabuuan ng Philippine Coast Guard
06:27when we entered way back in 2002.
06:29Mas malaki na po ang opportunity,
06:31mas malawak po ang programa at polisiya,
06:33at ngayon po,
06:35wala po talaga tayong pinipili na kasarian
06:37pag atin naman po sa public service.
06:38As long as you are competent,
06:40you are knowledgeable with the job,
06:42and you are credible to perform the job,
06:44ay wala po tayong pinipili dyan.
06:46At nakikita naman po natin
06:47sa mga recognition and accomplishment po
06:50ng aming mga tauhan
06:51sa iba't-ibang operational role
06:53and even yung administrative role
06:54ay pumapantay naman po
06:55ang ating mga kababaihan dyan.
06:57Alright.
06:58I'm not sure if you have mentioned this earlier,
07:00yung I Care,
07:00ito ba yung mga programa,
07:02aktividad ng proyekto
07:03na kabilang dun sa celebration ninyo
07:05ng Women's Month dito sa PCG?
07:07Or do you have other programs in line
07:08for the celebration?
07:10Well, for the National Women's Month,
07:11we have a separate program
07:13for N.S. Joshua.
07:15Ito po yung tinatawag namin na
07:16kamare, kapare, at kapamilya.
07:19So, ibig sabihin po na itong kamare,
07:21it's kababaihan ng maritime enforcement.
07:23So, nilaunch po yan noong 2024.
07:25So, this kamare program
07:27was used as a platform po
07:29to empower women
07:30to develop their leadership potential,
07:33to be the voice,
07:34and to contribute for the society.
07:36At itong launching po nito
07:38ay naging platform din po
07:40sa ating mga kasamahan
07:42sa Philippine Coast Guard.
07:43We are conducting regular series
07:45of leadership forum
07:47regarding sa kamare.
07:48At dito po natin
07:49nakukuha yung mga experiences,
07:52concerns
07:52ng ating po mga kababaihan
07:54sa kanilang working environment.
07:55At ito rin po yung naging platform
07:57na kumukuha na rin po tayo
07:58ng solusyon
07:59sa mga problema
08:00na mga kababaihan po natin
08:02sa Philippine Coast Guard.
08:03And nagkaroon din po tayo.
08:05And then from this kamare,
08:06no-launch po yun
08:07at no-conceptualize po
08:08yung tinatawag po natin
08:09kapare.
08:10So, ito yung ally po
08:12ng ating kamare program po.
08:14So, ito po mga kalalakihan naman po.
08:16Ito po yung tumutulong
08:17sa Philippine Coast Guard
08:18na matulungan po tayo
08:20na ma-promote
08:21itong gender equality.
08:22And of course,
08:22yung last one
08:23is yung kapamilya.
08:25Naniniwala po
08:25ang Philippine Coast Guard
08:26that family is still
08:27the very strong foundation
08:29of a society.
08:31At sa hira po
08:32ng trabaho
08:33at sa tripisyon
08:33ng Philippine Coast Guard,
08:34kailangan po natin
08:35ang matigas na fundasyon,
08:38ang malaking support
08:39na po ng pamilya
08:40para ma-perform po namin
08:41yung mga araw-araw
08:42na trabaho po namin.
08:43Okay, pakabul ko lang
08:43Ma'am Noemi na tanong.
08:45Para doon sa mga
08:45interesado nating
08:46mga kababayan,
08:48nakababaihan,
08:48o maging mga kalalakihan
08:49na gustong sumali
08:51o sumapis sa PCG,
08:53paano po ba yung proseso?
08:54Do they have to graduate
08:54from a certain course?
08:56Or paano po yung
08:57magiging process
08:58ng application?
08:58Well, dalawa po yung
08:59application netin.
09:00Meron po tayong
09:01tinatawag na enlisted applicants.
09:03Yan po yung non-officer
09:04and para po sa officer naman.
09:06Pag sa officer po,
09:07meron po tayong tinatawag
09:08na general and technical officer.
09:10So, yung general po
09:11is yung mga graduates
09:12po ng mga four-year course.
09:14They are licensed.
09:15And yung technical naman po
09:16is yung mga doctors,
09:17lawyers,
09:19veterinary.
09:20So, nasa ganun po
09:21ang qualification.
09:23And yung enlisted naman po
09:24is yung, again,
09:25nasa mga non-officers.
09:26So, ang qualification po natin dyan,
09:28unang-una,
09:28they should be
09:28a natural-born citizen,
09:30Filipino citizen.
09:31And then,
09:32ang age for the enlisted
09:33is up to 26.
09:34Same as to the officers.
09:36Pero pag-technical po,
09:37ibig sabihin,
09:38doktor,
09:38lawyer,
09:40veterinarian,
09:40umaabot po tayo
09:41hanggang 36 years old.
09:42And then,
09:43they should pass
09:44all the requirements
09:44and clearances po
09:45na kailangan po.
09:47Pensahin nyo na lang po,
09:48ma'am,
09:49sa mga kababaihan
09:50na nangangarap
09:51na makapaglingkod
09:52sa Philippine Coast Guard.
09:53Yes, Director Cheryl.
09:54So, ako rin po,
09:56nagsimula rin po
09:57akong mangarap.
09:58Way back 2001.
10:00And I was really fortunate
10:01na hindi ko rin po
10:02ginib up
10:03yung pangarap ko na yun.
10:04So,
10:04ang nakikita ko lang po dito,
10:06ang mesahe ko lang din po
10:07sa ating mga kababaihan
10:08na
10:09yung tatagpo ng loob,
10:11kilalanin nyo po
10:12ang inyong sarili,
10:13ang inyong kahusayan,
10:14sipag,
10:15at yung malino po
10:16na layunin
10:17sa pagsasagawa po
10:18na inyong mga pangarap.
10:19Wala pong imposible
10:20sa mga kababaihan po.
10:21Wala pong pagsubok
10:22na hindi po magagawa
10:23ng mga babae.
10:25So,
10:25this recognition
10:26that we have
10:26in the Philippine Coast Guard
10:27will soon be the inspiration
10:29of the future generation.
10:31Alright.
10:32Maraming maraming salamat po
10:33sa inyong oras
10:34at sa impormasyon.
10:35Captain Noemi Kayab-Yab,
10:36ang tagapagsalita
10:37ng Philippine Coast Guard.
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