00:00At the end of the day of the National Women's Month,
00:02we'll talk about Women Empowerment in the Philippine Army
00:05with Colonel Lea Santiago,
00:08Assistant Chief of Staff for Personal G1 of the Philippine Army.
00:11Colonel Santiago,
00:12good evening and welcome to the Philippine Army.
00:13Good evening, sir.
00:16Good evening, sir.
00:17Colonel Santiago,
00:18maaari po ba ninyong ibahagi
00:19ang inyong personal na karanasan bilang isang babae
00:21sa loob ng Philippine Army
00:23at kung paano po dito hinubog ang inyong pananaw
00:26sa Women Empowerment?
00:27Actually po,
00:28it was a rollercoaster ride.
00:31So marami po akong highs and lows.
00:33Lalo na kami po ang kauna-unahang babae
00:35pumasok sa Philippine Military Academy.
00:38So syempre po,
00:3919 years old lang po ako,
00:40very young age,
00:41and hindi naman po mag-a-adjust yung organization
00:44sa mga physical requirement and training.
00:47And sa kasabihan nga,
00:50the more you sweat in training,
00:53the less you bleed in battle.
00:54So nakatulong po yun.
00:57After na-training ko sa PMA,
00:59I was assigned in an infantry unit
01:01and there in Lanao
01:04and I serve as an infantry officer,
01:07as a commander,
01:08company commander.
01:10At yun po ay sa paghubog sa akin
01:13sa Philippine Military Academy po.
01:17Sa paglipas po ng mga taon,
01:19paano po nagbago ang papel
01:20at oportunidad ng mga kababaihan
01:23sa Philippine Army?
01:25Prior to the integration of women
01:27through RA-7192,
01:30meron po tayong tinatawag na
01:31Women's Auxiliary Corps.
01:33So ito po yung RA-3835.
01:36Dito po mga administrative roles lang po
01:39ang binibigay sa mga kababaihan.
01:41Ngayon po,
01:41with the RA-7192,
01:44yung po ay nagbibigay na ng
01:46equal participation po ang kababaihan,
01:48si nation building,
01:49at nagkaroon po siya ng broader
01:51participation sa military.
01:53So makikita nyo na po kami sa
01:55combat roles,
01:56combat support,
01:57combat service support.
01:58So actually po,
02:0011 po ang occupational specialty po
02:02ng aming Philippine Army.
02:04Infantry,
02:05meron kaming artillery,
02:06may sa armor,
02:07tank,
02:08engineer,
02:08signal.
02:10So andun po lahat
02:11ang kababaihan natin ngayon.
02:12Kumusta po ba ang recruitment
02:14natin sa Philippine Army?
02:16Sa ilan po ba tayo?
02:17Currently ngayong taon,
02:18meron po tayo nire-recruit
02:19ng 1,900 para sa officers
02:21at umabot po tayo ng 4,000
02:23para sa ating mga enlisted personnel.
02:26Okay.
02:27So sa 4,000 na yun,
02:28ilang porusyento yun sa babae?
02:30Naglalatag po kami ng 20%.
02:32Pero mas marami pa rin po
02:34ang nag-a-apply actually.
02:36Sa database po ngayon
02:38ng aming recruitment,
02:4060,000 po ang nag-a-apply
02:42sa atin ngayon,
02:43sa kasundalukan.
02:44Okay.
02:45Mga po, sir.
02:46At doon sa 60,000 na yun,
02:47I mean,
02:48paano po nag-excel yung kababaihan
02:50in terms of apply?
02:52Actually, sir,
02:53when,
02:54para sa pag-apply pala,
02:55sa qualifying exam,
02:56actually,
02:57matataas po yung babae,
02:58hindi ko naman po inaano.
02:59Ang rating kasi nila,
03:01umabot ng 100 ang scores, eh.
03:03120 po kasi ang medyo
03:04pinakamataas na score.
03:06Nandun po sa range na yun,
03:08category A and B,
03:09yung kababaihan natin.
03:10And pag dadaan po sila
03:12sa physical test,
03:15ready po sila, eh.
03:16Mag-push up,
03:17mag-sit ups,
03:18mga ganyan,
03:19and sa run.
03:19Ready po sila.
03:20So, ibig sabihin po,
03:21ginugusto nila talaga
03:22pumasok po sa service.
03:24Yan po, sir.
03:25Ano-ano naman po
03:26yung mga pangunahing hamon
03:27na kinakaharap
03:27ng mga babaeng
03:28sundado sa kanilang training,
03:29deployment,
03:29and career progression?
03:31Sa kasalukuyan po, sir,
03:32kasi once you enter the service,
03:34nakalatag po yung aming career path.
03:37Kung kailangan kami dapat mag-training,
03:39kailangan kami dapat
03:41mailagay sa ganitong position.
03:44So, yung latag po yan,
03:47kung susundan po yan, sir,
03:48wala pong problema.
03:50Ang maging problema lang po yan,
03:51kagaya ko po,
03:52na nag-asawa po ako, sir,
03:53yung how I balance
03:54yung aking pagiging sundalo
03:56at pagiging ina
03:58sa aking mga anak.
03:59So, yun po ang mga difficulties
04:00ng mga kababaihan po, sir.
04:02Pero meron naman po tayong
04:05nailatag na policy po
04:06o na assignment.
04:07So, pwede po kaming lumapit
04:09kung nasaan po
04:10ang aming mga families
04:12para naman po
04:13magampanan namin
04:14ang trabaho namin
04:15bilang sundalo
04:16at ang pagiging ina
04:17at asawa naman po namin.
04:18Sa aming pamilya, sir.
04:20Ma'am, paano naman po,
04:22meron po bang mga programa
04:24o polisiya
04:24ang Philippine Army
04:25na particular na nakatoon
04:27sa pagpapalakas
04:28ng kakayahan
04:29at liderato
04:30ng mga kababaihan
04:31sa hanay ng militar?
04:32Ah, kagaya saan na nga
04:33na sabi ko, meron po kaming
04:35deployment and assignment
04:36policy.
04:37So, ito po talaga
04:39ay yung
04:40ini-insure niya
04:42na nailalatag nga po niya
04:43talaga
04:44kung saan ang
04:44direction namin.
04:46Ah, so,
04:46na-mention ko nga po
04:47occupational specialty
04:49talaga.
04:50Ah,
04:51kung ang tatahakin
04:52kasi ako po
04:52ay isang artilero.
04:53So, artillery po ako.
04:54Though I started
04:55as infantry,
04:57naging foot soldier po ako,
04:58but I decided to
05:00join talaga po
05:01yung artillery.
05:03So, dito po talaga
05:04nakalinyada na
05:05yung aking career
05:06kung ano yung mga
05:06posisyon ko
05:07na tinahak
05:09naka-align po dito
05:10sa competency
05:11na meron po
05:11na binigay sa akin
05:13sa true training.
05:14Karina,
05:14nagbaligan ko na yung
05:15binangit mo kanina
05:15na yung mga kababaihan
05:17natin eh
05:17hindi rin basa-basa
05:18kaya makipagsabayan
05:19even sa physical training.
05:20Now, we understand
05:21na talagang
05:22pagdating sa qualifying
05:23examination
05:24talagang mataas
05:25yung porsyento nila
05:26pero would you say
05:27na kaya
05:27na walang
05:28para po malaman din
05:29ang publiko
05:30walang kaibahan
05:31ang training
05:32na pinagdadaanan
05:33ng kalalakihan
05:33sa kababaihan?
05:35Yes, sir.
05:35In terms of training
05:36pare-pareho po kaming
05:37dumadaan sa basic
05:38advanced
05:40at other higher training
05:41na ino-offer po
05:42ng aming
05:43Armed Forces of the Philippines.
05:45Hindi naman po
05:46namin kinakaila
05:47na mas malalakas po
05:48talaga
05:48ang kalalakihan
05:49sa physical na
05:51mga requirements
05:52ng physical.
05:53Pero
05:54ginadaanan po po
05:55namin lahat yan.
05:56Hindi naman po rin
05:57nag-a-adjust
05:57ang aming organization
05:58para lang po
05:59ma-accommodate po kami.
06:00Kasi
06:01kung mag-a-adjust po
06:02ang organization
06:03ang masya
06:04shortchange po dito
06:05yung services namin
06:06na ibibigay po namin
06:07sa ating mga kababayan.
06:09Sa hiring process
06:10gaano po
06:10kalaki yung factor
06:11ng qualifying exam?
06:13Sir,
06:14ay ma'am
06:14kung hindi ka po
06:15masakasi sa qualifying exam
06:16you cannot proceed.
06:17Yun po yung pinakauna
06:18in the qualifying exam.
06:20First step po siya.
06:20First step po talaga siya po ma'am.
06:22Then afterwards
06:22physical medical examination po
06:25sisiguraduhin na
06:26physically healthy
06:28and fit ka po
06:29to serve
06:30kasi kakailanganin po talaga
06:31natin yun.
06:32Then afterwards po
06:34ay
06:34yun na
06:35magkakaroon po tayo
06:36ng physical test.
06:37Ayun na yung
06:38mga takbo,
06:40may mga push-ups,
06:41may mga sit-ups.
06:42Then
06:42yun po
06:43ang mga parameters
06:44na sinaset po natin
06:45sa pagtanggap
06:46ng ating mga kasundaluhan.
06:48In terms of
06:48speaking of
06:49physical requirements,
06:50sa inyong observation,
06:51sa tingin niyo po
06:52bakit po kaya
06:53nakakasabay
06:53itong mga kababaihan natin
06:54in terms of
06:55physical examination?
06:56I've been in the service
06:58for
06:5833 years already.
07:01Ang nakita ko po
07:02dito sa
07:03hanay ng mga
07:04kasundaluhan
07:04ng mga babae
07:05dito sa
07:06Philippine Army,
07:07pag ginusto po namin,
07:08ginugusto po talaga namin.
07:09Hindi po kami
07:10magkikwit.
07:13Talagang
07:14parang
07:15hindi kami
07:16magre-retreat po
07:17mami, sir.
07:18Talagang
07:18kung ito
07:19yung ginusto po namin,
07:20ito yung training
07:20na gugustuhin namin,
07:23talagang
07:23dire-diretsyo po
07:24ang ginagawa po namin doon.
07:27Kung baga man
07:27walang katumbas
07:28yung determination
07:29na
07:30mababa
07:31kung gusto
07:32makapasok po talaga.
07:33Well,
07:33paano naman po
07:34ninyo hinihikahit
07:35ang mas maraming
07:35kababaihan
07:36na pumasok
07:37at magtagal
07:38sa servisyo militar
07:38sa kabila po
07:39ng stereotypes
07:40at syempre
07:41yung mga hindi
07:41may iwasang
07:42panganib
07:42na kaakipat ito?
07:44Siguro
07:44yung panganib dito
07:45tungkol doon
07:46sa pag-address
07:47ng mga threat groups
07:48na natin
07:48kasi within the organization
07:50naman po
07:50we have a strict
07:51implementation
07:52of policies
07:54na ipinoprotektahan
07:55hindi lamang po
07:56ang kababaihan
07:57kundi at
07:58mga kalalakihan.
07:59So,
08:00lahat po ng personnel
08:01po ng
08:01hukbong katihan
08:03talaga pong
08:04pinapangalagaan
08:05po ng ating
08:05Philippine Army.
08:07So,
08:07sa stereotyping po
08:08naman dito
08:09pinagbabawal po
08:10talaga dito
08:10ang mga
08:11discrimination
08:11and even po
08:13meron din po
08:14kaming mga
08:15zero tolerance po
08:16ng violence
08:17against women.
08:18So,
08:18yun po ang
08:19mga nakalatag po
08:21ng mga policies
08:22and directives
08:22po ng inyong army.
08:24Sa inyong karanasan
08:26bilang isang
08:27woman leader,
08:28paano po ninyo
08:29pinapakita na
08:30ang disiplina,
08:31tapang at
08:31balasakit ay
08:32hindi lamang
08:33katangian ng
08:34kalalakihan
08:34sa larangan
08:35ng militar?
08:36Ako po,
08:37ma'am,
08:38I walk my top.
08:39So,
08:40kung sinabi ko po
08:41na
08:41o kailangan
08:43ganito po
08:43ang physical
08:45test na
08:46rating
08:47na dapat
08:47yung
08:47maating,
08:48dapat po
08:48kaya ko rin
08:49po gawin yan.
08:50Pag sinabi ko po
08:51mag-ooperate tayo
08:52ng isang buwan,
08:53dapat ako as a leader
08:55kaya ko po rin
08:55gawin yan.
08:56So,
08:56ginagawa ko po yun.
08:58So,
08:59bago nyo po
09:00makuha talaga
09:01yung respeto rin
09:02ng mga
09:03kasundaluhan,
09:04being a leader,
09:05kailangan
09:05kayo po rin
09:06po mismo
09:06nagbibigay ka rin
09:10yung
09:11ma-inspire din sila,
09:12ma-motivate din sila
09:13na,
09:13oh,
09:13itong si ma'am,
09:14kaya rin pala niya.
09:15Kaya ang aking
09:16manta talaga,
09:17excellence is my
09:19way of life.
09:20Bibigay ko po talaga
09:21yung best ko rito
09:21sa lahat ng
09:22tasks or
09:23functions
09:24na ibinibigay po
09:25sa akin.
09:26Baga,
09:26as a leader,
09:27you have to set
09:27the standard.
09:28Yes, sir.
09:28Okay.
09:29Now,
09:30in terms of
09:33opportunity,
09:33promotion,
09:34paano po
09:34tinitiyak
09:35ng Philippine Army
09:36na pantay-pantay
09:37ito?
09:37At walang
09:39bias?
09:40Yes, sir.
09:40Quantified po kasi, sir,
09:41ang aming
09:42promotion system.
09:43We have to go
09:44through the
09:45different
09:46layers po
09:47doon sa aming
09:48career.
09:50So,
09:50ako po,
09:51nakapag-platoon leader,
09:52naging company commander,
09:53naging batalyong commander,
09:55naging
09:55staff po.
09:57So,
09:57those are
09:59areas na dapat po
10:00naming daanan.
10:01At pag nadaanan niyo po yun,
10:02kasi may points po eh,
10:04kada,
10:05ano.
10:06So,
10:06ako po nakakasabay po
10:07ako sa aking mga
10:08kaklase
10:09at aking
10:10contemporary,
10:11hindi naman po ako
10:12nalalag behind.
10:13Okay.
10:15Alright, ma'am,
10:16mensahe niyo na lang po
10:17sa mga kabataang
10:18Pilipina na
10:19nangangarap na
10:20maglingkod sa bayan
10:21sa pamamagitan ng
10:22pagsali sa sandatahang
10:24lakas bilang
10:24pagdiriwang ng
10:25Women's Month.
10:27unang-una,
10:28to all the amazing women,
10:31resilient and strong
10:33na mga kababaihan,
10:35Happy Women's Month po.
10:36So,
10:37if you have that,
10:40yung inyo pong heart
10:42to serve
10:43and the discipline
10:45to lead,
10:46then there's a place
10:47for you
10:47in serving our nation.
10:49So,
10:49mula po sa pamunuan
10:51ng aming hukbong katihan
10:52under the leadership
10:53of Lieutenant General
10:54Antonio Naparete.
10:57Happy Women's Month po
10:58at gusto ko rin pong
11:00babatiin
11:01ang Philippine Army
11:02ng kanyang
11:03129th anniversary.
11:05Ang inyong pong
11:06matatag na hukbong katihan
11:08ay patuloy po
11:09na mag
11:09sisilbi
11:10at kaagapay niyo
11:11sa anumang
11:12problemang
11:13kinaharap po
11:14ng ating bansa.
11:15Happy anniversary po.
11:16Happy anniversary, sir.
11:17On that note,
11:18maraming maraming salamat po
11:19sa inyong oras,
11:20Colonel Lea L. Santiago,
11:21Assistant Chief of Staff
11:22for Personnel G1
11:24ng Philippine Army.
11:25Thank you, sir.
11:26Thank you, ma'am.
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