The DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research annually joins the celebration of the National Women’s Month every March. This year, the bureau launched the celebration through the announcement of the lineup of activities and launching of the Women’s Month exhibit on 6 and 8 March, respectively.

The other lineup of activities include an online seminar for stakeholders titled, OPV Corn and the Women behind Café Bagga; as well as two seminars for staff titled, Gender Sensitivity in the Workplace, and Gender-responsive Agriculture and Fisheries Research. Staff were also invited to join the #PurpleWednesdays by wearing purple shirts in support of the Philippine Commision on Women campaign.

This day also marks the celebration of the International Women’s Day.