MANILA, Sept. 1 -- Advocates gathered under one roof on Monday to champion gender equality and women's empowerment during a three-day convention led by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW).

The 5th National Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS) Convention, which will run until Wednesday, seeks to provide a platform for strengthening gender mainstreaming in government policies and programs, the PCW said in a statement.

Held at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Quezon City, the event gathered GFPS members nationwide to reaffirm their role as catalysts for integrating gender perspectives in governance.

"You, the GAD Focal Point System, are the pillar that holds our strategies together, the vehicle that brings our po...