SC justice tells women: Accept role as leaders
SUPREME Court Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh has challenged all women to accept their role as leaders and do their part in securing the future of the nation.
Justice Singh gave the powerful message at the town hall meeting to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 at Better World Cubao in Cubao, Quezon City, a center for mothers and women from nearby communities.
She was joined by her younger sibling, Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire.
Justice Singh, together with Health Usec. Singh-Vergeire, said they take pride in their work, stressing that they are putting in honest and hard work in their respective fields to bring back the public’s trust and confidence in the government.
She said she wants to change the perception against public servants who are looked down upon by some as being corrupt and unproductive.
She cautioned everyone to know their rights and fight for them and help raise consciousness and responsibility especially that the election season is next year, stressing that who the people elect will be in-charge in the making of policies and decisions for the country.
“Yan po sana ang isa sa maging advocacy natin lalo na next year is election season again. Sana let us be a force to raise consciousness, to raise responsibility kasi talaga po namang we can only do so much kasi yungdecision making, policy making hindi natin hawak kundi hawak ng mga tao na niluluklok natin doon,” said Justice Singh.
The 194th Associate Justice, Justice Singh is one of the co-chairpersons of the Supreme Court Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the Judiciary.
She also holds the post of Asia Pacific Regional Director of the International Association of Women Judges.
