SunStar + March 08, 2021 THE Province of Guimaras kicked off the 2021 National Women’s Month Celebration with a ceremony amid the Covid-19 pandemic with the theme: "We Make Change Work for Women; Juana Laban saPandemya: Kaya!" Seventy empowered women joined the National Women’s Day information caravan of the Provincial Government of Guimaras Gender and Development (GAD) on March 8, 2021. The kick-off celebration coincided with the observance of International Women's Day. Governor Samuel Gumarin said that women play a vital role to develop and build a community and women have made a significant contribution to the suppression of Covid-19 pandemic. "Time has changed nga ang president sang Pilipinas babayi. Why? Bangud nakita naton nga sa pag-develop sang aton kumunidad, we need a woman. Dapat sa isa ka organisasyon developmental man u kon sa biskan ano nga organisasyon dapat may babayi gid. May kabudlayan man ang aton women sa pagkontrol sang pandemya. Because sang mga BHWs naton kag sa mga babayi nga health personnel naton napulupunggan ang pagsaka sang infection diri sa probinsiya sang Guimaras," he said.