09 December 2022 - In line with the Philippine government’s 18-day campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW), which supports the UN’s global 16-day campaign against gender-based violence, the Philippine Embassy in Bangladesh organized a fun run entitled “HuwaRUN: A Fun Run in Support of the Campaign to End Violence Against Women” in Baridhara, Dhaka, on 9 December 2022. HuwaRUN is a play on the Filipino word “huwaran” which means role model and “run”. 

With the support of the Filipino community in Bangladesh, the Baridhara Society and Baridhara Society Police, the Diplomatic Police, and partners in the private sector, the fun run brought together around 125 participants which included the business sector, NGOs, and members of the diplomatic corps, among others. ASEAN Heads of Missions in Bangladesh, specifically: His Excellency Haris Othman of Brunei, joined by his wife, Madam Suraya Hj Salleh; Ambassador Heru Subolo with his wife, Madam Sinta Heru Subolo of Indonesia; Ambassador Aung Kyaw Moe of Myanmar; and His Excellency Chen Pham Viet Chien of Vietnam, also actively participated in the event. 

With this activity, the Philippine Embassy hopes that the participants will continue to be role models in campaigning to uphold and protect the human rights of women and girls and form part of the larger global community that advocates the end violence against women.