On June 9, 2025, 27 participants gathered for the VAWNET Partners’ Conference at ASAS Montealegre, hosted by the Municipality of San Francisco. The conference highlighted the integration of the Local Council Against Trafficking and Violence Against Women & Children (VAWC) with the Gender and Development Focal Point System (GFPS) as mandated by the new JMC

Empower. Unite. Transform. For the year 2023, there were a total of 17 VAWNetwork Conferences. Out of the 17, there are 2 networks that are newly-formed–VAWNet 13 and 14. The former is composed of National Government Agencies (NGAs); Highly-Urbanized Cities (HUCs – Cebu City, Mandaue and Lapu Lapu City); CSOs; and Religious and Academe Sector