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Press Release No. EBB-45-2019

 

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN JEDDAH HOLDS TRAINING ON ADVANCED SELF-DEFENSE FOR FEMALE OFWS

(Jeddah, 27 May 2019) In line with the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah’s Gender and Development (GAD) Program, the Consulate held a training on advanced self- defense techniques for the female wards housed at the Bahay Kalinga on 24 May 2019.

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Ms. Pedregosa training the wards who were joined by Welfare Officer Yolanda Penaranda

The program is a continuation of the training on basic self-defense techniques held on 20 April 2019 at the Consulate, also for female wards.

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Consul Mary Jennifer Dingal(center) with WelOf Penaranda, Ms. Pedregosa, and some wards

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The training was conducted by Ms. Norma Awitin Pedregosa, founder of NAP Awitin Pedregosa Shotokan Karate International (NAPSKI) which is based in Jeddah.  (END)