Councilor Desiree Dahino expressed her strong support for the proposed Cagayan de Oro City Right to Care Ordinance during a joint committee meeting with the Committee on Health, Nutrition and Health Insurance chaired by Councilor Paolo Gaane. The proposed measure, sponsored by the City Gender and Development (GAD) Office, seeks to uphold the dignity, autonomy, equality, privacy, health, safety, and welfare of every person by recognizing their right to designate a trusted indi

The joint City Council committees on health and on women and family relation respectively chaired by Councilors Paolo Nicolo Gaane and Desiree Ann Dahino tackled the proposed ordinance institutionalizing the “Right to Care” Program. This ordinance seeks to recognize health care proxies and uphold competent adults' right to designate a trusted person to act on their behalf in health care matters during periods of incapacity. It aims to provide individuals or patients greater a

Councilor Desiree Dahino is pushing the enactment of the Comprehensive Gender and Development (GAD) Code of Cagayan de Oro City to institutionalize gender mainstreaming to address gender-based discrimination and inequality. Dahino, chairperson of the committee on women and family relations and principal author of the proposed ordinance, said the CDO GAD Code seeks to integrate gender perspectives into city government operations, including public services, employment, governan