NewsDr. Rasul-Bernardo at the “She Wins Peace 2.0”
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(She wins peace)
On February 1, 2026, PCID President, Dr. Amina Rasul-Bernardo delivered a keynote address to conclude the 3-day Executive Leadership Training on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) in BARMM in Quezon City.
In her speech, Dr. Rasul-Bernardo reflected on the legacy of the women – her mother, the late Senator Santanina Rasul, Bai Hadja Fatima Matabay Plang who founded the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), Tarhata Alonto-Lucman as the first female Governor of Lanao del Sur, and Tarhata Kiram as the first Filipino Muslim leader – who proved that women can lead and inspire other women to lead the peace and security agenda in Mindanao.
Additionally, Dr. Rasul-Bernardo reminded the participants that leadership is not about royal lineage; it is about community. Growing up in the Tausug and Joloano traditions, she learned that true power is found in service, humility, and the courage to show up for people.
“𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 (𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒍, 𝑩𝒂𝒊 𝑯𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒚 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈, 𝑻𝒂𝒓𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑨𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐-𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒎𝒂𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒂𝒓𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑲𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒎) 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 (𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆) 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 – 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆 – (𝒃𝒖𝒕) 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆.”