Empowering PNP Women in Service: RCCC Holds Baking Skills Seminar for Women’s Month 2026

On March 10, 2026, the Rotary Club of Cabuyao Circle (RCCC) held a special Women’s Month event for the women police force of the Philippine National Police in Cabuyao City. Titled “Empowering PNP Women in Service: A Baking Skills Seminar in Celebration of Women’s Month 2026,” the program brought together service, skills development, and community partnership in a setting designed to be both meaningful and practical.

The seminar was held at Cabuyao Integrated National High School in Barangay Tres, Cabuyao City. The venue carried added significance for RCCC, as it is also the site where the club donated a complete baking facility for the school through a TRF Global Grant. For this event, that donation became more than a static contribution. It became a working space for learning, allowing the seminar to unfold in an environment already equipped for hands-on training.

The project was chaired by AG Jonathan Librada and was attended by fellow RCCC members PP Lzl Ampatuan, PE Rosalie Laz, PP Glo Dela Cruz Hernandez, and PP Michael Allan Dizon. Their presence underscored the club’s commitment to honoring women not only through recognition, but through programs that create opportunities for learning, confidence-building, and personal development.

Chef Lyka Pacheco
of The Original Buko Pie

Serving as Resource Trainer was Chef Lyka Pacheco, owner of The Original Buko Pie, who led the seminar with the support of three additional baking trainers. Together, they guided the participants through a hands-on learning experience that highlighted both the creative and technical sides of baking. The structure of the workshop gave the women participants the chance to engage directly with the process, making the event interactive, practical, and immediately relevant.

The seminar reflected a strong and thoughtful approach to Women’s Month. Rather than limiting the celebration to symbolic gestures, RCCC anchored the occasion in a skill that can be personally enriching and economically useful. Baking is a craft that combines discipline, patience, creativity, and precision. It can serve as a productive hobby, a family-centered skill, or a starting point for small-scale livelihood. In that sense, the seminar recognized that empowerment often grows through experiences that are both affirming and usable in everyday life.

That perspective gave the event its deeper value. The women of the PNP serve in roles that demand resilience, discipline, and public responsibility. By creating a space where they could learn something new in a supportive and collaborative setting, RCCC offered a form of appreciation that was practical and respectful. The seminar affirmed that women in service deserve opportunities not only to lead and protect, but also to develop skills that support their well-being, creativity, and future possibilities.

The use of the donated baking facility also highlighted an important dimension of Rotary service: continuity. A meaningful project does not end when equipment is turned over or a ribbon is cut. It continues when that investment is activated through real programs that benefit real people. In this case, the school-based baking facility became the foundation for a Women’s Month activity that connected education, community service, and empowerment in one setting. It demonstrated how a well-placed Rotary grant can create value far beyond its original turnover date.

RCCC also extends its gratitude to The Original Buko Pie, represented at the seminar by Chef Lyka Pacheco. Known for its baked specialties and strong local following, the business contributed not only expertise but also manpower through its team of trainers. Their participation helped turn the seminar into a lively and well-supported learning session, adding depth to the activity and helping make the celebration both memorable and genuinely useful for the participating PNP women.

More than a themed observance, “Empowering PNP Women in Service” became a clear expression of what community-centered celebration can look like. It honored women through action. It created a space for learning. It activated an existing Rotary investment for fresh community use. And it brought together the PNP, RCCC, the school community, and local culinary expertise in a way that felt grounded, purposeful, and lasting.

For RCCC, the event was a strong example of service with substance. It showed that when appreciation is paired with opportunity, the result is more than a successful gathering. It becomes an experience that equips, encourages, and leaves something of value behind.