ITALYA, a drag queen from Komidyante Militante ng Harong Queens, performs a lip sync of Les Misérables’ I Dreamed A Dream. 

She ends her performance with a call for action towards advancing SRHR: “Lahat po tayo ay may karapatan sa ating katawan.” 

 “Huwag limitahan ang kaalaman ng kabataan pagdating sa usapin ng SRHR”---Bea Vicente, SK Kagawad of Brgy. Tanza, Navotas, calls for a more comprehensive sexual education in the country. She addresses the issue of sex education being limited to lessons about reproductive organs. She emphasizes that children are vulnerable to sexual exploitation, discrimination, and abuse and educating them with the appropriate knowledge about SRHR from an early age can help prevent these cases from happening.

Chlodi Quintana, SK Chairperson of Brgy. Pineda, Pasig City, shares that when they first conducted Project Banyuhay in their community, they found that men often view SRHR as an issue that only concerns women and LGBTQIA+ individuals. He talks about how the four sessions of the project in their barangay had slowly changed the mindset of the men in their community, leading them to understand SRHR more as a health and rights issue.

Kristine Chan and Poleng Rico formally launch RHAN Youth.

Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, Chair of the Board of Likhaan Center for Women’s Health, also promotes the launch of Eat UP, a self-sustaining stigma-free canteen in UP CSWCD that directly addresses the food insecurity of UP students.

Banyuhay Tayo! ends with RHAN Youth representatives and performers walking the participants through the exhibit before facilitating the mini zine making workshop.