By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Aside from gender-based forms of violence, Gabriela also highlighted economic deprivation and political persecution as forms of violence against women.
‘One billion’ to rise against gender-based violence, poverty
Category: Women & Children
Global campaign to end violence against women launched in the Philippines
Women’s group Gabriela launched One Billion Rising – Quezon City last Jan. 17. Women from various urban poor communities joined them in dancing “Isang Bilyong Babaeng Babangon,” which is part of the global campaign to end violence against women.
Meralco rate hike, bill deposit charge denounced as ‘acts of greed’
Meralco rate hike, bill deposit charge denounced as ‘acts of greed’ (Photos by Marya Salamat / Bulatlat.com)
Challenge to Philippine RH Law: Going beyond population control
The experience of India may be a case in point in warning all the poor women and men in the Philippines that such step is just a beginning in policy changes that may hamper gender equality and women empowerment. It requires people’s vigilance as to remind us of India’s case. India has been a population control/reproductive health project of the USA and Europe where these countries take history of policies along population control for the global consumption.
In 2012, urban poor jailed, killed for fighting for homes
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Eight months have passed since Arnel Leonor, 19, of Silverio Compound in Parañaque City, was killed during the demolition of their homes. As of this writing, no justice has been served and his mother Glenda feels it is taking too long. Eight months, too, have passed since…
Mothers of the struggle against ‘development’ aggression
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Three women from different tribes in Mindanao have come to Manila to share their stories with the hope that the national government will heed their calls.
Women’s groups slam government’s role in increasing cases of violence against women
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“As wars and development aggression ravage our world, rape as a tool of war and imperialist expansion is used as a tactic of submission against women who resist.” – International Women’s Alliance
Women’s rights advocates question PHL’s gender equality performance
Man story: Rape, cases of violence against women on the rise – Gabriela Retired professor Vilma Gonzales of the local Network of Women raised her doubts over the country’s international ranking in gender relations as “sexual abuses, rape, among others still abound with most perpetrators go unpunished.” By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today KIDAPAWAN CITY,…
Rape, cases of violence against women on the rise – Gabriela
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Even worse, said Gabriela, is the alarming increase in rape cases involving state security forces.
Sidebar: Women’s rights advocates question PHL’s gender equality performance
What women need to know about breast cancer
Read also: Women’s group raises funds for cancer victims among development workers By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Facts about breast cancer can be worrisome. In the Philippines, 26 females out of 100 and one male out of 105 is afflicted of breast cancer. An article says that since the 1980s, breast cancer…
Women’s group raises funds for cancer victims among development workers
Read also: What women need to know about breast cancer By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – In the Philippines, breast cancer has become the number one leading form of cancer that afflicts women. It is also the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the country. While breast cancer is usually treatable…