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Women’s Group Calls for Reversal of Arroyo’s Oppressive, Exploitative Policies
Women’s Group Calls for Reversal of Arroyo’s Oppressive, Exploitative Policies
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Women’s group Gabriela has put forward ten demands ranging from the promotion of national sovereignty through the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement, to the release of women and all political prisoners, to providing social services and immediate relief to the people.
News in Pictures: Gabriela to Noynoy: Free Women Political Prisoners
News in Pictures: Gabriela to Noynoy: Free Women Political Prisoners
Members of Gabriela trooped to the residence of president elect Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III to demand freedom of women and all political prisoners. According to Gabriela, 61 of the 344 political prisoners under the Arroyo regime are women.
Slideshow: ‘Project Runaway’ Highlights Protest Fashion
Slideshow: ‘Project Runaway’ Highlights Protest Fashion
"Project Runaway" Protest Fashion
News in Pictures: Gabriela Celebrates Poll Victory in Fashion Show; Challenges Noynoy to Take Righteous Path
News in Pictures: Gabriela Celebrates Poll Victory in Fashion Show; Challenges Noynoy to Take Righteous Path
As part of the victory and thanksgiving celebration of Gabriela Women’s Party in relation to the success it achieved in the May elections, a restaging of the satirical fashion show Project RunAway was held on Friday at the Amoranto Theater in Quezon City. Project RunAway Season Finale not only tackled the anomalies in the recently concluded national elections but also focused on the challenges the Aquino administration will face. The show is an allusion to Noynoy’s 'daang matuwid' campaign slogan, a dare for him to take the lead by action, not by abstract rhetoric.
Cases of Abuse of Household Helpers Increasing, Gabriela to Push for Laws for their Protection
Cases of Abuse of Household Helpers Increasing, Gabriela to Push for Laws for their Protection
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Mary Jane Sollano, then 13, Aljane Bacanto who was then 16, and Gina Renecia who was then 15, were recruited to work as household helpers. What followed were years of abuse – of being hit with wood, iron bars and chains, heads slammed on walls, being made to endure hunger – for the slightest of reasons.
Gabriela Highlights Project RunAway: The Election Season Collection
Gabriela Highlights Project RunAway: The Election Season Collection
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The fashion show, also a satirical commentary, serves as platform -- literally and figuratively -- for the people’s issues.
The Haute Couture as Mirror of Burning Issues of the Time
The Haute Couture as Mirror of Burning Issues of the Time
By ANNE MARXZE D UMIL
Gabriela’s 30-piece haute couture will mirror “the real issues haunting the “runaway” administration of Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Gabriela Reveals Election Season Collection in Satirical Fashion Show
Gabriela Reveals Election Season Collection in Satirical Fashion Show
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
These "bold yet wearable" creations mirror a host of social issues and concerns ranging from poverty, press freedom, good governance, human rights, social justice, and national patrimony.
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