Women’s Group Declares March 8 as Day of Protest Against Continuing Crisis Under Arroyo Regime
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For Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza, Principle Is Key in Run for Senate
For Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza, Principle Is Key in Run for Senate
Text and photos by JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
It is important not to compromise their principles, the two “senatoriables” from the progressie sector said. Since one of their platforms is good governance, part of it is holding public officials -- either past or present -- accountable. This includes achieving justice for the victims of human-rights violations under the Marcos dictatorship.
Ampatuan Massacre Highlights Continuing Violence Vs Women: Gabriela Women’s Party
Ampatuan Massacre Highlights Continuing Violence Vs Women: Gabriela Women’s Party
By MARYA SALAMAT
The commemoration of the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women (VAW) in the Philippines got a piercing highlight in the Ampatuan massacre that occurred two days before the anti-VAW's day last week. “What happened in Maguindanao underscored the vulnerability of women amid fierce struggles as in an electoral struggle,” Gabriela partylist representative and aspiring senator Liza Maza said.
Gabriela Turns 25, Rallies Women to ‘Rise Up’ After the Storm
Gabriela Turns 25, Rallies Women to ‘Rise Up’ After the Storm
By MARYA SALAMAT
Gabriela has come a long way in helping many women and contributing to their empowerment. In the process, Gabriela itself has gained many friends and members. It is now a nationwide alliance of 200 women's organizations that cut across sectors and regions. It even has allied organizations in other countries.
Chavit Beating: Arroyo Denounced for Looking the Other Way
Chavit Beating: Arroyo Denounced for Looking the Other Way
By MARYA SALAMAT
As Rachel Tiongson battles the powerful Chavit Singson, women leaders are castigating the Arroyo regime for shirking its responsibilities to uphold the law. They urge the president to “severely sanction” Singson for brutally beating up – at one point by using a tiger whip – the mother of his five children.
10 Years of VFA Worsened Abuse of Filipino Women, Children by US Troops — Gabriela
10 Years of VFA Worsened Abuse of Filipino Women, Children by US Troops — Gabriela
By MARYA SALAMAT
“It is the experience of every nation that wherever there is a concentration of American soldiers for a prolonged period of time, exploitation and abuse of the local people ensued,” said Emmi de Jesus, secretary-general of Gabriela, the women’s group.
Video: Justice, Compensation Remain Elusive to ‘Comfort Women’ in Philippines
Video: Justice, Compensation Remain Elusive to ‘Comfort Women’ in Philippines
'Comfort Women' Still Fight for Justice
For Triumph’s Workers, a Bleak Future Made Worse by DOLE’s Complicity
For Triumph’s Workers, a Bleak Future Made Worse by DOLE’s Complicity
The employees at Triumph International who are about to lose their jobs are wringing their hands over what awaits them in these difficult times. They are likewise upset that the labor department, instead of helping them, has been assisting the German company in its machinations to get rid of its workers.
Susan Fernandez: Teacher, Singer, Activist, Friend
Susan Fernandez: Teacher, Singer, Activist, Friend
To some, Susan Fernandez was an educator. To her children, she was a loving mother. To the many who have known her since the 1970s, she was a singer and a patriot, rendering songs that reflected the people’s yearnings.
20 OFWs Being Abused by Employer in Saudi Arabia, Many Treated as Sex Slave
20 OFWs Being Abused by Employer in Saudi Arabia, Many Treated as Sex Slave
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who recently returned to the Philippines has made an urgent appeal to help rescue 20 other women OFWs in Saudi Arabia, some of whom are being treated as sex slaves. She said several of them have been raped.
Inspired by Katrina Halili, Other Women Victims of Sex Videos Come Out
Inspired by Katrina Halili, Other Women Victims of Sex Videos Come Out
Since the sex-video scandal erupted, actress Katrina Halili has faced the crisis head-on, filed cases against Hayden Kho and, she tells Bulatlat, will pursue justice even if it destroys her career. Her courage, the women’s group Gabriela says, has inspired other victims of similar abuse.
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