Citing women’s conditions, Gabriela Women’s Party questions Marcos’ UN statement
The administration’s narrative of progress overlooks the structural barriers that continue to trap many women in poverty and insecurity.
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The administration’s narrative of progress overlooks the structural barriers that continue to trap many women in poverty and insecurity.
“We have seen that our collective action can hold even the most powerful official, a former president, accountable."
“Without an operative and legally effective designation at the time of the alleged acts, an essential element of the crime is wanting.”
The group called on the Marcos administration to pursue a more independent foreign policy and prioritize peace initiatives.
“Marcos has no right to speak on the concerns of women as his corrupt regime traffics and sells out working Filipina women, forcing them in the thousands to leave their families and work abroad in dangerous conditions.”
Over 4,800 households from four barangays in Nabalawag town, including Damatulan, Kadigasan, Olandang, and Kuradangan, were displaced due to the recent conflict.
Kapatid demands to allow the immediate delivery of medicines and to “mount a treatment and sanitation campaign to prevent the further spread of disease inside prisons.”
The tragedy is that even brands that have the capacity to improve their workers’ labor rights refuse to do so and are enjoying impunity.
Unable to defeat Rep. Elago’s causes and political positions, he has resorted to brazen misogyny and sexual harassment in a desperate attempt to malign and intimidate her.
Red-tagging is not just a smear campaign.
"The successive legal losses of Duterte at the ICC should be an indicator that no one is buying Duterte's delaying tactics."
The experiences of women farmers and indigenous women illustrate the intersection of economic exploitation and gender inequality in rural areas.
Women artists and allies gathered on March 5 at Mejo Kitchen Bar for “Clapback: Half the Sky, All the Rage,” a benefit gig.
They committed to holding a prayer every first Saturday of the month to pray for justice for the victims amid all the calamities that hit the province.
The Philippines continues to lag behind in responding to crises affecting migrant workers because the government insists on going through long bureaucratic processes even in times of crisis.
Grassroots organizing, collective action, and advocacy remain crucial in addressing structural inequalities that shape women’s labor conditions.
“The company of Kowloon would not generate P25 million if not for the blood and sweat of workers."
"The mission of the church and civil society to serve, protect, and uplift the marginalized is not a threat to the state but a contribution to justice, peace, and the common good."
International institutions never held the United States accountable for its repeated acts of aggression against Iran or, for that matter, any of the other countries that suffered from US attacks.
“The threats against Gorgonio and PDG workers are not isolated incidents but part of a systematic campaign of intimidation and red-tagging against political dissenters, human rights lawyers and development workers."
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