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"This is no ordinary fashion exhibit. Ours is a way to put together these issues so people would understand." – Rep. Luz Ilagan, Gabriela Women's Party By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com Main Story: 101 years later, women workers face the same exploitation,...
Ni MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com Sa harap ng unos sigalot giyera kadalasan mga ina anak at pinsang babae ang mga naiiwan tulad ng sa Giyerang Peloponnesian, isang digmaang nagtagal ng tatlong dekada, nagluwal ng mga duwag at bayani ang pinakamahabang tangisan at...
At the March 8 rally, as I waited to deliver my speech to the thousands of women gathered at some distance from the Presidential Palace, I could not help but reflect on my own sojourn as a woman, from a carefree middle-class upbringing to one defined by the social and political struggles and upheavals of my generation. (By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo / bulatlat.com)
100th International Women's Day
The lolas (grandmothers) of Lila Filipina, an organization of former “comfort women,” stormed the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday to demand justice from the government of Japan for the crimes they committed during World War II. The lolas proceeded to Don Chino Bridge near Malacañang gate and brought with them a letter addressed to President Benigno S. Aquino III, asking why he failed to fulfill his promise of obtaining any measure of justice for them. (Photos courtesy of Gabriela / bulatlat.com)
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Aquino’s ninth month in office coincides with the militant action of Filipino women on March 8. Just like giving birth to a child, the protest of women all over the country and overseas would be born after nine months of discontent over an administration found inadequate in action.” -- Lana Linaban, Gabriela secretary-general
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