Women of Ilocos Sur call for ‘CHANGE’
Women play a vital role in society and their socio-economic needs must be addressed so they could fully realize their potential.
Women of Ilocos Sur call for ‘CHANGE’
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Cases of violence against women and children increasing – Center for Women’s Resources
Cases of violence against women and children increasing – Center for Women’s Resources
Alarming is the fact that more women and children are falling prey to trafficking and violence because of the devastation caused by Typhoon Yolanda.
No Justice For Child Sex Slaves
No Justice For Child Sex Slaves
BY FR. SHAY CULLEN The outright dismissal by Philippine prosecutors in Olongapo City of criminal charges of child trafficking for sexual exploitation brought by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against a father and his 33-year-old son, Filipinos with US...
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.
Violence Against Women on the Rise, Use of Technology to Abuse Women Alarming – GABRIELA
Violence Against Women on the Rise, Use of Technology to Abuse Women Alarming – GABRIELA
The Anti-Violence against Women and Children Act or Republic 9262 of 2004 was passed “to protect the family and its members particularly women and children from violence and threats to their personal safety and security”. The intention of the law is to guarantee full respect for human rights of women and children. Five years since it was passed, the women’s group GABRIELA has been receiving an increasing number of reports of violence and threats against women and children.
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