“Today, women won over the combined forces of corporate lobby and misogynist mongering against the measure.”
Women, allies lauded for relentless effort to have expanded maternity leave signed into law
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Ph solon decries Japan’s military shift with passage of new security laws
Japan’s new security laws amends its pacifist constitution.
Alcala faces grilling for withholding emergency aid to storm-ravaged farmers
A whopping 68 percent of the Agriculture department’s budget for Yolanda victims were still unreleased, even as the Yolanda-affected areas remain largely unassisted.
Gabriela calls for Senate review of Vienna Convention
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The Aquino government should initiate an immediate review of all international agreements on diplomatic immunity to make sure that cases such as this will never happen again.” Rep. Emmi de Jesus, Gabriela Women’s Party
Amendments to Anti-Rape Law filed by Gabriela Women’s Party
Amendments to Anti-Rape Law filed by Gabriela Women’s Party (Photo by Igal Jada San Andres / Bulatlat.com)
Gabriela supports alleged rape victim of Pantabangan Vice-Mayor
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“We must continue to rage against rape especially if the accused is a public official who use and abuse their power to inflict violence.” – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luz Ilagan
Mindanao power crisis ploy to justify coal plants – environmental groups
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“This is all artificial.” – Dr. Jean Lindo, Kalikasan Party, No to Coal-Davao
Hire unemployed nurses in public hospitals -GWP
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Manila – A lawmaker and a labor center are protesting against the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) call to licensed nurses, nursing graduates, and other jobseekers with healthcare backgrounds to consider the array of non-clinical, yet, medical-related job opportunities as alternate careers in the healthcare industry. DOLE secretary…
Beauty queens grace Gabriela’s alternative fashion exhibit
“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, oppression Related story: Three women share the burdens of working women in…
Statistics on various crimes against women alarming – CWR
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Sins against Filipino women are being committed on a daily basis.”
Scrutinize books of oil companies now – Gabriela
“While it is complicated, we need to understand that oil is now primarily traded in the international futures markets… The spiraling of prices is mainly dictated by buyers and traders who gamble on the future price of oil in the name of superprofit-taking.” – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Emmi De Jesus By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com…