ADVERTISEMENT
PRESS RELEASE March 2, 2010 Market vendors, drivers and residents were treated to a free massage amid a long day’s work during the second leg of Lakbay Serbisyo, an ongoing social service mission held at the public markets of Santa Rosa City and Cabuyao, Laguna on...
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.
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.
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.
MANILA -- Former Navy officer Lt. Senior Grade Mary Nancy Gadian was recognized as a "Woman of Courage" by Gabriela, the most prestigious women's group in the country, in a simple ceremony this afternoon. Nancy Gadian (left) with Gabriela's Emmi de Jesus (Photo by...
'Comfort Women' Still Fight for Justice
The occupation by the military of a nonformal school for tribal children in Surigao del Sur has raised concern among officials, with the Department of Education suggesting this week that those threatened by the presence of the soldiers should seek the court’s protection through the writ of amparo.
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA -- In a cooking demo that elicited chuckles from market-goers and participating activists themselves, the Gabriela Women’s Party (GWaPa) showed Wednesday in front of Nepa-Q Market on Edsa, in Cubao, Quezon City, to cook Gloria...
MANILA -- A meeting of officials of party-list groups Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, Gabriela, and Kabataan was raided by suspected elements of the military in Cagayan Valley region at past midnight Thursday. Anakpawis reported that around 30 heavily armed men in...
Extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances, political persecution, baseless accusations, and arbitrary arrest and detention have no place in a democracy. These are contradictory to it. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Norberto Gonzales, Raul Gonzalez, and the AFP...
A 22-year-old student has come out to expose her alleged rape by a US Marine inside a Makati City hotel on April 19. But the victim said she won’t press charges, citing the case of “Nicole.”
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Posted 2:40 p.m., April 25, 2008 Braving the heavy rain, members of the women’s group GABRIELA staged a rally along Nicanor Reyes Steet in Manila at around 10:30 this morning to protest the continuing increase in prices of goods and...
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.
CA, Arroyo Slammed for Smith Acquittal
It was an unusual reunion of mother and daughter. Nanay Mely visited Hazel in Okinawa, Japan last week. After knowing the details of the sufferings Hazel endured in the hands of an American soldier, Nanay Mely would have wanted to bring Hazel home. But her daughter...
BY BULATLAT Posted 4:53 p.m., July 29, 2008 Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday her government's failure to alleviate poverty in Mindanao due to the 'endless conflict in the island.' But a congresswoman from...
BY Bulatlat.com August 29, 2008 - 2:00 p.m. Women’s group GABRIELA branded Malacañang’s proposed P1.415 trillion budget for 2009 budget as anti-poor. The group said that to claim that it will provide ‘welfare armor’ for poor families is a complete lie. In a...
A new coalition has been formed to counter the dirty and traditional politics in the country. It has pledged to advance the politics of change and promote a 'pro-people' platform for the 2010 elections.
BY BULATLAT The militant women's group GABRIELA earlier today filed charges of human rights violations, physical injuries, and abuse of authority against Manila Police District (MPD) Director Supt. Roberto Rosales at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the...
A community of readers and supporters that help us sustain our operations through microdonations for as low as $1.
