BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO Bulatlat.com A young woman of 26 had just finished her postgraduate degree in the Humanities. A very promising academic career awaited her application to the faculty of the humanities in a reputable public university known for its radical tradition. Her knowledge and grasp of feminist theory and literature have earned…
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GUNITA NG SALITA Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ito ang kolokyal na tumbas na politisidong termino ng kolektibong kondisyon, pakikibaka at mithiin na inaako ng “kababaihan.” Halaw sa media, ang kolektibisasyon ay hango sa iba pang madalas gamitin ng broadcast media, tulad ng kapulisan, kabaklaan, at kabadingan. Ang unlaping “ka” ay nagpapahiwatig ng pagiging kaputol at…
Violence against women and children, a social malady
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The festering, worsening economic and social crisis has not only resulted in widespread poverty and hunger, worsening social inequities and injustices, but also an alarming increase in cases of violence against women and children. A recent survey involving 42,000 women in all 28 European Union countries revealed the harrowing situation…
Women’s group storm the office of the National Food Authority
“We are taking this opportunity to barrage the government with protests for the whole week until March 8 to expose his (Aquino) accountability for the worsening state of women.” – Gabriela
Philippines under Aquino, ‘dangerous place for women’ – Gabriela
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“We hold the US-Aquino regime responsible for the wretched situation of Filipino women, for the plunder and destruction of our economy and natural resources and the massive attack on women’s economic and political rights and welfare. We deplore the poverty and the violence that we are being subjected to.” – Gabriela
Three women share the burdens of working women in the country, and the world
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: 101 years later, women workers face the same exploitation, oppression Related story: Beauty queens grace Gabriela’s alternative fashion exhibit MANILA – Akrima Maguit, 40, is an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who is about to leave for Saudi Arabia this week. Since her husband died in 2006, Maguit…
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…
Women slam Aquino’s inaction on price hikes
The commemoration of the 101st International Women’s Day is one of the biggest rallies in recent years. Gabriela, the country’s largest women group who spearheaded the protest action, slammed Aquino government for its inaction to put a stop in the overpricing in oil products, increased U.S. military presence in the Philippines and to prioritize the…
Bulatlat Live: 2012 International Women’s Day
By BULATLAT STAFF
Follow Bulatlat’s live coverage of the 101st commemoration of the International Women’s Day.
Women protest vs oil pice hikes at oil depot
Women protest vs oil pice hikes at oil depot (Photo by Jhun Dantes)
Women to protest increasing prices of oil, basic commodities on March 8
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
In the morning of March 8, Gabriela will hold a protest action at the Pandacan Oil Deport and in the afternoon at around 2 p.m., the women’s group will hold a program at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo to be capped by a torch parade from Plaza Miranda to Mendiola in the evening.