BANGUED, Abra -- As part of the 2022 National Women’s Month celebration, female police officers of Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO) on Thursday conducted a women empowerment program for female Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) of Abra Provincial Jail. (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda /...
Senator Grace Poe has recognized the need for the government and institutions to create an environment that would empower women entrepreneurs to surpass pre-existing limitations and thrive in the new normal. “I believe the government should invest in women entrepreneurs as they will be extremely...
Women are becoming more involved in different areas of agriculture. However, gender gaps in employment, income, and resources are still a hindrance to their growth and success. MOCA Family Farm RLearning Center’s farm school director Gigi Morris said that knowledge and education are good...
International Women’s Day is not only a special day to remember the struggles faced by women across the globe, it is a chance to reflect on how women led, ruled, and played an equal role with men, said Department of Education (DepED) Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday, March 8. DepED Secretary...
Yes, women can do everything, as long as they get help MOTHER Reica Cabayan and her family More women in the workplace are championing work and personal life balance, advocating for equality and inclusion, and role modeling the aspirational careers that are possible when these are achieved. Erica...
Vice President Leni Robredo does not believe that divorce is the answer for women to get out of bad marriages, citing economic empowerment as a core to fighting against abuses within a marriage. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During CNN’s “The Filipino Votes: Presidential...
Former beauty queen Venus Raj made headlines coming out to admit she was in a relationship with an older man when she was 16. Though there are those who were quick to understand and empathize, there are those who cruelly lambasted her for it. Others even blamed her. Venus took to social media to...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will prioritize providing holistic empowerment for the survivors of gender-based violence in the country if she wins the presidency. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) During a virtual forum with supporters in Bataan, Olongapo, and Zambales...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo doesn’t believe that politics by itself is bad, but she highlighted the need for the people to want to change “bad politics” because this could be a jump-off point for programs that will empower abused women and the indigenous community. Vice...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, Jan. 19, there should be a law that will provide the mechanism for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to participate in crafting policies that directly impact them. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo holds a virtual...
If she wins, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo will make sure that people will be empowered sufficiently to participate in governance. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo said that in the past five-and-a-half years, she has proven that her kind of leadership is one that...
A month before Vice President Leni Robredo embarks on one of the biggest challenges of her political career—the official campaign period for the 2022 presidential race— she looked back at the accomplishments of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in the past five-and-a-half years. Vice...
