The search queries in the Philippines related to violence against women and children (VAWC) and sexual, physical, psychological violence rose by 63 percent during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to GABRIELA. (UNSPLASH) "Violence against Filipino women is now at an all-time...
Various groups denounced on Tuesday, Nov. 16, the arrest of child rights and women's rights leader Sally Crisostomo-Ujano on Nov. 14 in Bulacan. (Photo from Karla Ujano) Crisostomo, 64, national coordinator of children's rights non-profit organization Philippine Against Child Trafficking (PACT) was...
Two women's groups hailed the Senate's move to cut the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) by 86 percent. (Photo from Anakbayan Morayta / FILE) On Tuesday, Senator Sonny Angara said the Senate Finance Committee is set to slash the budget of NTF-ELCAC...
House Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Arlene Brosas of Gabriela partylist slammed the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) proposal to exclude unvaccinated Filipinos from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) saying it is a "lousy scheme to cover up the Duterte administration's...
House of Representatives Partylist Gabriela is again pushing for the passage of the pandemic leave benefits bill not just for COVID-19 infected workers but also for "floating status" workers due to temporary closures and reduced company operations. "Chop-chop 'yung sahod dahil bawas ang work...
The United States (US) civilian military training unit and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently completed a three-day training that aims to improve the capability of the crew of the biggest Coast Guard ship in the country in responding to medical emergency situations at sea. US-PCG TRAINING--...
Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas slammed on Tuesday, September 28, what she claimed as a "special treatment" in the drug case against Julian Ongpin, the person of interest in the death of artist Bree Jonson. Mugshot of Julian Ongpin (Philippine National Police photo) Brosas...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council may have hinted Thursday, Sept. 23 that it has started the “first stage” in determining possible money laundering activities involving Pharmally Pharmaceuticals. House of Representatives plenary This after Quirino Rep. Junie Cua, vice chairman of the House...
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) noted a decline in its prevalence worldwide — from one in four girls from 10 years ago to about one in five today. With the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts, the UNICEF fears that 10 million more girls worldwide will end up becoming child...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday, September 6, vowed to specify the projects which will be funded under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict‘s (NTF-ELCAC) Barangay Development Program (BDP). DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (HoR) DILG, a member...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was again put in the spotlight as lawmakers questioned Thursday, August 26, the necessity of increasing its funds amid the persisting problem of COVID-19. Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas, during the hybrid...
The progressive Makabayan bloc is pushing for a full scale congressional inquiry into the adverse audit findings made by the Commission on Audit in the the management by the Department of Health of the P67.32 billion anti-COVID 19 funds. Makabayan bloc image The resolution calling for the...
