SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Today, March 8, marks International Women’s Day and the whole of March is observed as International Women’s Month. This momentous occasion is a fitting opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements, to raise greater awareness and to lobby for accelerated...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque There is a reason there is a whole month devoted to women. March is Women’s Month because women are a special kind of wonderful. And I am not just saying this because I am a woman myself. Not to mention, one who spent four-years in a renowned all-women liberal...
Here's what Hon. Cristal Bagatsing, Shaira Luna, Frankie Pangilinan, and Alexa Kaufman think Frankie Pangilinan, Alexa Kaufman, Shaira Luna, and Hon. Cristal Bagatsing For years, women, young and old and famous or not, have been under the microscope when it comes to what they wear. Whether it is...
Women of Yolanda and Marawi weave their future through the local fabric and clothing industry Seeking to inspire hope for the future in their communities by rewriting the disaster-victim narrative, Maranao weavers and Tacloban seamstresses have banded together to create the Kadasig reusable face...
The Philippines retains its number one rank as country with most women in senior management in 2021 and further improving the number of Filipina business leaders to 48 percent from 43 percent in 2020, according to Grant Thornton’s annual Women in Business report. The report cited the Philippine...
Displacement is an unfortunate reality for many Filipinos, who are forced to temporarily or permanently leave their homes due to conflict or natural disaster. Aside from the trauma of unwillingly having to leave one’s place of residence due to circumstance, one of the biggest immediate concerns...
ON DUTY - Fille Claudine Cainglet is in the middle of an operation at the UERM Hospital when the Glutagence Glow Booster selected her in the first-ever pick of the WNBL draft Saturday night, Feb. 13. 2021. (Photo from WNBL) Glutagence made Fille Claudine Cainglet the first-ever pick of the...
Multisectoral groups, comprising of 51 largest and widely-represented private sector associations, have urged for the immediate enactment of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill to boost market confidence, save jobs and provide instant relief to businesses’...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have cited the Insular Life’s (InLife) Sheroes program, digital sales system, and health care subsidiary. In an IFC-UN Women report, InLife was listed among the global...
It has been a challenging year for the whole world, and the Philippines is not exempted from this. With Covid-19 still out there, the vaccine has yet to reach us, and the economy heavily affected, Filipinos are trying their best to keep themselves healthy and make ends meet. With lower or no...
As a result of the government’s decision to regulate the issuance of import permits on rice, the Philippines will now end the year with slightly lower imports of the staple. Despite this, the country is still poised to retain its status as the world’s top rice importer. In its latest report on...
Beauty brand L'Oréal Paris has been empowering women with its tagline, "Because you're worth it," for years, and now the company is advancing its message. The brand has launched an awareness campaign " Stand Up " against street harassment, in partnership with grassroots organization Hollaback. A...
