Filipino football fans around the globe could barely contain their excitement with the FIFA Women’s World Cup just around the corner. For the first time ever, the country’s flag and colors are set to make an appearance on the grandest stage of the world’s biggest sport, represented by Summit...
The Philippines has the widest Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) gender gap in the Asia Pacific region with women comprising only 36 percent in the STEM workforce, according to new data from LinkedIn. The LinkedIn data showed that women account for majority of 58.8 percent of...
The Philippines maintains its position as the leading Asian country in closing the gender gap, according to the 2023 Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) Report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF). (Photo courtesy of PCW/Facebook) The Philippines has reached 79.1-percent gender parity, and is now...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) urged to advocate the enactment of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression Equality Act (SOGIE) to protect people from different types of discrimination in private and public institutions. In a statement, PCW acknowledged that the lack of a...
CAVITE - A man was arrested in Silang for allegedly blackmailing his ex-girlfriend with her nude photos on Tuesday, June 27. Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspect as Raymart B. Guingab, 28. Initial investigation said the suspect was able to save nude photos and videos of the victim...
A student leader from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Main Campus has bagged the Zonta International's Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award 2023, besting 21 other countries all over the world. According to the PSHS System, Rysa Antonette Ang will receive $5,000. “Operate on...
Gilas Pilipinas women’s team prized addition Vanessa De Jesus and a veteran core of Jack Animam, Afril Bernardino and Janine Pontejos bannered the national team’s final roster for the FIBA women’s Asia Cup set to fire off on June 26 in Sydney, Australia. *(From left) Afril Bernardino, Janine...
From barely getting recognition, the Philippine women’s national football team is set to make its FIFA World Cup debut next month. The historic opportunity came when Sarina Bolden fired the penalty kick for the Philippines in their dramatic shootout against Chinese Taipei in the Asian Cup in 2022....
Filipino culture and tradition has always been partial to women, giving them due respect and conservative deference especially in social events and public places. For decades, this traditional courtesy and caring for Filipino women has been with us, but it was only in 2009 that the government...
EDITORS DESK There are plenty of reasons why the Philippine national women’s football team’s maiden campaign in the biggest stage, the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand next month, is a must-watch for Filipino followers. But as history beckons in the face of an...
Long-haul flights enable us to catch films we have missed or films that were not shown in the local cinemas. The recent in-flight entertainment we saw included three movies namely, Steven Spielberg’s *The Fabelmans*, Sarah Polley’s *Women Talking*, and Dean Fleischer Camp’s *Marcel The Shell...
The Philippine national women’s football team is set to individually receive at least $30,000 from FIFA for its participation in the 2023 Women’s World Cup this July. The Filipinas, who are about to make their maiden appearance in the global football showpiece, will be earning individual...
