(Unsplash) A bill that seeks to amend the Family Code of the Philippines to include live-in "gender-fluid" couples in the administration of property ownership has been filed in the House of Representatives. House Assistant Majority Leader and Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta...
A Senate panel on Tuesday, November 7 lifted the contempt order against the four leaders of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" namely Jey Rence Quilario also known as "Senyor Agila", Janeth Ajoc, Mamerto Galanida, and Karren Sanico. The Senate security group...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Monday, Oct. 16, said the country paced its way in lessening the gender gap as it placed 16th internationally in the 2023 Global Gender Gap Index of the World Economic Forum. Photo credit to PCW The country had its Constructive Dialogue on Oct. 11 in...
The Pasig City Gender and Development (GAD) Office conferred awards to the "Most Gender-Responsive Barangays" in the city during its first GAD Summit on Thursday, Sept. 28. The GAD Technical Working Group (TWG) awarded the barangays that have successfully implemented their respective GAD...
The Philippines is now poised to join other countries that honors and recognizes divorce. This, after a Senate panel approved the measure that provides absolute divorce in the Philippines. Senate Bill No. 2443, or the proposed “Dissolution of Marriage Act”, expands the...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said females, and even members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer plus are included in the mandatory Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program and will train alongside the males, to ensure there would be “gender equality.” Sen....
The Antipolo City local government launched a gender sensitivity training program to Rizalenyos as part of its efforts in creating a gender sensitive and conscious environment to its citizens especially the youth. According to Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares, 1st year students, faculty, and staff...
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...
By Alex Salva Quiño Poosh founder Kourtney Kardashian shares more snaps of her baby bump. This was after she and Travis Barker revealed the gender of their first baby in an Instagram video on Sunday, June 25. Stunning in a pale blue figure-hugging turtleneck dress with thigh-high slit. She paired...
CEBU CITY – To promote equal rights and inclusivity, the provincial government of Bohol on Thursday, May 17, launched its gender and development (GAD) program dubbed “ArisGAD A.” Bohol. Gov. Aris Aumentado and Vice Gov. Dionisio Balite led the launching of the program at the new provincial...
CIBAC Party-List Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva (MANILA BULLETIN) An evangelist-turned-congessman is up in arms over what he called the "inclusion and promotion" of LGBTQ-related topics such as gender fluidity, same-sex union and same-sex marriage in the Department of Education's (DepEd) draft...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has rallied parliamentarians to stand in solidarity with women’s movements across the world to ensure true and lasting gender equality. Senator Risa Hontiveros with (left to right) Ma. Aurora Quilala, PLCPD Advocacy and Partnerships Manager; and Klaus Beck, UNFPA...
