In hopes of eliminating of all forms of abuse against women, the Philippines launched its annual 18-day Campaign to End Violence against Women (VAW). In partnership with the Inter-Agency Council on Violence against Women and their Children, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) launched the...
Zonta says no to violence against women is an ongoing campaign to raise awareness of and increase actions to end violence against women and girls around the world. This initiative takes place in Zonta clubs and districts worldwide every biennium pushing forth a more inclusive, unified ,and...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued the guidelines for the 2022 observance of the 18-day campaign to end violence against women (VAW). In Memorandum Circular (MC) 2022-146, DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. stated that this year’s campaign will...
The society will benefit if the economic status of women is uplifted, United States first-ever female Vice President Kamala Harris has said. Talking about women empowerment at a town hall discussion in Pasay City on Monday, Harris pushed for equal opportunity for women in terms of entrepreneurship...
Collegiate sports coaches who tolerate the violent behavior of their player-athletes should be penalized. John Amores of Jose Rizal University (NCAA/GMA) House Deputy Majority Leader and Quezon City 3rd Rep. Franz Pumaren supported this notion Monday, Nov. 14 as the viral basketball court rampage...
Various government agencies must “formulate and implement systematic solutions” to address the “culture of violence” now prevalent on Philippine basketball, a lawmaker said on Sunday, Nov. 13. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Photo from Rep. Co’s Facebook page)) “Ako Bicol also takes...
UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on states, faith leaders and other influential actors to condemn all incitement to hatred and violence based on religion or belief. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Xinhua) "Only a collective, inclusive, and society-wide...
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna – A 30-year-old man allegedly shot his 33-year-old live-in partner dead during an argument Sunday, August 14, in Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas. The San Jose Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Rona May Corañez. Police said that...
The Las Piñas City government has created a local committee on anti-trafficking and violence against women and children (VAWC). The local committee conducted a seminar which was attended by department heads and partners from the national government and discussed the importance of having a local...
TV personality Gretchen Ho couldn't help but share her two cents about finding out that the 69-year-old retired policeman father of the Ateneo murder suspect was shot dead outside his house in Lamitan City, Basilan, recently. On Twitter, the former volleyball player wrote: "Violence begets...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be holding a series of dialogues with school officials in a bid to tighten security after the gun attack inside the Ateneo de Manila University that left three people dead and two others wounded. PNP officer-in-charge Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao, Jr. said...
As it condemned the alleged “normalization” of bullying and abuse in the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA), a group called for concrete action to protect the learners and make the elimination of sexual violence a top priority. (Photo sourced from Unsplash) The Civil Society Network for...
