By GODDES HOPE LIBIRAN I vividly remember everything. The first person who inspired my decision to join government service was my father, who started as a Bantay Bayan tanod in Marikina, then became barangay secretary, and got elected as a kagawad. I saw him apply the values of discipline and...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – In line with the celebration of Women’s Month, the Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office 1 (DOLE-RO1) will hold a free webinar on statutory benefits for women employees in a special ADALEN episode this Saturday, March 25. ADALEN, an Ilokano term meaning...
As he acknowledged the challenges that they face, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured Filipino women that his administration remains committed to providing them with more prominent roles in government. Marcos said this as he led the awarding ceremony for the 2023 Outstanding Women...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, March 21, challenged men to join in the fight for gender equality and create safer spaces for girls and women in the communities. Duterte posed the challenge during her speech as the guest of honor and speaker during Quezon City Police District’s (QCPD)...
Citing the European Commission’s Digital Economy and Society Index in 2022, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) revealed that only 20 percent of information and communications technology professionals and graduates are women. This indicates that lesser women are...
*BEHIND THE STARTUP – Gina Romero is the founder and head of special projects of 'Connected Women.' (Photo Courtesy of Connected Women)* Many Filipino women work in distant places, away from their families for long periods of time, because they hope what they earn can give their families a better...
First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos hosted women ambassadors to the Philippines in the presidential residence for the celebration of Women’s Month, United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to Manila Laure Beaufils shared in a Twitter post on Friday, March 17. “Thank you First Lady Liza Marcos for your...
Hunger and malnutrition. Those are two problems that push many governments around the world to work overtime. And even with non-government organizations (NGOs) joining initiatives to fight hunger and malnutrition, much still needs to be done. Millie L. Kilayko, from Bacolod City, chose the...
In celebration of International Women’s Month, [ mWell ](https://mwellph.onelink.me/lnFL/YMPKKK) has tied up with Kalusugan ng Kababaihang Pangkabayanan, Inc (KnKPInc), a group that safeguards the well-being of marginalized Filipino women in the countryside. mWell shall provide free online...
The immediate release of “unjustly-detained” women and all other political prisoners was pushed by women-led organizations on Thursday, March 16. To air their message of solidarity, the organizations — some of which are Gabriela, Defend Peasant Women, and Citizens Rights Watch Network — held...
On International Women’s Day last March 8, Pope Francis conveyed this message on his official Twitter account: “Let us pray together so that women, every woman, may be respected, protected, and esteemed. Violence against women and mothers is violence against God himself, who from a woman, from a...
Around 500 women in Pasig participated in the "Negosyo Pasigueña" women's forum on business and entrepreneurship held at the Tanghalang Pasigueño on Tuesday, March 14. The program sought to empower women to aid their economic development by equipping them with knowledge on the proper policies...
