HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL It’s the tail-end of March, our yearly Women’s Month; so before the month comes to an end, it’s good to take a look back at how some of us took the month to heart. Of how we made it a resounding reminder of the truths that while so much has...
A total of 300 women with disabilities received free beauty treatment during the medical mission conducted by the Las Piñas City government as part of the National Women’s Month celebration. Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Vice-mayor Nery Aguilar thanked the Beauty Beyond Borders of the Aivee Group for...
Photo was taken at Signal Village National High School, Taguig City in June 2019. (DepEd Public Affairs Service) As the country honors women and their contribution in many fields this month, the Department of Education (DepEd) highlighted how education becomes a key element in breaking gender...
Insular Life (InLife) said its advocacy that aims to empower women has reached lives of more than 7.6 million Filipinos since its launched in 2019. InLife Sheroes Program Manager Josephine Manankil-Gonzales said movement that aims empower Filipino women has come a long way, having achieved 765...
The luxury watches and jewelry brand introduces the Izadore bangle, named after the Filipino actress As it continues to honor women everywhere, Swiss luxury watches and jewelry brand Charriol teams up with Filipino actress Iza Calzado-Wintle in empowering ladies March, International Women’s...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta As Women’s Month comes to an end, I am rereading essays written by my mother (Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, CGN) about the Filipino woman. She was not a feminist, yet she defended women’s rights to education, freedom of speech and assembly, the pursuit of happiness and...
When Chona Vince Cruz-Abeledo asked young students to draw a scientist, the drawings depicted different scientists: Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, or cartoon character Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory. But what do they all have in common? They are all male. It didn't surprise Abeledo, a molecular...
Yassi Pressman recently visited the Female Dormitory of the Quezon City Jail. In celebration of Women's month, she gave away shampoos and conditioners for 600 inmates there whom she described as "beautiful women who deserve a second chance." She also bought all of the handcrafted bags and pillows...
Female entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our country. According to government estimates, nearly 90 percent of micro and small entrepreneurs are owned by women, women who are striving to make a difference in the lives of their families and the communities they live in. Packworks In time for...
BANGUED, Abra -- As part of the 2022 National Women’s Month celebration, female police officers of Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO) on Thursday conducted a women empowerment program for female Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) of Abra Provincial Jail. (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda /...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I n continuing on with Women’s Month, I too am writing another piece themed around women. This time, closer to home – women, and how I view them, and their roles in the Philippines. To be quite honest, because I was raised in a very matriarchal family, I did not realize...
Police arrested actor Kit Thompson for allegedly mauling and detaining his girlfriend, an actress, at a hotel in Tagaytay City on Friday, March 18, the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed. Philippine National Police (PNP) Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra, regional director of the Calabarzon Police...
