The search queries in the Philippines related to violence against women and children (VAWC) and sexual, physical, psychological violence rose by 63 percent during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to GABRIELA. (UNSPLASH) "Violence against Filipino women is now at an all-time...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo wants to empower women by providing them economic opportunities through her flagship poverty alleviation program, Angat Buhay. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Angat Buhay Women, the women empowerment arm of the Office of the Vice President...
Photo from PNVF Six teams battle for the title when the country’s first volleyball Champions League for Women fires off on Saturday at the Aquamarine Recreational Center gym in Lipa City, Batangas. PetroGazz and Baguio City raise the curtain at 10 a.m., while F2 Logistics and California Precision...
Various groups denounced on Tuesday, Nov. 16, the arrest of child rights and women's rights leader Sally Crisostomo-Ujano on Nov. 14 in Bulacan. (Photo from Karla Ujano) Crisostomo, 64, national coordinator of children's rights non-profit organization Philippine Against Child Trafficking (PACT) was...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Yuka Saso shot a final-round 3-under-par 67 to finish at 14th place in the Pelican Women’s Championship in Belleair, Florida Sunday (Monday, Manila time). The reigning US Women’s Open champion came through with five birdies to offset two bogeys on the seventh and 15th to finish...
A Filipino ambassador called for a more active participation of women experts in peace and reconciliation efforts in the Southeast Asian region during a recent dialogue co-hosted by Australia and Vietnam. WOMEN INCLUSION -- Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso urges mainstreaming of the Women, Peace,...
Yuka Saso looks over a shot on the ninth hole during the second round of the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club on November 12, 2021 in Belleair, Florida. (AFP) Yuka Saso skidded to a share of 17th place after carding an even-par 70 in the third round of the Pelican Women’s...
Yuka Saso plays a shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the Pelican Women's Championship at Pelican Golf Club on November 12, 2021 in Belleair, Florida. (AFP) Yuka Saso flaunted her true form, firing a six-under-par 64 Friday to get back in the mix halfway through the Pelican Women's...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Yuka Saso carded a 2-under-par 68 for a share of 23rd place at the start of the Pelican Women’s Championship in Bellair, Florida Thursday. Saso, the reigning US Women’s Open titlist, gunned down five birdies, including the 17th and 18th holes, that more than made up for her...
Two women's groups hailed the Senate's move to cut the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) by 86 percent. (Photo from Anakbayan Morayta / FILE) On Tuesday, Senator Sonny Angara said the Senate Finance Committee is set to slash the budget of NTF-ELCAC...
The Philippines has expressed its support for calls to increase the deployment of women peacekeepers among the United Nations (UN) member states. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York) Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo, permanent representative of...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vowed to work together in pursuing gender equality and women's empowerment in the environment sector. (Photo from PCW) In a virtual signing ceremony on Oct. 29, the two agencies forged a...
