Some 16 local and foreign business groups have strongly urged for the immediate enactment of the proposed Financial Consumer Protection (FCP) Act, which seeks to protect consumers amidst the growing complexity in financial services, especially digital services. In a statement the business group...
The government has allowed two major sports tournaments in the country but subject to strict health regulations against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted the first female enlisted leaders forum to discuss gender issues in the workplace and at home. The participants are composed of female Coast Guard enlisted leaders with the ranks of Chief Petty Officer (CPO), Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO), and Master...
Believing that people in reformatory institutions should be equally given attention, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) distributed hygiene kits to hundreds of inmates at the Correctional Institute for Women. The Philippine Red Cross distributes hygiene kits to correctional institute for women (Photo...
American agricultural chemical and seed company Corteva Agriscience continues to recognize women farmers in Philippine agriculture through its Pest Management Council of the Philippines (PCMP)-Corteva Empowering Women in Agriculture Award. For this year, Genoveva Estrella V. Antonio, a woman farmer...
As e-commerce thrives amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT) Women Project 2 seeks to train more women micro-entrepreneurs (WMEs) to establish a strong online presence. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Funded...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has nodded to a research study that seeks to examine gene expression and potential genes associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Filipino pregnant women. Filipino pregnant...
And these nurses invite them to dance Going viral the past few days is a pregnant woman dancing on a TikTok video with two nurses. The caption notes that she is dilating at 7cm. Though game to dance, she is trying her best to join while in labor. With over 14,000 comments, netizens couldn't help...
Some pregnant residents of Quezon City have been giving birth inside tricycles and other unsuitable environments due to swab test results being required by hospitals prior to their admission. Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed this Monday as she called on pregnant women in the city to take advantage of...
In support of women technopreneurs, Miriam College (MC) continues to partner with various organizations to help them develop their start-up ideas and convert these into viable products or services. Miriam College - DOST virtual signing for the 'PaIRS' program. (Photo from Miriam College) As early...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called on Filipinos to register to vote in the May 2022 polls and to “remind one another of what is at stake” in the next elections. She also highlighted the invaluable contributions of women in governance and the challenges they face in achieving gender...
Nelly Korda poses with the trophy after putting in to win on the 18th green during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club on June 27, 2021 in Johns Creek, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images...
