National geographic recently posted a photo of actress-director Angelina Jolie covered with bees. Not that she did so just for the fun of it. View this post on Instagram It's for a World Bee Day feature. Supposedly, the portrait, photographed by Dan Winters, is part of Angelina's effort to...
While the Philippines has passed several laws seeking to protect the environment, an expert raised concern over the government’s supposed inability to implement measures that could protect the community and improve the lives of the people. Dr. Carlos Primero Gundran Dr. Carlos Primero Gundran, an...
While the world continues to battle the ongoing pandemic, a former health official raised alarm over climate change being a public health emergency affecting people globally as well, with air pollution as a major environmental risk to public health. “Climate change is a public health...
Working out and having your belly show up with your tights falling down can make any woman lose focus, especially during a hardcore workout. The momentum is gone, more so when its in a class where you need to regain your composure and catch up on the session. Women also come in many shapes and...
The National Basketball League (NBL) and Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) get the cage fever rolling in Luzon when it holds the novelty 1v1 matches this weekend at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center. Three matchups in the men’s and five more in the distaff side are in store in the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing the passage of a bill that seeks to provide cash assistance to pregnant workers in the informal sector. In filing Senate Bill No. 2175 or the proposed Maternity Benefit for Women in the Informal Economy Act of 2021, Hontiveros said it is necessary to help pregnant...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called on women to “break barriers” and “change the narrative” to prove that the strength of true leaders lies in compassion and dignity, and not in “macho posturing.” Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Joining the Gender E-Quality Webinar by Liceo...
Filipino female scientists with remarkable contributions to medicine and education When an imbalance in the system deprived women of the right to knowledge the right to knowledge and rendered them mere household figures, their skills and passion were obscured by male dominance and patriarchy as...
Senator Leila de Lima on Monday renewed her call for the Senate to look into the status of the implementation of existing laws that aim to protect children from any forms of sexual abuse and violence. De Lima made the call following reports of operatives of the Philippine National Police...
Women are slowly but surely "taking over" the top-level positions in the local mining sector, and it's probably for the better. (Photo by Brooke Lark/ Unsplash) No less than Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu acknowledged this development in a statement...
Alessandra de Rossi is frustrated with people who look down on unmarried women. She feels the same about people belittling childless women. She posted on social media her opinion about it. The actress tweeted, "BV (bad vibes) na minsan when people make you feel you're less of a woman, (because)...
Women play a pivotal role in agriculture. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that 43 percent of the global workforce in agriculture are women. In the Philippines, it is evident that there is increasing participation of women not only in agriculture, but also in other...
