Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 20 appealed to critics of the bill on dissolution of marriage to give the measure a chance and “not just for the individuals trapped in harmful marriages, but for the future of our nation.” Hontiveros made the call as she...
Senator Loren Legarda on Thursday, May 30 has expressed her support for the passage of an “acceptable” version of a divorce bill, one that would make the process more available and accessible to the poorest constituents. Legarda confirmed she is one of the senators who signed the...
Senators are divided on the issue of whether there is a necessity to pass the divorce bill, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. Estrada, in an interview on Tuesday, May 28 said he commissioned a survey and asked fellow senators on their stand on the issue. ...
Following a three-year decline, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a rise in adolescent pregnancies among Filipino girls in 2022. During a forum on Thursday, Feb. 29, Marizza B. Grande, Assistant National Statistician for Civil Registration Service at the PSA, said that the number...
In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) Campaign, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined the Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) in calling for greater unity in the implementation of...
Despite the common notion that June weddings bring fortune and happiness, official data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) indicated that December is the most preferred month for marriage among Filipinos. In 2022, the final month of the year saw the highest number of registered...
(Unsplash) A ranking congresswoman has appealed for renewed commitment and collective effort to empower and protect young Filipinas as the Philippines joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of the Girl (IDG). House Deputy...
BUTUAN CITY – Local government units in the Caraga region have been tasked to roll-out programs and projects strictly enforcing Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act and RA 11596 or the Prohibition on Child Marriage Law. Led by their Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System, these...
LUCENA CITY – Manila Bay is many things to many people and the bay is just as a perfect place as it can be for this Korean engineer named Rob Heeyun Yang. For him, Manila Bay, which earned a place in history after one of the biggest battles in the past happened, is indeed a perfect one to propose...
The Department of Education (DepEd) defended the inclusion of same-sex unions in the proposed revised basic education curriculum noting that the concepts have been discussed among students in the past ten years. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “The topic on same-sex unions has been in the...
Since the announcement of Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown’s engagement last month, it has been an “issue” that it’s too early for the two to get married. Jake, son of Jon Bon Jovi, is 20 years old, while *Stranger Things* lead actress Millie is 19 years old. So it was no surprise...
CIBAC Party-List Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva (MANILA BULLETIN) An evangelist-turned-congessman is up in arms over what he called the "inclusion and promotion" of LGBTQ-related topics such as gender fluidity, same-sex union and same-sex marriage in the Department of Education's (DepEd) draft...
