In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Philippines Commission on Women (PCW) is urging all "Juanas" to have themselves tested. "We encourage all Juanas to practice regular self-breast examination, seek early consultation/teleconsultation if necessary, as we emphasize the importance of...
A civic group decried the administration's counter-insurgency program which has been "sowing terror and repression" among peasant and Indigenous communities. (Unsplash) According to the Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG), Duterte's counterinsurgency program has taken the lives...
Gender has nothing to do with being decisive as a leader, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday, October 14, noting that she has shown that in her work in the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for the past five years. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at the Rotary Club of Manila 16th...
Various media groups lauded Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 for exemplary efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression" in the Philippines. Maria Ressa (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) Ressa and fellow journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia were jointly honored...
Food insecurity continues to be a pressing issue in the Philippines. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about 59 million Filipinos are food-insecure today. This means about half of the country’s population is suffering from a moderate to severe lack of...
Team Rebisco failed to sustain its second-set triumph and yielded to Saipa Tehran of Iran, 26-24, 22-25, 25-13, 25-17, Sunday night at the end of the preliminaries of the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The Filipina spikers found their groove after...
Gilas Piliinas guard Janine Pontejos (right) drives hard against Chinese Taipei's Hsien-fang Lin in the final game of Group A action. Chinese Taipei prevails over Gilas, 93-52. (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas Women head coach Pat Aquino believes the team should bring its A-game if it wishes to take...
Photo from FIBA By REYNALD MAGALLON Chinese Taipei came out with guns blazing en route to a lopsided 93-52 victory over Gilas Pilipinas Women to book a spot in the knockout rounds of the FIBA Asia Cup at the Prince Hamza Hall in Ammam, Jordan on Wednesday, Sept. 29 (Thursday, Sept 30 Manila Time)....
Gilas Pilipinas Women's Ella Fajardo drives past Abigail Wehrung of Australia during their 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Amman, Jordan Tuesday (FIBA website) Gilas Pilipinas Women succumbed to a 120-56 beating from powerhouse Australia in the 2021 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in Amman, Jordan Tuesday...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that seeks to simplify the adoption process in the Philippines. Senate of the Philippines plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senator Risa Hontiveros, chair of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
18 Influential women giving advice on how to thrive in this pandemic It is an understatement to say that the pandemic changed our lives. In fact, its effects are beyond just being a physical illness. And, unfortunately, a lot of the challenges that have come with it seem to be far worse for women....
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) expressed hope for the passage of a law adopting divorce in the Philippines. (Unsplash) A bill legalizing absolute divorce in the country is headed for the plenary of the House of Representatives after it was unanimously passed by the Committee on Population...
