Incidence Of Violence Against Women "Alarming" Says NSCB

It took two years for a teenaged nanny to get justice after the Manila Regional Trial Court slapped rape charges against her employer. The unnamed 15-year old nanny, who was raped several times in 2006, was four months pregnant during the initial investigation, GMANews.TV reported. Ronnie L. Bisperas was not allowed to post bail after [...]

Women Empowerment, Gender Equality Need Political Will

The Philippines may have finally institutionalize Filipinas’ rights through the Magna Carta of Women but “translating into action and results” its provisions will be among the challenges, the deputy executive director of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) said. In a paper presented to the OECD, Teresita Sylvia M. Salud said awareness of stakeholders in [...]

Kasambahay Bill Still Pending In COngress

Stories of Filipino domestic helpers enduring abuse and clamoring for higher wages are not different from the plight of their counterparts who have chosen to stay in the country. Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago filed a bill during the 13th Congress to uphold the rights of domestic helpers. “The domestic helpers or kasambahays have become a major [...]

Health Workers Not Safe In The Arroyo Administration

Forty-three health workers, mostly women, were illegally arrested in Morong, Rizal where they had their skills training of renowned infectious disease specialist Melecia Velmonte in February. Some 300 soldiers and police of the Southern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Rizal-Philippine National Police (PNP) raided Dr. Velmonte’s farmhouse as [...]