Landmark Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act gets green light from House Committee
In a move towards safeguarding the rights and welfare of Filipino teenagers, Chair Faustino Michael Carlos Dy III spearheaded the House of Representatives Committee on...
Advocates for Women’s Rights: Oxfam and Partners Call for a Just and Equal Future
Oxfam Pilipinas recently and partner organizations gathered at Eastwood City Mall in Quezon City to highlight the importance of addressing inequalities faced by women and...
Creating income and job opportunities for women
Joblessness falls among both men and women. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey reveals that “adult joblessness has been consistently higher among women than among...
Surveillance technologies to fight the #coronavirus pandemic must respect human rights
In early March, I wrote my daily activity, including the people I interacted with, in a journal. I thought it might help me later on...
#HRinHR is Application of Human Rights in Business
this article first appeared at #IAmHR, republished with permission. #HRinHR is a program that will help Human Resource professionals in improving their company’s strategic policies,...
Human Rights in Human Resource Management
This article was first published at ASKSonnie.INFO. Republished with permission. Humanity is the reason why there is laughter and fun in the workplace, it...
Empowering Filipino women in the digital age
Women would rather empower themselves than wait for opportunities to open their doors. My children were in college when I realized I wanted to get...
Statement by World March of Women – Pilipinas on International Women’s Day 2019
Statement of the World March of Women – Pilipinas International Women’s Day 2019: Celebrating Hard-won Victories; Affirming the Women’s Role in the Forefront of Women...
Sen. Leila de Lima issues her statement on the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility
(Sen. Leila de Lima’s statement on the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility was read during a press conference after the Jan. 25 Senate...
Child Rights Network issues a statement on the proposed lowering of the age of criminal responsibility
(Note: Published with permission from Child Rights Network (CRN). Child Rights Network (CRN) is the largest alliance of organizations and agencies pushing for children’s rights...
#TakeBackTheTech: 16 days of activism vs gender-based violence, Nov 25 to Dec 10
Take Back the Tech! leads several campaigns at various points in the year, but their biggest annual campaign takes place during 16 Days of Activism...
Human Rights is the very essence of Man’s Humanity
“No cause is more worthy than the cause of human rights… they are what makes a man human. Deny them and you deny man’s humanity.”...
Duterte’s misuse of power–the power of the Office of the President
“No President–that means all presidents, including Mr. Duterte–should abuse power by placing women on the spot to agree or disagree to a sexual favor.“ Florin Hilbay —...
30 examples of Duterte’s sexist remarks #BabaeAko
The #BabaeAko social media campaign to fight the sexist remarks and misogynistic behavior of President Duterte is gaining so much ground. Tonyo Cruz said it...
International Women’s Day a reminder that the struggle for women’s rights is far from over
May the celebration of International Women’s Day remind us that our work in advancing women’s rights is not yet done, and it will not be...