Discrimination

The Philippine ranking in a survey that measures the gap between men and women fell for the first time in four years, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report released Wednesday. The Philippines ranked ninth with a score of 0.758 in the Switzerland-based group’s Global Gender Gap Index, which measures economic participation and opportunity,…

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Philippines ranked ninth in the top 10 ranking of countries where women face the least discrimination, the World Economic Forum said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – Women’s rights advocates from Asia Pacific have pledged to initiate the fund raising is $1 billion to speed up the creation of an agency under the United Nations that is focused on the protection of women’s rights.

MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on the revision of laws has recommended the passage of a bill that seeks to replace the crimes of adultery (for women) and concubinage (for men) with the crime of marital infidelity that would apply equally to both sexes.

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the advancement in promoting and ensuring women’s rights in Asia, there are still other issues on gender equality that need to be addressed, a visiting official of the United Nations said Thursday.

I write this during breaks in the sessions of the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Beijing. The conference draws together respected experts and advocates and some 1,000 participants as they discuss and listen to views on issues that are too important to relegate to the back burner. These…

THE Philippines ranked 34th among 84 developing countries in reducing hunger, but was first in the world in providing equal opportunities to men and women, according to the 2009 Global Hunger Index report.

When my niece got pregnant when she was 14, she had to stop going to her old Catholic school because getting pregnant was against the rules. After giving birth, she tried to enroll in another Catholic school. When asked why she transferred from her other school, she told them the truth. They refused her admission.

MANILA, Philippines—Insisting on their religious and academic freedoms, Catholic educational institutions are seeking exemption from a provision in the new Magna Carta of Women banning the dismissal of unwed mothers from employment or school.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, says millions of people around the world are denied their human rights because of, what she calls, the “scourge of discrimination”. Pillay told the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council, that women and ethnic minorities are among those who are most victimized by human rights abuses.

The Philippine Commission on Women (this is the new name of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, or NCRFW, as mandated by the MCW) gives this answer:

The Magna Carta of Women, which President Gloria Arroyo signed into law on August 14, will promote the economic rights, opportunities and well-being of women, especially those in the marginalized sectors.

Women in same-sex relationships can now register both their names on the birth certificate of a child conceived as a result of fertility treatment.

The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) has cited the social benefits that the Filipino women can get out of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) besides economic and political empowerment.

MANILA, Philippines – A United Nations body has urged the Philippines to enact a law banning discrimination based on race and ethnicity.

MANILA, Philippines – A women’s group yesterday warned Catholic school officials who will refuse to readmit students and teachers who became pregnant outside of marriage, saying this is a clear violation of the newly signed Magna Carta of Women.

The Philippines received a strong rebuke from United Nations human rights experts for claiming that discrimination does not exist in the Philippines, particularly in the case of thousands of civilians displaced by the armed conflict in strife-torn Mindanao.

What is particularly significant to reproductive health advocates about the Magna Carta of Women is that it addresses the major causes of women’s mortality and morbidity, including access to maternal care, responsible, ethical, legal, safe and effective methods of family planning. For me, this assures a woman her human right to determine the family planning…

MANILA, Philippines—Pregnancy outside of marriage may not be used as a reason to expel or refuse teachers and students from school with the passage of the Magna Carta of Women, Senator Pia Cayetano pointed out Sunday.

CEBU, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal joins calls with Iloilo Archbishop Angel Lagdameo and Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales in questioning the recently approved Magna Carta of Women.

MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo signed into law yesterday Republic Act 9710 banning discrimination against women, and recognizing and protecting their rights.

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Buhay party-list Rep. Irwin Tieng is batting for greater independence for persons with disabilities even as he laments that many PWDs today remain confined in their homes, greatly dependent on the help and generosity of their relatives.

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The moment I picked up the phone and strained to hear the voice on the other line, I sensed trouble. From the little that I could hear, I gathered the man wanted to interview me for a home-based writing job for “Asia’s leading English language newspaper.”

CEBU, Philippines – Challenges for every sector to help improve the situation of women with the use of strategies in putting the Millennium Development Goals to work for gender equality, and linking it to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, were discussed in yesterday’s Cebu City Women’s Summit 2009…

Filipino woman overseas workers about to be deployed to the Middle East are being discouraged from sexual activity at least two months prior to their departure as they could be sent home upon arrival if found to be pregnant.

Brussels, 21 April 2009: Some representatives of members of Global Unions, together with over 40 trade unionists belonging to 25 national trade unions, are taking an active part in the Conference to evaluate the implementation of the Durban 2001 Declaration and Programme of Action against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.

NEW YORK CITY: More than eight years after revealing its report on perceptions of Asian Americans, the Committee of 100 (C-100) released a new report, indicating that despite a positive trend in attitudes toward Asian Americans, racial discrimination and suspicions persist.

This case of Tony, a Filipino seafarer, is an example of the judicial power of the Courts to review and declare as unconstitutional the acts of a co-equal branch like Congress.

MANILA, Philippines — A senator has urged the Department of Health (DoH) to ensure gender equality in government hospitals and medical facilities after receiving reports of sexual harassment and discrimination against female doctors, interns and nurses.