By Franco Jose C. Baroña, 30 Dec 2021, Manila Times THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has issued guidelines for the implementation of the Safe Spaces Act or Republic Act (RA) 11313, better known as the “Bawal Bastos” Law.
By Ferdinand Patinio, 23 Dec 2021 MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday issued guidelines that aim to protect informal sector workers, including kasambahays (house helpers), under Republic Act (RA) 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act.
by Romina Cabrera – The Philippine Star, 17 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The 911 National Emergency Hotline can now respond to calls regarding incidents of violence against women and children (VAWC) and other gender-based violence emergencies.
by Philstar.com, 14 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City government opened Tuesday the country’s first unified database to track cases of violence against women and children in the city.
"Addressing Gender-based Violence (GBV) in Asia-Pacific" infosheet provides information on a range of programming focused on GBV mitigation, response & prevention, in line w/ the Organization's Institutional Framework for Addressing GBV in Crisis. 🔗 https://t.co/5HHAXhefHA pic.twitter.com/EMYXTValh1 — IOM Asia-Pacific (@IOMAsiaPacific) October 27, 2021
by Cecille Suerte Felipe, Paolo Romero – The Philippine Star, 23 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has approved on second reading a bill raising the age of sexual consent to 16 years old to help prevent statutory rape.
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by Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star), 12 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Girls as young as 13 are being coerced into having sex in exchange for bags of rice since the pandemic started, a representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said during a Senate hearing yesterday.
The resource persons from ILO, BWSC/DOLE, PMAP (from recording) and NTUC Phl made presentations on the hughlights of ILO Convention 190, and the accompanying Recommendation 206, the implications on enterprises, what employers are doing to ‘continuously ensure safe and gender-responsive work environment’, what trade unions have been doing on gender-based violence (GBV) and violence and…
The 1300 Social Assistance Center is here to help you. They have interpreters on standby 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week. Don't face it alone, #HelpisHere1300#SpotlightEndViolence #16Days pic.twitter.com/KqSfub97Pj — ILOAsiaPacific (@ILOAsiaPacific) December 16, 2020
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by ABS-CBN News, 27 Oct 2020 MAYNILA – Maituturing na psychological violence laban sa kababaihan ang pagkakaroon ng kabit ng mister, ayon sa ruling na kinatigan ng Supreme Court.
by Nazvi Careem, South China Morning Post, 4 Oct 2020 Cristina Ramos, in her role as AFC match commissioner, was inspecting identity documents of the Philippines men’s football team before their friendly against visitors Malaysia in February, 2012.
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by Minerva Newman, Manila Bulletin, 19 Jul 2020 CEBU CITY – After evading arrest for more than five years, a man accused of raping two orphaned sisters was finally collared last Thursday, July 16, in Sitio Candagsao, Barangay Talima, Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City.
By: Cathy Cañares Yamsuan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Victim-blaming in rape cases is so ingrained in Filipino culture that survivors who press charges face more hurdles under questioning by a prosecutor tasked to assess evidence or a judge presiding at a trial.
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by Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star), 26 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Rape and other cases of violence against women and children went down by 55 percent during the community quarantine, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported yesterday.
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By: Rosalie O. Abatayo, CDN Digital, 22 Jun 2020 Stop Sexual abuse Concept, stop violence against Women, international women’s day CEBU CITY, Philippines — A group of non-government organizations (NGOs) has called on the government to “empower, protect and immediately respond” to the needs of girls and young women amid the high number of cases…
By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News, 8 Jun 2020 Close to 3,700 cases of violence against women and children have been recorded by the Philippine National Police (PNP) since the implementation of community quarantine in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
by ABS-CBN News, 25 May 2020 MANILA — The local government of Quezon City said Monday it has reopened its facility dedicated to respond to calls for help from victims of domestic and gender-based abuses, as reported cases of violence spiked during the coronavirus lockdowns.
The COVID19 pandemic presents a global crisis that is exacerbating violence against women and girls. @RV_VAC has created a series of Guidance Notes on preventing Violence Against Women during the pandemic. Download the notes here. https://t.co/tgoKpi05gh #FeministResponse pic.twitter.com/WB9c8MGX2u — GBV Prevention Net (@GBVnet) May 11, 2020
It’s women’s month!
“Support women every day of the year!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and Made-in-the-Philippines
Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
Mar 4— Employee Appreciation Day
Mar 15 — World Consumer Rights Day
Mar 18 — Global Recycling Day
Mar 21 — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar 23 — International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Mar 25 — International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Mar 27 — Earth Hour
