Gender-based violence

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UPDATE: 1️⃣4️⃣5️⃣ signatories have now joined the statement launched by ?????????????? in support of the appeal by @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres on Gender-Based Violence and #COVID19 We are all #united to say NO to domestic violence! #EndViolence pic.twitter.com/pIRPnHMZgc — ??EU at UN-NY (@EUatUN) April 19, 2020

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The Safe Streets and Public Spaces Ordinance covers acts like unwanted invitations, sexual comments or gestures, stalking, persistent telling of sexual jokes, and even intrusive gazing or leering by John Tan Sitchon, 21 Dec 2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City council passed on Wednesday, December 18, an anti-sexual harassment ordinance, punishing acts of…

By: Daphne Galvez, INQINQUIRER.net, 28 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for a new law that penalizes catcalling, wolf-whistling, sexist and homophobic slurs, unwanted sexual advances and other forms of sexual harassment in public spaces, workplaces, schools, and online were signed on Monday.

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by Elizabeth Angsioco, Manila Standard Today, 21 Sep 2019 “Implementation is next.” The Implementing Rules and Regulations of the “Bawal ang bastos” law, or the Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313) is now being developed by the Technical Drafting Committee for this purpose.

by Virgil Lopez/NB/LDF, GMA News, Jul 15, 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the measure penalizing wolf-whistling, cat-calling and other forms of harassment in public places due one’s sex, gender or sexual orientation.

by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 9, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — To address and shed light on issues such as gender-based violence in the Philippines, we should first start talking about it.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Jun 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Workers in the Philippines and other countries can look forward to violence- and harassment-free workplaces after the International Labor Conference (ILC), adopted a new convention to combat and prevent these problem.

22 June 2019 – THE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT CONVENTION (nee GBV), 2019 and the VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT RECOMMENDATION, 2019, WERE ADOPTED BY THE CENTENARY INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE IN GENEVA. The easy part is done. Now, for the real work – [Read more.]

14 December 2018 — Participants in the National Trade Union Center (NTUC Philippines) tripartite culmination activity on “Strengthening the Campaign for an ILO Convention and Planning Enterprise Level Campaigns on GBV in the World of Work” in Quezon City on 14 December 2018, reported on successes in the GBV campaign at the international and national…

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By CNN Philippines Staff, May 29, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 29) — The principal authors of the Safe Spaces Act are elated as the bill that penalizes catcalling and other forms of sexual harassment has lapsed into law.

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  28 November 2018 — Participants in the National Trade Union Center (NTUC Philippines) one-day workshop on “Strengthening the Campaign for an ILO Convention and Planning Enterprise Level Campaigns on GBV in the World of Work” in Quezon City on 21 November 2018, identified and  pledged to push wide-ranging activities against gender-based violence (GBV) at…

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by Charmane Awitan, ABS-CBN News, Jan 25, 2019 Pinatay umano ng kasintahan ang isang empleyado ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa Nasipit, Agusan del Norte.

by Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan 14, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives unanimously approved on Monday a bill seeking to punish catcalling and other gender-based harassment in public spaces and online.

by Elfren S. Cruz (The Philippine Star), Oct 28, 2018 The first anniversary of the #MeToo movement is being celebrated this month. However, its real origin was in 2006 when American activist Tarana Burke told fellow sexual assault survivors “me too.” Eleven years later came Alyssa Milano’s #MeToo tweet on Oct. 15, 2017, making Burke’s…

Mar 12, 2018 – GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ON WOMEN UNIONISTS IN HANJIN ON WOMEN’S MONTH! In perverse commemoration of Women’s Month, a Korean foreman [foreperson] of shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction – Philippines allegedly committed despicable acts of violence on two women unionists. Women’s month pa naman.

by Maila Ager, Inquirer, Mar 6, 2018 Two women were reportedly harassed every day in the country’s capital, Senator Risa Hontiveros revealed on Tuesday, citing police records.

By Arianne Christian Tapao (Vera Files), Dec 19, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — One Monday morning in March, a six-year-old girl was brought by her separated parents to the emergency room of the Tondo Medical Center in Manila.

INQUIRER.net US Bureau, Dec 07, 2017 LOS ANGELES – Recent accusations of sexual harassment have been aimed at powerful male perpetrators, many of whom are in the entertainment industry and politics.

There is a need to shift the blame, advocates say, away from the victim. To do this, Filipino society must bust the many gender-based myths on sexual abuse. by Fritzie Rodriguez, Rappler, April 25, 2015 MANILA, Philippines – End the culture of victim-blaming.