Aquino urged to free women political prisoners
“These women who exercise their right to take part on political affairs are jailed because they are unjustly seen as threats to the BS Aquino government.”
Aquino urged to free women political prisoners
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Filipino women hold Aquino accountable for their sufferings
Filipino women hold Aquino accountable for their sufferings
During the International Women's Day, thousands of Filipino women in Manila marched toward Malacanang to demand accountability from President Benigno Aquino III for his 'criminal neglect' of Yolanda victims, unabated spike in prices of basic commodities, denial of...
On International Women’s Day, women lambast Aquino for ‘sins against Filipinos’
On International Women’s Day, women lambast Aquino for ‘sins against Filipinos’
“The lives of women, especially those from the marginalized sectors, have worsened rather than improved belying the Aquino government’s claim of inclusive growth.” – Gabriela
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The False Window of Inter-generational Feminism: Notes on the Neoliberal Hijack of Women’s Emancipatory Struggles*
The False Window of Inter-generational Feminism: Notes on the Neoliberal Hijack of Women’s Emancipatory Struggles*
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO Bulatlat.com A young woman of 26 had just finished her postgraduate degree in the Humanities. A very promising academic career awaited her application to the faculty of the humanities in a reputable public university known for its...
Violence against women and children, a social malady
Violence against women and children, a social malady
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The festering, worsening economic and social crisis has not only resulted in widespread poverty and hunger, worsening social inequities and injustices, but also an alarming increase in cases of violence against women and...
Women’s group storm the office of the National Food Authority
Women’s group storm the office of the National Food Authority
“We are taking this opportunity to barrage the government with protests for the whole week until March 8 to expose his (Aquino) accountability for the worsening state of women.” – Gabriela
Philippines under Aquino, ‘dangerous place for women’ – Gabriela
Philippines under Aquino, ‘dangerous place for women’ – Gabriela
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“We hold the US-Aquino regime responsible for the wretched situation of Filipino women, for the plunder and destruction of our economy and natural resources and the massive attack on women’s economic and political rights and welfare. We deplore the poverty and the violence that we are being subjected to.” – Gabriela
Three women share the burdens of working women in the country, and the world
Three women share the burdens of working women in the country, and the world
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: 101 years later, women workers face the same exploitation, oppression Related story: Beauty queens grace Gabriela’s alternative fashion exhibit MANILA – Akrima Maguit, 40, is an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who is...
Beauty queens grace Gabriela’s alternative fashion exhibit
Beauty queens grace Gabriela’s alternative fashion exhibit
"This is no ordinary fashion exhibit. Ours is a way to put together these issues so people would understand." – Rep. Luz Ilagan, Gabriela Women's Party By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com Main Story: 101 years later, women workers face the same exploitation,...
Women slam Aquino’s inaction on price hikes
Women slam Aquino’s inaction on price hikes
The commemoration of the 101st International Women's Day is one of the biggest rallies in recent years. Gabriela, the country's largest women group who spearheaded the protest action, slammed Aquino government for its inaction to put a stop in the overpricing in...
Women protest vs oil pice hikes at oil depot
Women protest vs oil pice hikes at oil depot
Women protest vs oil pice hikes at oil depot (Photo by Jhun Dantes)
Bulatlat Live: 2012 International Women’s Day
Bulatlat Live: 2012 International Women’s Day
By BULATLAT STAFF
Follow Bulatlat's live coverage of the 101st commemoration of the International Women's Day.
Women to protest increasing prices of oil, basic commodities on March 8
Women to protest increasing prices of oil, basic commodities on March 8
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
In the morning of March 8, Gabriela will hold a protest action at the Pandacan Oil Deport and in the afternoon at around 2 p.m., the women's group will hold a program at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo to be capped by a torch parade from Plaza Miranda to Mendiola in the evening.
Workers, women hit contractualization in labor
Workers, women hit contractualization in labor
Workers, women hit contractualization in labor (Photo by Jhun Dantes)
PGMA: #1 Homewrecker — Gabriela
PGMA: #1 Homewrecker — Gabriela
News Release 03 March 2010 Members of GABRIELA, a national alliance of women's organizations, tagged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the “number one homewrecker” as they trooped to Mendiola Bridge today to strongly condemn the administration' s gross failure...
Women’s Group Declares March 8 as Day of Protest Against Continuing Crisis Under Arroyo Regime
Women’s Group Declares March 8 as Day of Protest Against Continuing Crisis Under Arroyo Regime
News Release 1 March 2010 On March 8, 2010, thousands of women all over the country will take the day off from work, including household chores, to take to the streets and protest the continuing crisis that burdens women and their families. “The worsening economic...
Southern Tagalog Women’s Group All Set for International Women’s Day
Southern Tagalog Women’s Group All Set for International Women’s Day
PRESS RELEASE March 1, 2010 Gabriela Women's Party-Southern Tagalog (GWP-ST) joins the rest of the nation in the weeklong campaign to welcome the celebration of the 100th International Women's Day on March 8. A nationally coordinated kick off caravan was held in...
Enough Reasons for Women’s Outrage
Enough Reasons for Women’s Outrage
It has been 152 years since the historic March 8 march of women workers in New York to protest against inhumane working conditions and low wages. It has been 101 years since 15,000 women marched in the streets of New York for “Bread and Roses”: for economic...
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