RA 10354_The Responsible Parenthood & Reproductive Health Act of 2012
Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines
Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines
Media Campaigns
January 7, 2013
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HB 4244 Proposed Substitute Bill
HB 4244 (substitute bill RH bill)
October 31, 2012
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Chronology of RH Bills
RH Bill Congress Results House Bill (HB) 120 Establishing a Population Policy (Rep. Socorro Acosta) 10th Congress 1995-1998 HB 8110 Reproductive Health Policy (Rep. Angara-Castillo, Lagman-Lusitro) 11th Congress 1998-2001 Public hearing HB 4110 Reproductive Health Care Act (Rep. Angara-Castillo) 12th Congress 2001-2004 Committee [...]
August 16, 2012
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Women to Congress: It’s Now 12 Mothers Dying Every Day, What Else Are you waiting for?
Amid recent Department of Health (DOH) report on increasing number of deaths among women caused by pregnancy and childbirth-related complications, a group of women reproductive health (RH) advocates working in grassroots communities nationwide is questioning Congress for not using its [...]
June 21, 2012
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1stQ SWS: Adult unemployment at record-high 34.4%; 13% lost their jobs involuntarily, 15% resigned
Published in 21 May 2012 issue of BusinessWorld, the media partner of SWS. The first-quarter survey, conducted face-to-face from March 10-13 among 1,200 adults nationwide, showed adult unemployment hitting a record-high 34.4%, equivalent to about 13.8 million individuals. This was 10 [...]
May 21, 2012
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SWS: Families rating themselves as Mahirap or Poor rose to 55%
First reported in BusinessWorld, 3 May 2012. The First Quarter 2012 Social Weather Survey, fielded over May 10-13, 2012, found that 55% (estimated 11.1 million) families consider themselves as Mahirap or Poor, 10 points higher than the 45% (estimated 9.1 million) [...]
May 3, 2012
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DSWP Chair, one of the SPOT.ph’s 10 Women Who Changed the Game
Published in spot.ph on 23 March 2012 “In honor of Women’s Month, we came up with a list of women who have changed or are working to change the way things are done or perceived. They have shown us that [...]
May 10, 2012
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Women frustrated and blames Congress over increasing number of maternal deaths
A group of women advocates working in grassroots communities blamed Congress for the reported 50 maternal deaths in January in Metro Manila alone. According to Elizabeth Angsioco, National Chairperson of the Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines (DSWP), the Department [...]
February 20, 2012
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Women to Solons: Give Love on Valentine’s Day, Vote on the RH Bill!
On Valentine’s Day, a group of women advocates working among grassroots communities’ nationwide urged lawmakers to show their love to women by voting on the highly clamored Reproductive Health (RH) bill. “Women from different sectors all over the country have [...]
February 14, 2012
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Women hit CBCP official on continuously misinforming the public on RH
Reacting to news reports, a group of women advocates working with grassroots communities hits a Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official for his statement warning the public to be vigilant because of his suspicion that the highly clamored [...]
January 25, 2012
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