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 [...]
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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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Just vote on the RH bill, women’s group says
Reacting to Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales’ statement that the House of Representatives may do a ‘test vote on the RH bill’, a group of women advocates working in grassroots communities urged the House leadership to instead put the decade-long Reproductive [...]
March 7, 2012
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Hunger claims hit new peak
Published in May 8, 2012 issue of BusinessWorld, the media partner of SWS. HUNGER CLAIMS HAVE RISEN in tandem with poverty, with a record-high number of Filipino families saying they experienced having nothing to eat based on the latest Social Weather Stations [...]
May 8, 2012
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Just like on the Corona issue, Congress should act as swiftly on the RH bill, says Women’s Group
Amid critical political issues that the country is faced with, the Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines (DSWP), a group of women advocates working with grassroots communities remains hopeful that the much delayed Reproductive Health (RH) will be put to [...]
December 13, 2011
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Women to Bishops: Stop the mockery of the country’s democracy
Following reports that the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is asking President Aquino not to ‘rush’ the much delayed Reproductive Health (RH) bill to a vote, a group of women’s advocates working with grassroots communities said that the [...]
December 11, 2011
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Women to Sotto: Stop filibustering. Do your job, put the RH bill to vote!
Following Sen. Tito Sotto’s interpellation that lambasted advocacy groups during Mondays’ Senate session, a group of women advocates working with grassroots communities condemned Sotto’s witch hunting and black propaganda against organizations involved in the passage of the much-delayed Reproductive Health [...]
December 7, 2011
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Connect the missing link; Vote on the RH bill now, women demand of Congress
Emotions escalate on week two of the “Occupy for Reproductive Health (O4RH) Campaign” as occupants demand the House of Representatives to connect the missing link in institutionalizing the much needed reproductive health (RH) services. During the ceremonial opening of the [...]
November 30, 2011
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