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Oct 18, 20050

CSC grants 10-day leave to women victims of violence

The Philippine Star

The Civil Service Commission granted yesterday a paid 10-day leave privilege to female state workers who are victims of violence.

Resolution No. 051206, which takes effect on Oct. 30, also granted the same privilege to female employees … Read the rest

Oct 2, 20050

Caloocan sets up body on women?s rights

Jerry Botial
The Philippine Star

Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri announced yesterday the creation of the Gender Development Council (GDC) to ensure that women’s rights are sufficiently protected and applied to enable the women of the city to participate with … Read the rest

Jul 1, 20050

Soliman, Yorac, Ang-See nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Pia Lee-Brago
The Philippine Star

Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman, graft buster Haydee Yorac and anti-crime crusader Teresita Ang-See were among 27 Filipino women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

The Philippines joined yesterday the ceremonies that … Read the rest

Apr 6, 20050

Divorce, up close

Domini M. Torrevillas
The Philippine Star

The whole world grieves over the passing away of Pope John Paul II. It is amazing how people with divergent views on certain issues have become one in hailing the highly revered Roman Catholic … Read the rest

Nov 3, 20040

YWCA and human rights

Domini M. Torrevillas
The Philippine Star

An organization that has been working for wo-men’s rights and welfare is the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), which was formed at the turn of the century for the purpose of giving shelter to … Read the rest

Oct 5, 20045

Former Camarines Sur vice governor guilty of sex harassment

Armand Nocum
Inquirer

THE SANDIGANBAYAN has convicted a former Camarines Sur vice governor of sexual harassment for making sexual overtures to a woman stenographer who later sought the help of singer Imelda Papin, herself a former vice governor of the … Read the rest

Jul 22, 20040

Letting money talk

Rina Jimenez-David
Philippine Daily Inquirer

IN MANILA recently, for the Asia-Pacific Workshop on Gender-Responsive Budgeting, was Aster Zaoude, senior gender adviser of the United Nations Development Program, to help government officials in the region understand what “gender-responsive budgeting” is all … Read the rest

Jul 18, 20040

Judge draws ‘light’ penalty for sexual harassment

Jolene Bulambot, Inquirer Visayas Bureau
Philippine Daily Inquirer

CEBU CITY-”Too light.” This was how the two women described the six-month suspension imposed by the Supreme Court on a Cebu judge for sexually harassing them on separate occasions in 2001.

Lawyer … Read the rest

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