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2006

PGMA a powerful woman leader, says Forbes
September 4, 2006 - (PIA Press Release) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has boost our international prestige and every Filipino should be proud of as she was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the world’s “100 Most Powerful Women”, ranking her as 45th ahead of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth who was number 46 and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar who was number 47.

2005

NEW CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
May 1, 2005 (Gulf Daily news) Women's and children's rights in Bahrain will be the main focus of the new Sarah Campaign of the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS). To mark Labour Day and to further increase awareness and deal with issues concerning injustice towards women and children, the campaign will be launched today at 4pm at the Philippine Embassy, Zinj.

WOMEN'S POLITICAL ROLE STILL "MARGINAL"
April 30, 2005 (The Jakarta Post) After 10 years of implementing the declaration of the United Nations conference of women in Beijing, most Asian countries including Indonesia have yet to meet the mandates, particularly in increasing the numbers of women in positions of power.

CLEANING UP THE ACT ON JAPAYUKIS
February 23, 2005- (The Philippine Star) Can 80,000 Filipino entertainers in Japan be all prostitutes? The question arises from Japan’s decision to cut their number starting Mar. 15, in response to US criticism of the Philippines as a major source and Japan as the destination of trafficked women.

S. COTABATO TO INVEST MORE IN LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS FOR WOMEN
February 14, 2005- (Asia Pulse)- Koronadal City, Phillipines- South Cotabato officials are planning to invest more this year on the livelihood projects of a cooperative catering to the women's sector.

2004

MILF HOLDS MONTH-LONG EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON THE PEACE PROCESS
August 25, 2004 - (Minda News) The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is set to conduct a month-long education campaign among its combatants to raise their awareness about the peace process and matters related to war

TRIBAL  CONFLICT:  KALINGAS  BEWAIL  UNSOLVED  BEHEADING  OF  2  STUDENTS
August 23, 2004 - (Star) By Artemio Dumlao - Kalinga tribal folk, women and students marched here yesterday morning to deplore what they said was police inaction on the cases of two Kalinga students who were beheaded two months ago.

WE WANT PEACE, NOT NEW TAXES
August 23, 2004 - (Manila Times) The public silence on the National Democratic Front’s appeal for a coalition government over the weekend may be due to the public’s exhaustion at the never-ending talks, but it is more likely due to the people’s disbelief in the NDF’s sincerity in seeking peace.

PEACE PROCESS: MINDANAO WOMEN LEADERS WORK ON MULTICULTURALISM
August 10, 2004 - (Minda News) The Mindanao Commission on Women, organized in 2000 as an advocacy group for peace and development in Mindanao, will be holding another Commissioners meeting in Davao City on August 31-September 1 at the Loleng’s Mountain Resort. The meeting will focus on the work of the Commission to promote multiculturalism as a basis for peace in Mindanao rather than the source of conflict in Mindanao.

PEACE TALK: THE COLOR OF PEACE
August 2004 - (Minda News) Peace is colorless and borderless. This was affirmed during the 3-day Conference-Workshop on the Role of Muslim Women in Peace-Building and Development held on July 28 - 30 at Ayala Resort Hotel, Marawi City.

MINDANAO PEACE, DEV'T HINGE ON MORO WOMEN, SAYS ALBERT
August 2, 2004 - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) "As the wellspring of peace in the household, a woman is also the guardian of peace in society. A woman's experience and success in negotiations becomes the unifying force for peace," a top official of the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

Brgy. execs Face Penalties for Failure to Protect Women
July 3, 2004 –(MindanaoTimes) ALL barangay captains must help enforce Republic Act (RA) 9262, known as the Anti Violence Against Women and Children Act, or face penalties of up to P10,000.00. Speaking before barangay captains, purok leaders and non-government organizations on the law’s importance, (former) Judge Adoracion Cruz-Avisado said the law is now in effect despite the lack of Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).

WOMEN & CHILDREN: 'EASY VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKERS'
May 28, 2004 – (AVIVA) A report by Judge Nimfa Cuesta Vilches suggests that female children face discrimination early in life from being denied their nutritional needs to lack of opportunities for education. These gender biases are difficult to combat since they are compounded by problems of extreme poverty, globalisation, aggressive tourism campaigns, negative portrayals of women by mass media, online pornography and chat-rooms, the practice of 'mail-order' brides, inter-country adoption and joint military exercises in the country with visiting forces from abroad.

2003

MINDANAO WOMEN ARE KEY TO PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
December 5, 2003 – (Mindanao Times) “Women hold the key to peace and development in Mindanao, as frequent victims of poverty and conflict they have a huge stake in promoting peace as a means to achieve economic growth,” says Irene Santiago, chairperson of the Mindanao Commission on Women. Speaking before 80 women leaders, advocates, and entrepreneurs from all over Mindanao at the Echo Forum on the Global Summit of Women 2003 held in Davao City recently, Santiago, in her report on the status of women in Mindanao, noted that women play multiple roles but rarely get support and recognition for these. Yet, said Santiago, even under severe circumstances, women are able to organize meager resources to ensure the survival of their families. Santiago said that women are providing inspiring leadership in the creation of new structures for sustainable peace and development in Mindanao. The Women Network Group (WOMENET), composed of several women’s groups and organizations in Davao City, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID/Philippines) through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program organized the “echo” forum to enable the Mindanao delegates to the 2003 Global Summit of Women in Marrakesh, Morocco to inform their local counterparts about the Summit and to share their presentations.

FAR EAST SEX TOURISTS EXPOSED
November 4, 2003 – (BBC) Irishmen are travelling to the Far East to have sex with children, a BBC Northern Ireland documentary has revealed.

WOMEN BOOST SERVICES SECTOR
June 24, 2003 –(Manila Times) Government data cited that women were the key to the robust expansion in the services sector over the past decade. They were also raising income and their number, while outperforming men in the job market.

CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN
April 24, 2003 – (Manila Times) With most everyone’s attention focused on the war in Iraq, some very disturbing revelations from the Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) hardly caused a stir when they came out in the news recently.

MARCH IS WOMEN’S MONTH
March 12, 2003 – (Manila Times) The month of March is dedicated to women all over the world. The United Nations and its member countries, including the Philippines, observed International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8. That day saw a UN conference on gender equality and development. There were many activities in the Philippines, both in the government and in the private sector.


2002

A QUOTA FOR WOMEN
April 27, 2002 – (Inquirer News Service) SENATOR Loren Legarda-Leviste has scored a first in introducing a bill titled "Providing for Women Empowerment". It will probably move at a snail’s pace, but it is there.


2001

CATHOLIC CHURCH POLICY FORCES FILIPINO WOMEN INTO UNSAFE ABORTIONS
May 3, 2001 - (Feminist Daily News Wire) Women in the Philippines are trapped in an unbearable dilemma: the Catholic Church, whose influence over the country is strong, prohibits all forms of contraception, but extreme poverty prohibits large families.

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