Would increasing women participation in politics improve Philippine governance?

Some lawmakers and women's rights advocates believe it would.

At the heart of Manila’s main thoroughfare, right at the People Power monument, a large group of Muslim women gathered one Sunday (Oct.

As many believe that Boholano women are more empowered, Women in New Growth and Services (WINGS) Director and lawyer Myrna Pagsuberon believes otherwise.

The chair of the Gabriela Network USA, a Philippine-US women's rights solidarity organization, was prevented from leaving the Philippines last week after allegedly being placed on a watch list. Dr.

Women leaders in the Asia-Pacific region who joined the International Women's Peace and Solidarity Mission to Basilan condemned the Philippine government's move to send thousand of troops to the province and neighboring Sulu.

The National Federation of Women's Clubs Foundation (NFWCF) is spearheading the Women's National Electoral Assembly in celebration of seventy years of emancipation for Filipino women in a two-day conference on September 14 and 15 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo challenged the Filipino women leaders to fully exercise their right to suffrage and help modernize the country not just in the electoral aspect but also in building a better Philippines.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called on women leaders to campaign for the modernization of voting, counting and canvassing as she pointed out that funds for the computerization of elections has long been provided.

A newly formed alliance of women’s organizations on Wednesday added its voice to growing calls for the President Arroyo’s resignation amid the corruption scandals plaguing her administration.

Mayor Celso Lobregat has rallied the different sectors in the region to support the passage of the magna carta of women, a proposed law initiated by District I Congresswoman Beng Climaco that will ensure the integration of gender equality into the national development planning.

The political persecution by the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration against incumbent Gabriela Women’s Party List Representative to the Philippine Congress, Liza Largoza-Maza and her colleagues, Bayan Muna Representatives Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiňo and former Anak Pawis Representative Ra

The Philippines House of Representatives and Senate are nearing passage of a 'Magna Carta for Women' - a Bill that will codify the UN Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

A pending bill on women's rights and gender education in the workplace gained ground in the House of Representatives as it passed second reading.

Weeping mourners have been paying their respects at the wake of former President Corazon Aquino, with some pledging to carry on her legacy by protecting the democracy she helped install 23 years ago.Filipinos have been sensitive to any slide back toward autocratic rule since Aquino and Roman Cath

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday morning signed into law the Magna Carta for women in Malacañang.Republic Act 9710 prohibits discrimination against women and recognizes, promotes and protects their rights.

Filipino voters who have yet to make up their minds about their choice for their next president are being advised: look at each aspirant’s stance on reproductive health to help them gauge the candidate’s leadership mettle and political guts.A candidate’s position on issues like reproductive healt

Women in the Asia-Pacific region have little economic and political power, impacting economic growth prospects of developing nations, the United Nations said in a report released Monday.According to the UN Asia-Pacific Human Development Report to mark International Women’s Day, the region ranked