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CEBU CITY, Philippines – A teacher in Catmon town in northern Cebu is in hot waters. This as enforcers in Catmon are set to file charges of rape against the 38-year-old teacher on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—A former tugboat captain was arrested in a motel here on Sunday dawn, October 2, 2022, for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. The suspect was identified by the police as Marcalito Culanag, 54 years old,…
MANILA, Philippines – The PBA said it will not condone any form of domestic abuse after former UAAP courtside reporter Agatha Uvero accused her ex-partner and Blackwater player Paul Desiderio of physical and emotional abuse in a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police in Central Visayas has noted a drop in the number of cases of violence against women and children during the first five months of 2022. The Police Regional Office here (PRO-7), said…
CAMBRIDGE — Violence against women and girls increases during periods of crisis. So, it should come as no surprise that COVID-19 has added to the risk of gender-based violence. Even before the pandemic, one in three women…
In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW) and the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW (November 25 – December 12), three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda stressed the importance of…
MANILA, Philippines — Women’s organization Gabriela said the lockdown enforced by the government amid the COVID-19 health crisis was to blame for the 3,700 cases of abuse against women that the group has recorded recently. The island…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Respect other people’s rights and protect women and children who are vulnerable to abuses.” This is the appeal of Fernando Gubalane, regional prosecutor and chairperson of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) in…
A few days back TV featured the plight of women who due to their traditional culture have early in their lives undergo “female genital mutilation,” a form of circumcision. Males would not want to marry them unless…
If, as Herod we fill our lives with things, and again with things, if we consider ourselves unimportant that we must fill every moment of our lives with action, when will we have the time to make…
Law Center Inc. last Monday, December 5, had its general assembly. Clients, members and partners (Kaabag, Zonta, Sidlak, Kahupayan) actively celebrated its 20th year of growing and learning with women: listening to women, providing legal services, linking…
Orange-colored lights bathed the Provincial Capitol building and grounds to mark the launching of the Cebu leg of the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) last Friday evening. The nationwide campaign is spearheaded by the…
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