May 5, 2022
8 in 10 Pinoys think women are equally capable of taking leadership roles Almost nine in 10 Filipino adults believe that it is important for the government to allocate adequate public funding for modern methods of family planning. In a March 2022 Pulse Asia Survey, 88 percent of respondents said that it is important that […]
April 29, 2022
We looked at the position and track record of senatorial candidates on the following policy issues on reproductive health and the prevention of violence against women and girls. Reproductive Health (RA 10354). The law guarantees and enables measures for the sexual and reproductive rights of women, men, young people and families through comprehensive and accessible […]
April 28, 2022
We looked at the position and track record of vice presidential candidates on the following policy issues on reproductive health and the prevention of violence against women and girls. Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313). The law penalizes all forms of sexual harassment in streets and public spaces as well as in online spaces. Reproductive Health […]
April 15, 2022
Congratulations to the winners of the #GirlDefendersVote category of the iChange x Pitik Bulag Comic Strip and Editorial Cartoon Contest!
April 7, 2022
We looked at the position and track record of presidential candidates on the following policy issues on reproductive health and the prevention of violence against women and girls. Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313). The law penalizes all forms of sexual harassment in streets and public spaces as well as in online spaces. Reproductive Health (RA […]
March 29, 2022
About 20 women and girls’ rights organizations gathered in Quezon City tonight to talk about what voting for women and girls’ rights means to them – amplifying the issues of women and girls as a priority agenda in the 2022 elections. In his message, Mr. Romeo Dongeto, PLCPD’s Executive Director, highlighted the legislative milestones in […]
March 29, 2022
Around 40 parliamentarians from the Asian and Arab regions convened in an annual meeting of parliamentarians in Cairo on March 2-3. The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) participated in the meeting and shared the Philippine experience in legislating the ban on child marriage in the country. In the Philippines, the practice of […]
March 9, 2022
About a hundred aspiring cartoonists attended today’s Guhit para sa Pagbabago, a workshop on using comic strip and editorial cartoon as medium for advocacy and raising awareness on various social issues, particularly during the elections. The workshop was organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development under its iChange: Vote for Our Future […]
