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Abril 2013

Maagap ang pag-anunsyo ng DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment) at Malacanang na walang aasahang dagdag sa sahod ang mga manggagawa sa Mayo 1, Pandaigdigang Araw ng Paggawa. Sa kabila nang inilabas na ulat ng NSCB (National Statistical Coordinating Board) na nagpapakitang simula 2006, walang signipikanteng pagbabago sa bilang ng mahihirap sa bansa, iginigiit ng pamahalaan ang pagbibigay lamang ng non-wage benefits sa mga manggagawa.

Para sa maraming kababaihang mababa ang sahod at walang katiyakan ang kalagayan sa paggawa, ang mga non-wage benefits na ito ay hin...

Mapping Violence against Women and Children

February 2013

In 2012, there were 5,180 cases of rape against women and children, this translates to a woman or child being raped every one hour and 42 minutes. Reported cases of domestic violence (RA9262) increased by 92% from 2011 to 2012. Adding the number of cases of maltreatment against children, this translates to a woman or child beaten every 34 minutes and 48 seconds.

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Women Call for Credible Elections

4 May 2013

“Dahil high tech na ang eleksyon, high tech din ang dayaan. Paano kami makakasiguro na tama ang pagkakabilang sa boto namin lalo na’t hindi na nakikita ang resulta ng bilangan?,” says Arsenia Tan, 58 years old, a registered voter in Quezon City. (Because the elections now use high technology, the cheating will also use high technology. How can we be certain that our votes are correctly counted especially since we cannot see the results of the counting?)

The fear concerning transparency, which was reminiscent in 2010 automated election system (AES), remains in the coming May 13 national elections. Ideally, the credibility of the voting machines rests on an independent verification system designed to allow voters to verify that their votes were cast correctly,...

Women Watch: How Can Our Votes Be Genuinely Counted?

The Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) invites you to join us in a forum: “WOMEN WATCH: How Can Our Votes Be Genuinely Counted? (On source code review and other election-related issues)” on May 4, 2013 at Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman, 9:00 in the morning.

For further information regarding the Forum, please call 411-2796 and ask for Rhoda or Cham.