“The culture of violence and abuse inside the AFP only shows the deeply entrenched machismo and impunity in the institution. Many victims remain silent due to fear of retribution, especially when their abusers are powerful men with weapons and institutional backing."
“Government leaders must uphold respect, dignity, and equality—not propagate toxic, patriarchal views that endanger women and diminish their immeasurable contributions to society.”
“The Filipino people are suffering while the cronies and allies of Marcoses enrich themselves.”
On International Working Women’s Day, Gabriela National Alliance of Women leads a program at Liwasang Bonifacio, followed by a march to Mendiola, to expose worsening conditions faced by women under Ferdinand Marcos Jr. regime.
Regular check ups, particularly those related to reproductive health, are not covered by the free services provided by village health centers, as per the Philippine law on universal health care. Fabella wishes that the government can allocate more funds for the basic services but this has not improved over the years.
“The willful killing of Peralta by the military, who was unarmed at the time of her arrest, is a war crime that can never be justified under any circumstance. This is a blatant violation of (the IHL),” GABRIELA secretary general Clarice Palce said in a separate statement.
“Gabriela aimed to apprise the UN and the international community of the grim economic and human rights crises in the country, that ‘disproportionately impact women.’ In turn, these shall serve as strong bases for UN CEDAW's evaluation of and subsequent recommendations to the Philippine government."
"This year's International Working Women's Day is a challenge for us to push these issues front and center, to confront the Marcos administration to address our demands as working women."
Women’s group Gabriela condemned the recent reports of violence against women, including the death of another overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait.
"Truth and justice prevailed today against liars and butcher such as former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict."
“She dedicated her life to helping and serving women who are victims of abuse. She also actively led in the 80's the cases of women victims of sex trafficking. She became active in campaigns against giant mining companies, and ran for council in her hometown in Mindanao."
“The perjury case brought by the government may also be a form of retaliation for the human rights activities of these local human rights defenders. We have seen in recent years that many defenders have been dragged before the courts, smeared, red tagged and murdered in the Philippines. This intimidation should stop immediately."
"We all have our own sphere of influence: our friends, families, colleagues. No one else can connect with those people in such an intimate way we can."
Both are being charged with double murder in relation to an alleged ambush by the New People’s Army which resulted in the killing of two soldiers in Ragay, Camarines Sur on May 13, 2018. According to Karapatan-Bicol, both have filed their respective...
Most of the breadwinners in their village earn a living either as construction workers or market vendors.
Gabriela condemned the arrest and called for the immediate release of Agovida and Bartolome.
It should be pointed out that these organizations are being targeted for the invaluable work they do – the defense of human rights of the poor and marginalized.
“National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.’s actions show that this government is indeed hell-bent on silencing its critics using the entire extent of its resources and through deliberately magnifying technicalities to veer the conversation away from the core issue of state-sponsored attacks by the Duterte government. ”
Cristina Palabay,secretary general of Karapatan, said, "We have not been given the chance to be heard."
“The comfort woman statue supposedly serves as a reminder to future generations of Japan’s atrocities and abuses against Filipino women during the Second World War, and women’s historical victimization in times of wars of aggression."
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