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StoriesOfPower: Inspiring Stories of Reclaiming Power and Courage in the Face of Injustice and Misogyny

Join us for an in-person event as SheDecides and Filipino Freethinkers come together to showcase the powerful stories of Filipino women...

Women’s Autonomy in the Hands of the SC

The legal state of a married woman's autonomy over her own body has been put in a strange limbo thanks to two recent Supreme Court decisions.

It’s International Women’s Month! Share Your Stories with Us!

March is International Women's Month! If you have a story to share about fantastic females, send them to us!

Paalam, Soledad

Based on true events, "Paalam, Soledad" follows the struggles of Sister Soledad with her faith and her principles amidst the realities...

Hold Your Horses: On Our Global Women’s Progress Report Standing

Unlike what the carefully crafted Palace statement implies, the Philippines is not exactly a safe haven for women.

National misogynist hero

An undisputed national hero and distinguished gentleman representative from Sarangani, Manny Pacquiao was staunchly against the RH Bill. He quoted the Bible, and said, in effect, that any attempts to curb reproduction was against the will of his god. While we’re not sure how the personal religious beliefs of this pregnancy-challenged man have to do with us uterus-carrying citizens, people pointed out that his wife Jinkee has admitted to being on the pill. Now he’s bragging that he made his wife Jinkee stop taking pills and have more kids.

Women’s Day: 11 more women will die today

A hundred years after the first International Women's Day, Filipinas still do not have power over events only women face—risks...

Sex: Control and Consequences

"It's good if the man agrees with you—then he controls himself." (Maganda pag ok ang lalaki—siya na ang nagkokontrol.) Were...

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