women's rights

Two solons from the women’s group Gabriela on Friday filed House Resolution 1184 calling for a probe into the proliferation of sex videos taken without the knowledge or approval of the women.  read more »

House of Representatives Assistant Minority leader and Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP) Rep.Liza Maza today expressed support and encouraged the young actress Katrina Halili to file a case to proper bodies if indeed her constitutional right to privacy has been violated.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines -- The House of Representatives has joined the fray of groups investigating the sex video of actress Katrina Halili and Doctor Hayden Kho.  read more »

“We give Katrina our support and we vow to promote every measure to protect and defend women like her (who have been) degraded and humiliated by this kind of malicious act,” Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza said in a statement.  read more »

Maghahain ng panukalang batas ang Gabriela Women’s Party-list na layong magparusa sa mga nagpapakalat ng sex videos.  read more »

Gabriela Representative Liza Maza told Sun.Star on Wednesday that they are willing to help Katrina and other women involved in Kho’s scandal, especially should these women were proven to be “aggravated” by Kho.  read more »

GMA7 Unang Hirit's Arnold Clavio interviews Assitant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Liza Maza regarding the proliferation of Katrina Halili's private videos.

Assistant Minority leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep.Liza Maza today expressed support and encouraged the young actress Katrina Halili to file a case to proper bodies if indeed her constitutional right to privacy has been violated.  read more »

True to her yearly tradition, Angel Locsin celebrated her birthday with Gabriela and her fans at Balay Kalinaw in U.P. Diliman yesterday where they staged an activity dubbed as ‘Angel for Women: Towards Empowerment Through Education’. Straight from her Only You taping, Angel barely had sleep but she still managed to make it there and personally teach some helpful tips on self-defense. “Tuwing nagbi-birthday naman talaga ako, hindi naman talaga ako nagpapa-party. Mas gusto ko’ng i-dedicate yung araw na yun to share the blessings na natatanggap ko sa buhay. Para kasi sa akin, nalilinya talaga ako sa proteksyon sa mga kababaihan at kabataan. So inisip ko, ‘Ano ba talaga ang kailangan natin para malaman natin ang mga karapatan natin?’ Kailangan maging aware tayo at mabigyan ng tamang edukasyon tungkol dito. Yun talaga ang pinipilit namin ma-achieve ng Gabriela,” she explained.  read more »