Press releases
As the nation celebrates 2013 Labor Day, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) honors the immeasurable contribution of Filipino workers in the formal and informal sector. We give due credit and respect to them, especially the women workers who work not only to earn for their family but also to harness their potentials as human beings capable of making economic and social contributions for the common good.
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) joins the observance of the 76th anniversary of the plebiscite that gave Filipino women the right to vote. As we relive the symbolic struggle, we strongly urge the public to rethink how they will cast their votes in the upcoming 2013 elections.
Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Executive Director Emmeline L. Verzosa discusses the important roles of GAD Focal Point System members during the 2013 GAD Focal Point System Assembly held on April 18-19.
CEBU, Philippines - The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) is eyeing replicating in Cebu and other places in the Philippines a project that brought together in Manila young women leaders and experts in different fields to strengthen women’s participation in addressing issues that affect them.
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Women in important positions are not new or even unusual in the Philippines. Filipino women have been appointed to high government posts as Cabinet members, Supreme Court and lower courts justices, ambassadors, educators, administrators, and heads of business and industrial companies. They have been elected as members of congress, as city and municipal mayors, vice mayors, and councilors, and as officials of local, national, and international organizations.
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The Philippines ranks third in women’s socioeconomic standing, next to New Zealand and Australia, in the Worldwide Index of Women’s Advancement released by global financial firm MasterCard on March 7, 2013. The index measures the women’s socioeconomic standing in 14 Asia-Pacific countries. The Philippines has an overall gender parity score of 70.5 points this means there are 70.5 females for every 100 males in both government and private sector. New Zealand has 77.8 points, and Australia 76 points.
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The Philippines received praise from the international community for the key role it played in a historic global agreement to eliminate violence against women and girls.
In a bid to further advance women’s economic empowerment, the ECHOsi Foundation has partnered with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)— through the latter’s Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT Women) Project—to launch the Great Women Brand (GWB).
How should the news media cover women and women’s issues? How should women be represented in the media?
The Gender Equality Committee, comprised of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), Philippine Commission on Women, self-regulatory bodies and non-government organizations, formulated guidelines for the protection of women against discrimination in the media.
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) conducted on March 22 a Gender and Development (GAD) Seminar for ABS-CBN directors and business unit heads.
