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Supreme Court allows legitimate child to use mother’s surname

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 11:50 PM

A legitimate child can now choose to use the surname of either parents as last name, the Supreme Court ruled, recognizing “the fundamental equality of women and men before the law” and invoking the State's duty to "dismantle" patriarchy.  Read more »

Catriona Gray says 'capacity to be a leader is not determined by gender'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 03:27 PM

Catriona Gray has also weighed in on the remark recently made by President Rodrigo Duterte that the country's highest elective post is "not for women" because “the emotional set-up of a woman and a man is totally different.”   Read more »

Biden calls for expanded efforts to protect LGBTQ rights globally

Alexandra Alper and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 12:49 PM

Biden has already issued an executive order that extends existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people.   Read more »

Anti-discrimination bill provides safeguards vs anti-terror law, says lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 10:20 AM

A lawmaker on Friday called for the passage of an anti-discrimination bill to provide safeguards for Muslims and other minorities against the contentious counterterrorism law. Read more »

House OKs on final reading bill vs discrimination on race, ethnicity, religion

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 07:38 PM

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on the third and final reading a measure which aims to protect and promote the rights to equality and non-discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity and religion. Read more »

Duterte's anti-women leadership remark 'deflates' gender equality campaign: Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 01:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-women leadership remark "deflates" the fight for gender equality, Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday.   Read more »

Pope Francis changes Church law to enshrine roles for women

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 02:38 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, in another step towards greater equality for women in the Roman Catholic Church, on Monday changed its law to formally codify their roles as altar servers, distributors of communion and readers at liturgies. Read more »

Dacera case ipinakitang kulang ang publiko sa kaalaman sa rape culture, gender equality

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 04:03 PM

Ayon sa mga eksperto, nailabas ng kuwento ni Christine Dacera ang malaking kakulangan sa kaalaman ng publiko hinggil sa rape culture at gender equality. Read more »

‘Alarming, insensitive’: Police officer’s ‘lalaki pa din sila’ statement angers LGBT groups

Job Manahan and Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 10:18 PM

“Not only does his statement assume that all men are rapists but it's also ignorant of SOGIE . . . A person does not rape because of one's gender or sexuality but because of the shortcoming in his upbringing,” one critic says. Read more »

Manila City adopts Gender and Development Code

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 08:30 PM

The mayor of the Philippines’ capital city signed on Tuesday an ordinance protecting women and all other genders against violence, sexual abuse and other forms of harassment. Read more »

LGBTQI+, youth groups gather in UP Diliman for equality rally

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:37 AM

Various LGBTQI+ and youth groups on Friday afternoon came together for an equality rally at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), as part of the university’s annual pride celebration.  Read more »

UN to tackle gender equality, chief calls it 'greatest' rights challenge

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 01:23 PM

Over the past week, 190 countries addressed the United Nations General Assembly, nearly all of them represented by presidents, prime ministers and ministers. Only nine of them were women. Read more »

Japan Airlines embraces gender neutral greetings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 03:42 PM

Japan Airlines is ditching the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" and instead embracing gender neutral terms during in-flight and airport announcements from next month, the company said Monday. Read more »

NFL: Chiefs fans boo players 'show of unity'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 02:10 PM

The booing was greeted with dismay following the Chiefs 34-20 win.   Read more »

Dela Rosa tells Drilon: You are my 'idol' in lawmaking

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 10:52 PM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday called Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon his "idol" in lawmaking as the two senators debated on a proposal that sought to increase the number of women in the police force. Read more »

NBA fulfills promise to put Black Lives Matter signage on Orlando court

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 09:12 PM

The gesture was part of the league's commitment to take a stronger stand for racial equality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.   Read more »

NFL: Redskins announce review of name after sponsor threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 12:58 AM

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell welcomed the move, revealing the league had been engaged in extensive discussions with Washington about the matter.    Read more »

NFL: Arena sponsor FedEx asks Redskins to change team moniker

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 06:58 PM

Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has said that the team will not change the nickname as long as he is in charge. Read more »

Women bear the brunt of virus fallout in workplace

Véronique Dupont, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 08:11 AM

The reverberating economic shock of the coronavirus crisis has delivered a massive setback for women because so many work in the badly exposed services sector, experts say.   Read more »

New York introduces laws to combat police brutality

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 09:40 AM

NEW YORK, United States - The state of New York on Friday adopted a series of laws designed to put an end to police brutality against the African American community, a sign of the impact that nationwide protests over the George Floyd are having. Read more »