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Hontiveros to Duterte: Follow the 'Bawal Bastos' law you signed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 08:31 PM

MANILA - Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday dared President Rodrigo Duterte to follow the so-called “Bawal Bastos Law” which he signed earlier this year. Read more »

Duterte signs 'Bawal Bastos' law that punishes 'sexist' remarks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 07:26 PM

President Duterte has signed into law the anti-bastos bill, which imposes stiffer penalties on a range of acts from catcalling, sexist slurs, stalking and cyberstalking. Read more »

SC suspends law professor for lewd texts to students, sexual jokes in class

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 01:12 PM

MANILA – The Supreme Court has suspended a law professor from the Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City over text messages and sexist conduct which the Court deemed amounted to sexual harassment. Read more »

Accuser drops civil suit against Kevin Spacey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 02:20 AM

NEW YORK - A young man who accused Kevin Spacey of a sexual assault in a Massachusetts bar has dropped his lawsuit against the award-winning actor, ahead of a new court hearing that could prove delicate for the accuser. Read more »

Indian women's heads shaved for resisting rape

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 02:43 AM

An Indian mother and her daughter had their heads shaved and were paraded through their village after resisting an attempted rape by men including a local official, police said Friday. Read more »

Stories of sexual violence can become 'trauma porn,' #MeToo founder warns

Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 07:36 AM

The founder of the #MeToo movement that inspired countless women to reveal stories of sexual violence said on Thursday women can be just as powerful by not sharing their experiences, which can become grist for "trauma porn." Read more »

Panukala kontra pambabastos, ganap nang batas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 12:52 AM

Sa ilalim nito, kahit mataas na opisyal ng gobyerno puwede nang panagutin kung mapatunayang nambastos ng kapwa. Read more »

No pressure behind decision to bar 6 students from graduation rites: Pisay board

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 09:05 PM

A Philippine Science High School official said the decision not to allow 6 students to join the graduation ceremony went through a deliberate process. Read more »

6 Pisay students banned from graduation rites after photo scandal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 12:03 AM

MANILA - For allegedly posting lewd photos of their female schoolmates online, 6 male seniors of Philippine Science High School (PSHS) won't be allowed to attend their graduation ceremony, Science Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said Tuesday. Read more »

'Safe Streets and Public Spaces Law' ganap nang batas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 08:54 PM

Itinuturing nang batas ang Safe Streets and Public Spaces Law makaraang 'upuan' ito ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Fresh protest at Pisay over photo scandal as graduation nears

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 08:21 PM

Carrying signs that read "Stop tolerating sexual predators" and "protect your students" some 20 protesters gathered at the PSHS grounds ahead of the graduation rites on Wednesday. Read more »

Panunutok sa kawani ng Bataan, iniimbestigahan na

Gracie Rutao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 01:12 PM

LIMAY, Bataan – Iniimbestigahan na ng awtoridad ang insidente ng panunutok ng baril sa isang empleyado ng munisipyo ng Limay. Read more »

Woody Allen pitched a memoir, publishers weren’t interested

Alexandra Alter and Cara Buckley, The New York Times
Updated as of May 03 11:43 AM

Woody Allen has been largely shunned by Hollywood. Celebrities who once vied for roles in his films now say they regret working with him. Amazon has backed out of a multimovie distribution deal with him. Read more »

Marawi teen escapes war only to find another form of violence in evacuation camp

Bernice Beltran, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 06:52 AM

SAGUIARAN, Lanao del Sur - When a local terror group took over Marawi City on May 23, 2017, 16-year-old Fatima (not her real name) and her family fled their hometown to escape the violence of war only to face another conflict in the evacuation center. Read more »

Prosecutor junks Gretchen Fullido libel raps vs Ces Drilon, Marie Lozano

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 03:29 PM

The Office of the Prosecutor of Quezon City has dismissed libel charges filed by ABS-CBN anchor Gretchen Fullido against ABS-CBN journalist Ces Drilon and ABS-CBN news reporter Marie Lozano. Read more »

Construction workers, transport groups kontra sa pambabastos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 08:44 PM

Nagkaisa ang transport groups at grupo ng construction workers sa pagsulong sa panukalang batas na nagbabawal sa iba-ibang uri ng pambabastos at pangungutya sa mga pampublikong lugar. Read more »

Emma Thompson refuses to work with ex-Disney animation chief over harassment accusations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 07:45 AM

LOS ANGELES - British actress Emma Thompson has quit an anticipated film produced by California's Skydance studios because it hired former Disney creative director John Lasseter, who is accused of sexual harassment, her publicist told AFP Tuesday. Read more »

Victims of Church sex abuse go global with fight for justice

Lucie Peytermann, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 11:58 AM

The group, called Ending Clerical Abuse (ECA), brings together activists from dozens of countries on several continents, and will be mobilized in Rome this week when Pope Francis hosts a hotly awaited summit on tackling the wave of child sex abuse scandals shaking the Catholic Church. Read more »

'Not martyrdom': NPC says Ressa arrest 'done in bad taste' but not harassment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 11:35 AM

MANILA - News website Rappler chief Maria Ressa's arrest over cyber liber charges was "done in bad taste" but was not an act of political harassment, the National Press Club (NPC) said Friday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Batayan para paalisin ang isang dayuhan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 02:06 PM

Paano irereklamo ang mga dayuhang lalabag sa batas, na maaaring mauwi sa pagka-deport ng mga ito? Read more »

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