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Meghan Markle to help vulnerable women 'reach for the stars'

Emma Batha, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 05:42 AM

LONDON - A British charity transforming the lives of some of the country's most vulnerable women said on Thursday Meghan Markle would help them "reach for the stars" as it announced she had become a patron. Read more »

French author sparks outrage for saying women over 50 'too old' to love

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 08 10:25 PM

LONDON - A popular French author and presenter has sparked widespread criticism around the world for saying that women over 50 are "too old" to love and "invisible" to him. Read more »

Napoles transferred to Mandaluyong facility: BJMP

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 03:46 PM

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology has informed the Sandiganbayan 1st Division that businesswoman and plunder convict Janet Lim Napoles was transferred to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City last Friday. Read more »

Saudi women to be told of divorce by text message under new law

Lin Taylor and Heba Kanso, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 07 07:29 AM

Women in Saudi Arabia will be notified by text message if they are divorced under a new law designed to protect them from having their marriage ended without their knowledge, the government said on Sunday. Read more »

Sandigan reiterates order to transfer Napoles to Mandaluyong facility

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 11:41 AM

The Sandiganbayan 1st Division reiterated its order to transfer businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City from the Bureau of Jail Management and Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City. Read more »

NEDA probes sexual harassment complaint against official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 11:45 AM

The NEDA "acted swiftly" on the complaint even before a formal complaint was filed, the agency said in a statement. It did not elaborate. Read more »

Epekto ng 'kuwento' ni Duterte sa mga kasambahay, ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:33 PM

Nangangamba ang isang grupo ng mga domestic worker at women's rights advocates sa magiging epekto sa mga kasambahay ng kuwento ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte tungkol sa kaniyang sariling kasambahay.  Read more »

Serena Williams in inspirational message to working moms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 08:00 AM

The 23-time Grand Slam champion began 2019 in Perth at the mixed teams Hopman Cup, with baby Alexis Olympia in tow.   Read more »

Women's rights advocates slam Duterte 'bragging' about touching maid in his teens

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 07:01 PM

MANILA - It is disturbing and infuriating to hear President Rodrigo Duterte "brag" about attempting in his teen years to rape a housekeeper, women's rights advocates said Sunday. Read more »

OPINION: A dark lord’s power

Inday Espina-Varona -- scaRRedcat
Updated as of Dec 30 02:55 PM

A tyrant is a person who believes everyone should bow to the law, including his fantastical interpretations of justice, but rebels in the thought and commission of crimes — and lays these at the altar of love for country. Read more »

Sandiganbayan orders Napoles transfer to Mandaluyong prison

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 05:33 PM

The Sandiganbayan 1st Division ordered the transfer of businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles who was sentenced to reclusion perpetua after she was found guilty of plunder to the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City. Read more »

From wacky to well meaning, 7 upbeat stories of improving lives in 2018

Magdalena Mis, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 26 11:10 AM

From an auto-repair shop in Uganda jumpstarting child soldiers into new lives to the boxing Barbie doll championing women's rights, the past year saw its fair share of upbeat stories about efforts to improve people's lives. Read more »

After conviction, Napoles insists on staying in Camp Bagong Diwa

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 05:24 PM

Businesswoman and plunder convict Janet Lim Napoles insisted that she must remain in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City. Read more »

Gender equality at work more than 200 years off: WEF

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 08:24 AM

Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out Tuesday indicates it will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe.  Read more »

Prosecutors press for Napoles' immediate prison transfer

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 03:56 PM

MANILA - Government prosecutors have urged the Sandiganbayan 1st Division to order the immediate transfer of plunder convict Janet Lim Napoles to prison.    Read more »

Sandiganbayan defers Napoles prison transfer

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 04:41 PM

Businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, who was convicted for plunder will stay at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, the anti-graft court said Wednesday, after the businesswoman claimed that there were threats against her life. Read more »

House OKs expanded VAWC bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 01:58 AM

MANILA - The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the Expanded Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children (E-VAWC). Read more »

15 women, including 5 minors, rescued from pimps in Rizal

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 09:31 AM

Fifteen women, including 5 minors, were rescued from the hands of pimps in a KTV bar in Cainta, Rizal on Thursday, the Philippine National Police Women and Children Protection Center said. Read more »

Michelle Obama confident progress can't be stopped, urges girls to aim high

Belinda Goldsmith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Dec 04 08:06 AM

Without directly addressing her husband's successor, Donald Trump, Michelle Obama said change was "not a straight line" but the election of Barack Obama to the White House showed people were open to change. Read more »

7 women rescued from suspected pimps in Bulacan

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:20 AM

MANILA - Seven women were rescued by the Philippine National Police Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) from two suspected pimps in a hotel resort in Barangay Abangansur, Marilao, Bulacan on Wednesday night.  Read more »