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New 'comfort women' memorial unveiled in Manila

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 26 09:04 AM

MANILA - A new historical marker dedicated to Filipino "comfort women" was unveiled Sunday at a church in Manila, over a year after a similar memorial in the capital was removed due apparently to Japanese pressure. Read more »

Football: Shai del Campo hat-trick powers Pinays to historic trip to ASEAN semis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 07:46 PM

The Philippines reached the semifinals of the ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championship for the first time with a 4-0 rout of Singapore Friday. Read more »

Football: Malditas lose to Thailand in hard-fought battle in AFF Championship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 09:29 PM

Thailand beat the Philippines national women's team 4-2; despite the loss the Malditas still have a shot at advancing in the AFF tournament in Chonburi. Read more »

US women footballers' equal pay lawsuit to go to trial in 2020

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 11:49 AM

The equal pay lawsuit filed by US women footballers against the US Soccer Federation has been scheduled to go to trial on May 5, 2020, the players' spokesperson said Monday. Read more »

Football: Pinays continue to roll in ASEAN tourney with rout of Timor Leste

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 11:32 PM

Camille Rodriguez and Hali Moriah Long each scored a brace for the Philippines, which thumped Timor Leste 7-0 on Saturday. Read more »

Football: Camille Rodriguez bags brace, as PH off to winning start in ASEAN tilt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 07:59 PM

Rodriguez found the back of the net twice as the Philippines beat Malaysia, 3-0, in the 2019 AFF Women's Championship on Thursday in Chonburi, Thailand. Read more »

Football: As talks break down, U.S. women's team turn to court

Reuters
Posted at Aug 15 10:15 AM

The female players who sued the USSF for equal pay reported that talks broke down on Wednesday and said they were now turning their attention to the courts where they are "eagerly look forward to a jury trial."   Read more »

Football: PH women's team all set for AFF tilt

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 04:24 PM

The Philippine women's national team is all set to compete in the 2019 AFF Women's Championship that will be held in Chonburi, Thailand from August 15 to 27. Read more »

Rugby: PH Lady Volcanoes rout Indonesia to win gold in Women's Sevens Trophy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 06:35 PM

The Philippine Lady Volcanoes completed a perfect run in the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy, beating host nation Indonesia 26-7 for the gold medal, Sunday evening in Jakarta. Read more »

Football: PH demolishes Macau in friendly

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 03:12 PM

The Philippine women's national football team displayed its might in a 11-0 victory over visiting Macau, in a friendly match held at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite last Saturday. Read more »

FIFA approves expansion of women's World Cup to 32 teams in 2023

Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 09:33 AM

Soccer's world governing body FIFA has approved the expansion of the Women's World Cup from the existing 24 teams to 32 for the 2023 edition and reopened the bidding process for potential hosts. Read more »

Football: Ellis to step down as head coach of U.S. women's team

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 10:43 AM

Jill Ellis, who became the first female coach in history to win back-to-back World Cups, will step down as boss of the U.S. women's national team in early October, she said on Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte jokes: I only accept dinner invites from women

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 08:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday joked that he only accepts dinner invitations from single women.   Read more »

USA basketball women expand pre-Olympic training plans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 09:03 AM

Reigning world and Olympic champion United States unveiled an expanded training program Saturday ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics. Read more »

18th Congress has most number of sitting women senators in PH history

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 06:18 PM

A record number of 7 women are now in the Philippine Senate following the 2019 midterm polls, demonstrating both how far the country has gone and how much further it still has to go to truly achieve gender parity. Read more »

'Sisi' Rondina shows strength off the court in her MMK episode

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 01:36 AM

Former UST volleyball star Cherry Ann "Sisi" Rondina dominated Twitterverse with her MMK episode on Saturday.  Read more »

New York showers confetti, love on U.S. women's soccer team

Matthew Lavietes and Amy Tennery, Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 11:02 AM

New York honored the U.S. women's soccer team on Wednesday with a ticker-tape parade up the "Canyon of Heroes," celebrating its World Cup triumph and hailing the players' emergence as icons of women's rights. Read more »

The Medical City promotes gyne cancer awareness through specialty clinic

The Medical City
Updated as of Jul 10 02:34 PM

Women are key to maintaining healthy families. There should be a way to help them take care of themselves. Read more »

Football: Rapinoe says US World Cup teammates will snub White House

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 11:11 AM

Star striker Megan Rapinoe said Tuesday she does not think the United States' Women's World Cup-winning team would accept an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the White House. Read more »

Nicki Minaj cancels Saudi concert over women's rights concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 03:58 AM

Minaj's scheduled appearance in Jeddah next week as part of a cultural festival had triggered a social media backlash over human rights in the country.   Read more »