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Some Makati hotels monitored for prostitution links: police official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 03:35 PM

The surveillance covers 5 to 10 hotels where pimps rent rooms for 2 weeks up to 1 year, said Major Gideon Ines, chief of the Makati Police Intelligence Unit. He did not name the hotels. Read more »

Filipina teens pimped to Chinese expats, some on WeChat: Senate probe

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 02:09 PM

The girls are pimped on the Chinese super app WeChat using codes such as "new tea" for girls and "fast food" for quickie sex to evade Beijing Sensors, said Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality. Read more »

Equality won't happen by itself, says Finnish PM

Belinda Goldsmith, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 23 08:33 PM

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin called on Thursday for governments and companies to do more to ensure women were treated fairly, saying equality would not happen by itself. Read more »

Miss Universe PH in-extend ang deadline para sa application

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 04:21 PM

In-extend ng Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) ang deadline ng pagpasa ng aplikasyon ng mga nagnanais maging pambato ng Pilipinas sa prestihiyosong international pageant. Read more »

Early menopause increases health risks after 60: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 09:47 AM

In high-income countries, a third of a woman’s life unfolds after the menopause.  Read more »

No sex, no babies: S.Korea's emerging feminists reject marriage

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 20 08:13 AM

No dating, no sex, no marriage and no babies: 2 South Korean YouTubers who vow to stay single have caused uproar in the east Asian nation as it battles the world's lowest fertility rate.  Read more »

Women who have more sex have lower risk of early menopause: scientists

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 10:36 PM

LONDON - Women who have sex at least once a month have a lower risk of entering menopause early than women with less active sex lives, scientists have found in research which they say points to a form of biological energy trade-off.   Read more »

Little Women's Greta Gerwig isn't as outraged as Twitter about directing snub

Nicole Sperling, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 15 09:17 AM

In between eating breakfast, bouncing her teething 10-month old baby in her arms and fielding text messages from her “Little Women” group chat, Greta Gerwig stepped away from the madness Monday to talk about the six nominations for her second feature film.  Read more »

Florence Pugh's true Hollywood fairy tale

Reggie Ugwu, The New York Times
Updated as of Jan 10 09:08 PM

With three breakout roles in 2019 — including “Little Women,” “Midsommar” and “Fighting With My Family,” a sleeper hit in which she portrayed a working-class British girl who becomes a WWE star — Florence Pugh has quickly ascended from virtual anonymity to her current status as one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation. Read more »

Chooks eyes 3x3 league for women

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 03:37 PM

Chooks-to-Go is looking to build on the Philippine women's basketball team's historic achievements in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

'Little Women' director 'sad' at awards snub of female filmmakers

Sophie Laubie and Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 12:30 AM

Top Hollywood woman director Greta Gerwig said she was "disappointed" that she had been snubbed by the Golden Globes, with the producer of her hit film "Little Women" blaming the "unconscious bias" of male movie critics. Read more »

Daily Tribune founder Ninez Cacho-Olivares pens 30

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 11:20 AM

Ninez Cacho Olivares died of a "lingering illness." She was 78.   Read more »

In New Year message, Pope decries violence against women

Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 06:21 PM

Pope Francis, in his first message of the new year, denounced on Wednesday the use and abuse of women in modern society, and called for an end to the exploitation of the female body. Read more »

Box Office: 'Little Women,' 'Uncut Gems' start strong as 'Rise of Skywalker' remains victorious

Rebecca Rubin, Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 06:54 AM

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - The holiday box office proved fruitful for a wide variety of movies as overall ticket sales reached $200 million over the weekend — a 6.3% boost from last year. Read more »

Women take charge in Hollywood's hottest 2020 movies: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 07:11 AM

Female directors look set for a breakthrough year in Hollywood in 2020, according to a survey published Friday that found the four most anticipated films of the year are all helmed by women. Read more »

From nuns to astronauts: 10 women cracking the glass ceiling in 2019

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 27 03:07 PM

Countries around the world have promised gender equality by 2030, but in 2019 a new index showed that even the most advanced nations weren't doing enough to reach that goal.   Read more »

'E-dalaw' inilunsad para sa mga nangungulilang preso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 08:44 PM

Ito ay para sa mga presong nangungulila sa mga mahal sa buhay.  Read more »

Lalaki arestado dahil sa pambubugbog sa dating kinakasama

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 05:30 AM

MAYNILA—Arestado ang isang 30 anyos na lalaki matapos ireklamo ng kanyang ex-live-in partner ng pambubugbog nitong Huwebes sa Maynila.  Read more »

WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 08:43 AM

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that it had for the first time approved a "biosimilar" medicine -- one derived from living sources rather than chemicals -- to make breast cancer treatment affordable to women globally.  Read more »

'The best man for the job is a woman': Who is Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes?

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 09:29 PM

A profile of Quezon City Branch 221 Presiding Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes, and her close to 10-year journey on top of one of the most celebrated cases in Philippine history Read more »