Negros Oriental, Philippines (CNN) — Andrea was 14 years old the first time a voice over the Internet told her to take off her clothes. “I was so embarrassed because I don’t […]
Cyber-sex trafficking: A 21st century Scourge
International women’s day: a voice from the Philippines
Jelen Paclarin is executive director of the Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau at the University of the Philippines, Quezon City Read more voices in our International women’s day interactive There are […]
Filipinos fathered by US soldiers fight for justice
Click Here For Original Post They call them “Amerasians”, a throwback to a time when America had soldiers in the Philippines, and some of those soldiers had local girlfriends. Most of their […]
Reproductive Health Bill
In Philippines, a 14-year fight for birth control STORY HIGHLIGHTS Reproductive Health bill would make birth control free for poor in Philippines Catholic Church has opposed bill, which has been proposed for […]
In Philippines, a 14-year fight for birth control
Click Here For Original Post Manila, Philippines (CNN) — Growing up, Cecilia Lopez hoped to escape poverty by finishing school and becoming a teacher. But now 52 years old and having never […]
Philippines makes peace through technology
Click Here For Original Post Some countries have used digital technology as a means to bring about revolution. In the Philippines they are using new technologies to end it. More than 6,000 […]
Philippines gears up for battle over reproductive health bill
Click Here For Original Post Standing in line under the blazing sun with dozens of other young women at a makeshift prenatal clinic in a Manila slum, 14-year-old Jasmin Balute says […]
Making charcoal in Ulingan slum, the Philippines – in pictures
In the slum area of Ulingan, near Manila, hundreds of families earn their living from the charcoal industry. The air is thick with smoke as children and adults of all ages get […]
Philippines birth control legislation opposed by church
Click Here For Original Post At the Dr Jose Fabella Memorial hospital 300 proud mothers lie three to a bed, cradling their newborns. With up to 100 babies born every 24 hours […]
‘Amerasians’ in the Philippines fight for recognition
Manila, Philippines (CNN) — When Susie Lopez, 43, was a little girl she would run outside her home in Angeles City, near the U.S. Clark Airbase in the Philippines, every time she […]
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