continuation

• Women's right to vote was granted

  1937
• The Constitution of 1935 stipulated that the right of suffrage would be extended to women, only if 300,000 women voted in its favor during a national plebiscite
• Women activists involved in the women's movement


  • Concepcion Felix de Calderon
  • Rosa Sevilla de Alvero
  • Trinidad Almeda
  • Constancia Poblete
  • Pura Villanueva Kalaw
  • Paz Mendoza Guazon
  • Pilar Hidalgo Lim
  • Josefa Llanes Escoda
• 447,725 women voted yes in the 1937 plebiscite, while 44,307 women voted against the provision
• Women's right to vote and participate are maintained and further protected by existing laws at hand
• Women's groups and organisations


  • PILIPINA feminist movement
  • GABRIELA women's group
  • Ugnayan ng Kababaihan sa Pulitika (UKP - Network of Women in Politics)
  • KILOS KABARO (Act Sisters Coalition)
  • SIBOL Legislative Network
• The Philippine NGO Beijing Score board evolved from the National Steering Committee (NSC) of NGOs for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, and this lead in the national monitoring of the government's implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
• Intense lobbying efforts by the women's groups resulted in the passage of several landmark laws, among them is the anti-sexual harassment law in 1995 and the anti-rape act in 1997
• The gains of the women's movement are basically achieved through various partnerships with the rest of the civil society
• There is no general discrimination of girls in education, thus, there is no marked differences existing in the educational status of Filipino women and men
• Gender stereotyping of fields of study and specialization and its onward translation into the world of work where men generally occupy the highest occupational ranks and the highest paying positions
• Women's larger responsibility for housework and for the family impedes their ability to use their educational training and skills for remunerative work
• Anti-Violence against Women and their Children (Anti-VAWC) Act of 2004


  A law that defines four kinds of violence - physical, psychological, sexual, and economic - and provides various protections and remedies for victims
• Women's right to vote was granted

  1937
• The Constitution of 1935 stipulated that the right of suffrage would be extended to women, only if 300,000 women voted in its favor during a national plebiscite
• Reliefs that may be availed of through a protection order


  • Prohibition of the respondent from threatening to commit or committing acts of violence
  • Prohibition of the respondent from harassing, annoying, telephoning, contacting, or otherwise, communicating with the petitioner
  • Removal and exclusion of the respondent from the resident of the petitioner
  • Directing the respondent to stay away from the petitioner and any designated family or household member
  • Directing lawful possession and use by the petitioner of an automobile and other personal effects
  • Granting temporary or permanent custody of a child/children to the petitioner
  • Directing the respondent to provide support to the woman and/or her child
  • Prohibition of the respondent from any use or possession of any firearm or deadly weapon
  • Restitution for actual damages caused by the violence inflicted
  • Directing the DSWD or any appropriate agency to provide temporary shelter and other social services
  • Provision of other forms of relief as may be necessary to protect and provide for the safely to the petitioner
• Women activists involved in the women's movement


  • Concepcion Felix de Calderon
  • Rosa Sevilla de Alvero
  • Trinidad Almeda
  • Constancia Poblete
  • Pura Villanueva Kalaw
  • Paz Mendoza Guazon
  • Pilar Hidalgo Lim
  • Josefa Llanes Escoda
• 447,725 women voted yes in the 1937 plebiscite, while 44,307 women voted against the provision
• Rights of victim-survivors of VAWC cases

  • To be treated with respect and dignity
  • To avail of legal assistance from the Public Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice or any public legal assistance office
  • To be entitled to support services from the DSWD and the LGUs
  • To be entitled to all legal remedies and support as provided for under the Family Code
  • To be informed of their right to apply for a protection order
• Women's right to vote and participate are maintained and further protected by existing laws at hand
• Duties of LGUs or Barangay Officials

  • Undertake an education program on RA 9262 and on violence against women and their children
  • Have a family violence prevention program, including peer counseling for men
  • Support organizing efforts and development programs for women in the community
  • Prioritize livelihood projects for victim-survivors
  • Involved women in planning and implementation of all programs and projects in the barangay
  • Have an Anti-VAWC desk officer in the barangay
  • Ensure that all barangay officials, barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars, other barangay workers, and tanod or barangay security officers undergo gender sensitivity seminars
  • Develop a system to document and report cases of VAWC and assistance program to victims thereof
• Women's groups and organisations


  • PILIPINA feminist movement
  • GABRIELA women's group
  • Ugnayan ng Kababaihan sa Pulitika (UKP - Network of Women in Politics)
  • KILOS KABARO (Act Sisters Coalition)
  • SIBOL Legislative Network
• The Philippine NGO Beijing Score board evolved from the National Steering Committee (NSC) of NGOs for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, and this lead in the national monitoring of the government's implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
• The 1987 Philippine Constitution enshrines in its due process and equal protection clauses that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws
• Intense lobbying efforts by the women's groups resulted in the passage of several landmark laws, among them is the anti-sexual harassment law in 1995 and the anti-rape act in 1997
• The Trans Murder Monitoring Project listed 41 reported cases of transgender people murdered in the country since 2008
• The gains of the women's movement are basically achieved through various partnerships with the rest of the civil society
• There is no general discrimination of girls in education, thus, there is no marked differences existing in the educational status of Filipino women and men
• The Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 includes gender-based bullying as a prohibited and punishable act
• Gender stereotyping of fields of study and specialization and its onward translation into the world of work where men generally occupy the highest occupational ranks and the highest paying positions
• The Department Education Order No. 40 on Child Protection Policy includes the protection of students from any form of violence regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity
• Women's larger responsibility for housework and for the family impedes their ability to use their educational training and skills for remunerative work
• The Labor Code does not contain any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity, particularly on the members of the LGBTQ+
• Anti-Violence against Women and their Children (Anti-VAWC) Act of 2004


  A law that defines four kinds of violence - physical, psychological, sexual, and economic - and provides various protections and remedies for victims
• The Civil Service Commission's Policy on Anti-Sexual Harassment prohibits "derogatory and degrading remarks or innuendoes directed toward the members of one's sex, or one's sexual orientation or used to describe a person"
• Reliefs that may be availed of through a protection order


  • Prohibition of the respondent from threatening to commit or committing acts of violence
  • Prohibition of the respondent from harassing, annoying, telephoning, contacting, or otherwise, communicating with the petitioner
  • Removal and exclusion of the respondent from the resident of the petitioner
  • Directing the respondent to stay away from the petitioner and any designated family or household member
  • Directing lawful possession and use by the petitioner of an automobile and other personal effects
  • Granting temporary or permanent custody of a child/children to the petitioner
  • Directing the respondent to provide support to the woman and/or her child
  • Prohibition of the respondent from any use or possession of any firearm or deadly weapon
  • Restitution for actual damages caused by the violence inflicted
  • Directing the DSWD or any appropriate agency to provide temporary shelter and other social services
  • Provision of other forms of relief as may be necessary to protect and provide for the safely to the petitioner
• Several LGUs have enacted ordinance and resolutions to address discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals
• Rights of victim-survivors of VAWC cases

  • To be treated with respect and dignity
  • To avail of legal assistance from the Public Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice or any public legal assistance office
  • To be entitled to support services from the DSWD and the LGUs
  • To be entitled to all legal remedies and support as provided for under the Family Code
  • To be informed of their right to apply for a protection order
• The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and Episcopal Commission on Family and Life (ECFL) has been fervently demanding Congress for the removal of "sex, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity" in the comprehensive anti-discrimination ordinances
• Duties of LGUs or Barangay Officials

  • Undertake an education program on RA 9262 and on violence against women and their children
  • Have a family violence prevention program, including peer counseling for men
  • Support organizing efforts and development programs for women in the community
  • Prioritize livelihood projects for victim-survivors
  • Involved women in planning and implementation of all programs and projects in the barangay
  • Have an Anti-VAWC desk officer in the barangay
  • Ensure that all barangay officials, barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars, other barangay workers, and tanod or barangay security officers undergo gender sensitivity seminars
  • Develop a system to document and report cases of VAWC and assistance program to victims thereof