Sexual and reproductive health
Philippine gender rights advocates take on a disease deadlier than HIV and COVID-19
There were no mourners when they buried her. There were no flowers and there was no coffin, only a black body bag. Patricia died just exactly how she lived – abandoned. She was born out of wedlock. Patricia’s mother casted her aside when she was just a kid and grew up with her grandparents in […]
Gender and sexual rights remain untold in Philippines’ poor communities
Teenage is the common age to become a parent in a poor village in Sta. Margarita Town in Samar province where teaches. “Many children do not stay as young people for so long. A lot of young girls get pregnant before they reach the legal age,” she said. Janita knew that early parenthood is […]
Oxfam urges senate to address worsening impacts of Covid to women and girls
International humanitarian and development organization Oxfam urges the senate to put a gender lens on the measures being undertaken by various government agencies to address the specific and disproportionate impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women and girls, and marginalized sectors. In a position paper submitted to the Senate Committee on Women, Family Relations and […]
Ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health care starts with robust data
Blog post by Ces De Castro-VillaMore from Ces De Castro-Villa Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s choices and rights to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care have been deprioritized and ignored. Additional contraception methods and SRH information, while identified by the Department of Health as essential life-saving devices, are not evenly implemented as essential requirements of both national […]