Across the Philippines and the world, women’s rights too often remain inaccessible, unenforced, or unevenly experienced. Likhang Lila, Oxfam Pilipinas’ commemoration of Women’s Month, asserts that women’s rights should not merely be symbolic—they must be claimed, defended, and strengthened through collective action. It is anchored on a simple truth: gender equality cannot rest on aspiration […]

The only bold imagination our leaders need is the imagination to build a country that truly respects women’s dignity. When those in power objectify women, they shrink the spaces where we are safe and send the wrong message that disrespect and inequality are acceptable. Words are never just words, especially when spoken among the very […]