In Part 1, we examined how women's movements have historically enacted concrete protections for mothers and children far beyond basic legal declarations. To truly address the rights and wellbeing of…
For decades, the public discourse around abortion in the Philippines has been trapped in a false and divisive dichotomy: the mother’s rights pitted against the rights of the unborn. This…
Every October, as World Mental Health Day comes and goes, public discussions are flooded with well-meaning calls to "break the stigma," practice self-care, or seek therapy. While encouraging open conversation…
Disasters in Mindanao are rarely, if ever, pure acts of nature. They unfold across a compound hazard landscape where climate events intersect with armed conflict, clan feuds (rido), and large-scale…
October 5 is International Day of No Prostitution. There is a growing effort to frame commercial sex as merely "sex work"—an economic choice and a matter of labor rights. Proponents…