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                                                                                       REFLECTION         My relfection on Violence Against Women is that we should not hurt women we should protect and care for them. They have the right to be free with everything they want, we shouldn't hurt and beat them. Women have the right to defend themselves, we should not insult and hurt them. Let's stop insulting, hurting and insulting women.  They have the right to protect themselves because they are not like men who can defend themselves against people who abuse them. Violence against women is one of the most frequent human rights violations.  It is a threat to women’s lives, it puts their physical and ps...
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Violence against women (VAW) appears as one of the country’s pervasive social problems. According to the 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, 17.5% of Filipino women aged 15-49 have experienced any form of physical, sexual, and emotional violence from their intimate partners. As of 2021, there were 8,399 reported cases of physical violence, 1,791 on rape, and 1,505 on acts of lasciviousness. It is alarming that despite addressing the concern, Violence Against Women persists. VAW is deemed to be closely linked with the unequal power relation between women and men, otherwise known as “gender-based violence.”  Societal norms and traditions dictate people think that men are the leaders, pursuers, and providers and take on the dominant roles in society. At the same time, women are the nurturers, men’s companions, and supporters, and they take on subordinate roles in society. This perception leads men to gain more power over...
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                                                                                 ELPIDO QUIRINO Quirino (born Nov. 16, 1890, Vigan, Phil.-died Feb. 28, 1956, Novaliches) was a political leader and the second president of the independent Republic of the Philippines. After obtaining a law degree from the University of the Philippines, near Manila, in 1915, Quirino practiced law until he was elected a member of the Philippine House of Representatives in 1919-25 and a senator in 1925-31. In 1934 he was a member of the Philippine independence mission to Washington, D.C., headed by Manuel Quezon, which secured the passage in Congress of the Tydings-McDuffie Act, setting the date for Philippine independence as July 4, 1946. He was also elected to the conven...
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                                         INDEGENOUS PEOPLE MONTH CELEBRATION In celebration of 2024 Indigenous Peoples Month and the 27th commemoration of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997, the NCIP is gearing up to deepen the country's awareness and understanding of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples. With the theme, "Mga Katutubo at Katutubong Dunong: Pahalagahan, Pangalagaan at Parangalan" or "Valuing, Nurturing, and Honoring Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Knowledge," the month-long festivity underscores key areas that identifies ICCs/Ps, specifically their contributions in agriculture and food security; their culture and customs and traditions woven in their natural environment and ancestral domains; their roles as stewards of our country's land and seas; and their leadership role in nation building.  Part of the activities is a sho...