GUIDING PRINCIPLES


We are rights-based in approach, multisectoral, multidisciplinary, participative and democratic.
Promoting women's rights everywhere, we believe that laws have to be aligned with international obligations and treaties, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), to realize the goal of women's human rights.

Pagsulong ng karapatan ang aming pundasyon. Kami ay multisektoral, multi-disiplinaryo, nagtataguyod ng malawak ng partisipasyon at maka-demokrasya sa aming mga pagsusulong.
Sa aming pagpapalaganap ng karapatan ng kababaihan sa lahat ng dako, naninindigan kami sa marapat na pagtupad ng pambansang mga batas sa mga pandaigdigang mga obligasyon tulad ng CEDAW upang maisakatuparan ang mga karapatang pantao ng kababaihan.
 

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ADVOCACIES
philippine context
magna carta of women
promoting public awareness

The Philippine Context

No security of tenure of women workers in free trade zones and in department stores. Unequal pay for men and women even if they do the same work or work of equal value.

Lack of family planning and healch services to rural women.

Lack of access to sexuality education and reproductive health information for young women.

Low representation of women in elective positions at hte local and national levels. Ineffective enforcement of various laws such as on sexual harassment, rape, anti-trafficking, and violence against women and their children.

The penal code has different standards and punishment for marital infidelity if committed by men or women.

These are some of the human rights issues that confront millions of Filipino women, espcially the poor. These are examples of discrimination that girl-children and women in our society experience on a daily basis, at home, in schools, in workplaces and in the community.

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Magna Carta of Women

PILIPINA, in partnership with CEDAW Watch, the United Nations Development Fund for Women - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - South East Asia Program (UNIFEM-CEDAW-SEAP) and the Study- and -Action Core Group (SACG) on Gender Equality Law is currently involved in the crafting and advocacy of an omnibus law that would operationalize CEDAW.

Believing that the proposed measure would best approximate the Omnibus CEDAW Law that is envisioned, these organization have committed to engage and support the passage of the draft Magna Carta for Women (House Bill 3766) currently pending for second reading in the House of Representatives. A similar bill with amendments is also being pushed for passage in the Senate.

To view the senate draft version, click here.
To view the position paper on the magna carta prepared by PILIPINA, click here.

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Promoting Public Awareness on CEDAW

CEDAW Watch celebrated the 25th year of CEDAW through activities such as the travelling knowledge fair "CEDAW@25: Claiming Women's Rights" and concert "Eve-olution: Celebrating Women" held on September 12, 2006.

Currently, CEDAW Watch partner organization, Women's Feature Service, promotes awareness on CEDAW among the youth through its electronic magazine cum blog. To view the magazine, click here.

For the last quarter of 2006, the Network holds a series of travelling feedback forum on the UN CEDAW Committee comments on the Philippine government's 5th and 6th reports.



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