Arlene Brosas | |
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Gabriela Women’s Party-list | |
Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Emerenciana de Jesus |
Minority Leader of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality | |
Assumed office July 22,2019 | |
Chairperson | Geraldine Roman |
Personal details | |
Born | Arlene Duran Brosas October 30,1975 Quezon City,Philippines [1] |
Political party | Makabayan (2016-present) Gabriela Women’s Party-list |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA) |
Arlene Duran Brosas (born October 30,1975) is a Filipina educator,child rights activist,and politician. She is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 19th Congress and was part of the 18th Congress under the Gabriela Women's Party-list group.
In Congress,she filed the anti-endo bill that sought to give workers security of tenure. [2] She is also one of the co-authors of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill. [3]
She was the spokesperson for the Anti-Child Pornography Alliance and spokesperson and co-convenor for the Save Nena campaign to stop child prostitution. She was also executive director of Akap sa Bata ng mga Guro Kalinga,a nationwide alliance of volunteer day-care teachers,and secretary general of the Akap Bata Party-list. [4]
She was also a member of the 17th Congress where Gabriela received the second highest number of votes among party-list groups. [5]
Brosas comes from a poor family. She is third child in a brood of five. Her mother comes from a family of fishers and her father was a peasant. [4]
She took up Philippine Studies at the University of the Philippines (U.P.) Diliman and went on to teach Philippine Literature,Humanities,and Science,Technology and Society at U.P. Baguio and U.P. Manila. [4]
Brosas was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 18th Congress under the Gabriela Women's Party-list group,during which she served as assistant minority leader. [6]
Brosas is one of the co-authors of the SOGIE Equality Bill,which aims to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation. [3]
She is also co-author of the anti-endo bill that sought to give workers security of tenure by the ending the practice of endo or labor contractualization. [7]
She also supports the franchise renewal for broadcast company ABS-CBN. [8]
In 2020,Brosas joined fellow lawmakers in protesting the passage of House Bill number 6875,also known as the anti-terror bill. [9]
In 2021,she opposed Resolution of Both Houses No. 2 that aims to amend economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution on foreign ownership of key industries. [6]
Brosas supports climate justice and the protection of human rights. [10]
In 2022,Brosas was appointed as an assistant minority leader in the 19th Congress. [11]
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