The Gabriela Women's Party,or simply GABRIELA,is a progressive Filipino political party that advocates for women's issues and represents Filipino women in the House of Representatives.
Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson Sr. is a Filipino former politician and police general who served as a Senator for three terms:from 2001 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2022. He was the Director General of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from 1999 to 2001,and was a candidate in the 2004 and 2022 Philippine presidential elections.
Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda is a Filipina politician,environmentalist,cultural worker,and former journalist who is currently serving as a Senator and the incumbent president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines since 2022. This also makes her the first woman to serve as Senate President Pro Tempore in the upper chamber's history. Before entering politics,she began her career as a news reporter until becoming a news anchor. She previously served three terms in the Senate from 1998 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2019. She is the longest-serving female Senator in the history of the Senate,and the only female in the Philippines to top two senatorial elections:1998 and 2007. Legarda was also the House Deputy Speaker during her three-year stint as the representative of Antique from 2019 to 2022.
Bayan Muna is a party-list in the Philippines,a member of the leftist political coalition Makabayan. The motto of the party is "New Politics,the Politics of Change",against "traditional,elitist,pro-imperialist politics". Its platform includes the advocation of a government that progressively supports the working class,with meaningful representation of all democratic sectors in the Philippines. Bayan Muna was the second most popular party-list party in the 2007 Philippine elections. In 2009,Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo and former Bayan Muna and incumbent Gabriela Representative Liza Maza ran for senate seats as guest candidates under the ticket of billionaire real estate magnate Senator Manny Villar. Ocampo said that their common objective “is to emancipate the people from widespread poverty and social injustice."
Human rights in the Philippines are protected by the Constitution of the Philippines,to make sure that persons in the Philippines are able to live peacefully and with dignity,safe from the abuse of any individuals or institutions,including the state.
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2013,and later Senate Majority Leader from 2013 to 2016. He also served as the Representative of Taguig–Pateros from 1998 to 2007 and from 2019 to 2022 and was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until his resignation in 2020. He also served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 in the cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte,after unsuccessfully running for vice president in the 2016 elections as Duterte's running mate.
The National Youth Commission,also known as the NYC,is a government agency in the Philippines that specifically addresses issues surrounding the Filipino youth. It was founded on June 30,1995,via Republic Act 8044 or the "Youth in Nation-Building Act of 1995".
Luzviminda "Luz" Calolot-Ilagan is a Filipina development worker and former congresswoman. She represented the Gabriela Women's Partylist in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from 2007 to 2016.
Ana Theresia Navarro Hontiveros-Baraquel is a Filipino politician,community leader,and journalist serving as a Senator since 2016. She previously served as a party-list representative for Akbayan from 2004 to 2010.
Political dynasties in the Philippines are typically characterized as families that have established their political or economic dominance in a province and have coordinated efforts to move on to involvement in national government or other positions. Political dynasties usually have a strong,consolidated support base concentrated around the province in which they are dominant. Members of such dynasties usually do not limit their involvement to political activities,and may participate in business or cultural activities.
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) is a government agency of the Republic of the Philippines. It coordinates poverty reduction programs by national and local governments and ensures that marginalized sectors participate in government decision-making processes.
Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
Hope Elizabeth Hanley Soberano( LY-zə,Tagalog:[ˈlɐjsasɔbɛˈɾanɔ];born January 4,1998),is a Filipino-American actress,model,singer,and endorser. She started in a range of television series and films,including Wansapanataym (2011),Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo (2012),She's the One (2013),Must Be... Love (2013). She rose to prominence after playing the protagonist in the romantic comedy television series Forevermore (2014–2015) with Enrique Gil. She has since paired with Gil in the films Just The Way You Are (2015),Everyday I Love You (2015),My Ex and Whys (2017),Alone/Together (2019) and the television series Forevermore (2014) Dolce Amore (2016) Bagani (2018) and Make It with You (2020).
The European Union and the Philippines share diplomatic,economic,cultural and political relations. The European Union has provided millions of euros to the Philippines to fight poverty and counter-terrorism against terrorist groups in the Southern Philippines. The European Union is also the third largest trading partner of the Philippines. There are more than 30,000 Europeans living in the Philippines not including Spaniards.
The following are the events in related to Philippine law in 2016. This includes developments in criminal investigations of national notability.
Geraldine Batista Roman is a Filipina journalist and politician serving as the Representative of Bataan's 1st district since 2016. She is the first transgender person elected to the Congress of the Philippines.
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ExpressionEquality Bill,also known as the Anti-Discrimination Bill (ADB),is a series of House and Senate bills that were introduced in the 17th,18th,and 19th Congress of the Philippines,which aims to set into law measures to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation,gender identity,or expression. The first anti-discrimination bill based on SOGIE was first introduced in the 14th Congress of the Philippines,and has since been refiled continuously up to the present Congress.
Leni Robredo,the 14th Vice President of the Philippines,has held various foreign,domestic,economic,and social positions over the course of her career. She has supported women's rights and women empowerment,human rights,ending endo contractualization,and policies that are pro-poor. As the chairperson of the Liberal Party during her vice presidency,Robredo was the leader of the opposition against President Rodrigo Duterte,taking positions that are contrary to that of the Duterte administration's policies,opposing federalism and charter change,the reimposition of the death penalty,warmer relations with China,and the war on drugs.
Noel Kinazo Felongco is a Filipino lawyer and government official who currently serves as the Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission of the Philippines under the Duterte administration since October 31,2018. He previously served as a chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and as an undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Arlene D. Brosas 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.
