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The Philippine Commission on Women (formerly the National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women ), is a government agency run by the government of the Philippines with the intention of promoting and protecting the rights of the Women in the Philippines. It was established on January 7, 1975, through Presidential Decree No. 633.
Leticia Ramos-Shahani became the first Filipino woman to become President pro tempore of the Senate in 1993. Santanina Rasul is the first Filipina Muslim senator. Tecla San Andres Ziga was the first woman in the Philippines to top the bar examinations for law degree graduates. She was elected as a senator in 1963. [2]
Women in the pre-colonial Philippines enjoyed nearly equal status with men. Prior to colonization, both men and women could get a divorce for the following reasons: failure to meet family obligations, childlessness, and infidelity. Children, regardless of gender, and properties were equally divided in a divorce.
The three 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup football jerseys of the Philippines on display. German sportwear brand Adidas is the official kit provider for the Philippines women's national team since February 2023. There are three sets for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup released in May 2023; blue, red and white.
The women's suffrage movement in the Philippines was one of the first, major occasions on which women grouped together politically. It was also one of the first women's rights movements, and endeavored to attain the right for women to vote and run for office. Many Filipino men were opposed to the idea, and held fast to the traditional view that ...
The Philippines qualified for their very first FIFA Women's World Cup via their 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup semifinal finish. This is the first time the country qualified for a FIFA World Cup of any gender or age level. [2] Their Asian Cup campaign was led by Australian tactician Alen Stajcic who was appointed as head coach in October 2021.
The Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association (PAVA) was founded by the Playground and Recreation Bureau (PRB) of the Philippines on July 4, 1961. It was renamed the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) in 2003. [2] The PVF was the recognized sporting body for volleyball until 2015, when recognition was transferred to the Larong Volleyball sa ...
Philippine History and Government (Second ed.). Phoenix Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 971-06-1894-6. Mendoza, Amado, '"People Power" in the Philippines, 1983–86', in Adam Roberts and Timothy Garton Ash (eds.), Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.