SDG5: Gender Equality
Fast Facts: On the situation of women in health and education
March 31, 2026Privatization and low government priority given to health and education result in insufficient, inaccessible and unaffordable health and education.
Fast Facts: On the Situation of Women Workers & Migrant Workers
March 25, 2026The 2026 Ulat Lila data reveals a deepening crisis for Filipina workers. Whether trapped in precarious informal labor or vulnerable to global conflict and exploitation as migrants, women are bearing the brunt of an economy built on cheap, unprotected labor. This brief explores the intersection of gender discrimination and labor exploitation, amplifying the collective movement […]
Fast Facts: On the Situation of Women Farmers and Indigenous Women
March 16, 2026March is observed as National Women’s Month in the Philippines, but the realities faced by women across sectors show that inequality remains deeply embedded in our economic and social structures. Women farmers, fisherfolk, Indigenous leaders, migrant workers, and those in urban poor communities contribute significantly to their families and communities, yet their labor is often […]
Beyond Flowers and Greetings: The Militant Heart of International Working Women’s Day
Dom Ybera | March 10, 2026Every year on March 8, we are reminded that International Working Women’s Day was never meant to be a day of passive greetings or gift-giving. It was born in the streets, fueled by the fire of organized struggle against systems that profit from our labor and our silence. In the early twentieth century, women workers—those […]
CSOs PROTEST with PRIDE, call end to discrimination
June 28, 2025In the 3rd Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Cycle, the Philippines received 11 recommendations for the advancement of LGBTQIA+ Rights, yet only 2 (18%) of those recommendations were accepted. In the 4th UPR Cycle, it only noted the same number of recommendations benefitting LGBTQIA+ rights. Despite President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s statement in 2023 that the LGBTIA+ […]
Statement on International Working Women’s Day
March 8, 2025Statement on International Working Women’s DayMarch 8, 2025 Women development workers are at the frontlines tackling hunger, health, education, livelihood and all other pressing socioeconomic issues. Yet the efforts they lead and crucial roles they play in their communities face continuing repression — and they are also on the frontlines of pushing back against growing […]
CPDG IN ACTION 2023
March 5, 2024In 2023, civil society organizations came together to hold the Philippine Government accountable for its commitments to uphold the Filipino people’s human rights. The struggles for economic, social, and cultural rights despite constant threats to civil and political rights were a constant source of hope.
People’s Review of SDG 5 | Gender and Equality, Still A Distant Reality?
November 30, 2021Through the Council for People’s Development and Governance’s PH Civil Society SDG Watch, Center for Women’s Resources, Gabriela Alliance for Filipino Women, and WeGovern Institute held the People’s Review of SDG 5 themed “Gender and Equality, Still A Distant Reality?”. The forum aims to gauge whether the Philippine implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 5 is […]