Following a recent trip to the Philippines, a Filipino American woman is discussing the reactions she received from locals after revealing that she isn’t mixed race. On July 19, Krystl Fabella ...
Convicted in 2010 of carrying 2.6kg heroin hidden in a suitcase, Mary Jane Veloso claimed she was duped by a recruiter who promised her a job abroad. The single mother’s conviction and death sentence ...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Wednesday formally endorsed its Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda (WPLA) for ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Carmina Montesa Aldana, a mother of twins, has dedicated her life to serving others. Growing up Filipino American in a diplomatic family, her father’s role as an ambassador shaped ...
Filipino woman on Indonesia death row recalls a stunning last minute reprieve and ‘miracle’ transfer
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso knelt to pray when officers came to take her to an execution site in May 2015, just a few feet away from her isolation ...
The newest cover model of the latest issue of Vogue Philippines is making history. Apo Whang-Od, also known as Maria Oggay, is an indigenous Kalinga woman and legendary tattoo artist. She's also 106 ...
DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — For a nation more than 7,000 miles (11,265 kilometers) from the United States, the Philippines boasts a women’s national soccer team with a decidedly American feel. Of the ...
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Study: 7.2% of Filipino women suffer abuse from husbands or partners
An estimated 7.2 percent of Filipino women aged 15 to 49 were subjected to physical or sexual abuse from their husband or male intimate partner at least once in their lifetime, based on a recent ...
When famed Feminist Carrie Chapman Catt saw that the fight for woman suffrage in the U. S. was about to be won. she journeyed to the Philippine Islands in 1913 and publicly proposed suffrage for her ...
Recently, veteran Austin movie-maker PJ Raval has taken audiences into the worlds of a murdered transgender woman in the Philippines ("Call Her Ganda"); three senior gay men ("Before You Know It"); ...
A new wave of Filipino women authors is taking the global stage at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse, bringing with them powerful stories of resilience, belonging, and legacy. Published by KLLC ...
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Filipino woman returns to joyous welcome from family after narrowly escaping firing squad
A Filipino woman who spent 14 years on death row in Indonesia arrived in Manila on Wednesday, reuniting with her family after narrowly escaping a firing squad in 2015. Convicted in 2010 of carrying ...
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