2007 Gender and Rights-Responsive Sustainable Cities in Asia and the Pacific
The 2007 Awards for "Gender and Rights-Responsive Sustainable Cities" will acknowledge excellence and innovation in the creation and implementation of either programmes or policies in urban communities and cities throughout Asia and the Pacific.
| 2007 | Read more |
NCRFW-CSC sign pact to raise gender awareness in RP bureaucracy
MANILA, December 11, 2007 -- The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the government's machinery for the advancement of women, has recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to raise and sustain gender awareness in the bureaucracy and to facilitate government's pursuit of women's human rights, gender equality and women's empowerment.
| 11.12.2007 | Read more |
NCRFW Bats For Full Implementation of Human Rights Laws In RP
06 December 2007 --The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) strongly advocates the full implementation of human rights laws in the Philippines as it joins the entire nation in the observance of the National Human Rights Consciousness Week from December 3 to 10, 2007.
NCRFW Bats For Full Implementation of Human Rights| 06.12.2007 | Read more |
NCRFW Supports Gov't Fight vs. Extreme Poverty
15 October 2007, MANILA -- The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the national machinery for women's advancement, fully supports the Philippine government's fight against extreme poverty as a key commitment in the attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
| 15.10.2007 | Read more |
Accurate gender statistics vital in RP monitoring of MDGs-NCRFW
The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) welcomes the celebration of the 2007 National Statistics Month (NSM) as it sees the need for accurate gender statistics which is vital in the implementation of the country's policies on women and in monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
| 02.10.2007 | Read more |
GREAT FAN OF GREAT WOMEN
GREAT FAN OF GREAT WOMEN. Senate President Manny Villar, together with Chairperson Yao, opens the exhibit on the 26th anniversary of CEDAW when it came into force in the Philippines.
| 24.09.2007 | Read more |
ROCKED THE CRADLE, RULED THE WORLD
ROCKED THE CRADLE, RULED THE WORLD. Chairperson Yao and Philippine Women's University President Dr. Amelou Benitez-Reyes join fellow "power-women" whose contributions to the worldwide empowerment of women continue to reverberate up to this day: Professor Aurora Javate De Dios, Dr. Patricia licuanan, Former Senator Helena Z. Benitez, Former Ambassador Rosario Gonzales Manalo, Ms. Tererista Quintos Deles, and, Former Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani.
| 24.09.2007 | Read more |
NCRFW spearheads 26th anniversary celebration of CEDAW in RP
04 September, MANILA - The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) on Tuesday spearheaded the 26th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the Philippines by celebrating the achievements of Filipino women that helped shaped the women’s agenda globally.
| 04.09.2007 | Read more |
NCRFW to help government create jobs and increase women's income through GREAT Women Project
By creating a more accessible and friendlier business environment for women in micro-enterprises, three million entrepreneurs out of the targeted six to ten million jobs will be put in place in 2010.
| 26.03.2007 | Read more |
Women's Day Event a Blessing in Disguise - Yao
"The March 8 event is a blessing in disguise since President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo became aware of the necessity to provide microfinance opportunities for government employees," said Myrna T. Yao, Chairperson of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW).
| 09.03.2007 | Read more |
NCRFW leads 2007 Women's Month celebration
March 8, Manila. Economic empowerment of women captures the festive spirit of the National Women's Day celebration today at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Adriatico Street, Manila. Around 7,000 participants from government agencies and civil society groups are expected to attend the event, with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (PGMA) as keynote speaker.
| 08.03.2007 | Read more |