Women’s groups unite to say ‘enough’ to Duterte administration’s ‘misogyny’
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Over 1,000 women rights advocates from 100 organizations and schools gathered in La Madre Filipina statue at Rizal Park, Manila on Friday, International Women’s Day, to call out anti-women acts they say are encouraged by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Wearing white or purple, the women and men chanted, “Tama na ang kabastusan! Tama na ang abuso! Sulong ang kababaihan!”
Photo by Kaela Malig, GMA News
Photo by Kaela Malig, GMA News
In an interview, Marielle Rugas, the convener for Girls For Peace, said that despite the varying political affiliations, the women’s organizations… had all united to protest against the growing misogyny and sexism in the country.
