Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:50:52 +0000
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday challenged President Rodrigo Duterte to follow the “Bawal Bastos” law, which punishes catcalling and other gender-based harassment in public and online.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:20:36 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte, whose rape jokes have sparked outrage among women’s rights groups, was dared on Tuesday to comply with a law that he had signed penalizing catcalling, wolf whistling, persistently telling sexual jokes and other forms of sexual harassment in public.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:43:08 +0000
The country is a step closer to winning the fight against sexual harassment after the bicameral conference approved the Safe Spaces Act.
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