High-risk behaviors such as using illegal drugs has been one of the common causes of women’s coming into conflict with the law. In the Philippines, the antidrug campaign has resulted in more individuals, women included, getting apprehended, incarcerated, and, in some cases, treated inhumanely and unjustly. As part of the…
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On December 6, PHILSSA and UN Women launched the Filipino translation of the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders, also known as the Bangkok Rules. The publication has been available for online download since August 2021, but PHILSSA and the NGOs…
Leave a CommentOn November 15, 2021, UN Women and the PHILSSA-led consortium of NGOs implementing the “Delivery of Women’s Legal Literacy and Access to Justice Services in the Philippines” Project held a learning session to understand the systemic causes behind the lack of responsiveness of the Philippine legal system which hinders access…
Leave a CommentOn October 7, 2021, the implementing NGOs of the UN Women-led “Delivery of Women’s Legal Literacy and Access to Justice Services in the Philippines” Project (A2J Project) held a dialogue with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR). The activity served as a platform…
Leave a CommentOn August 20, 2021, the Urban Transformation Working Group (UTWG), composed of some member-NGOs of the Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA), kicked off its series of learning sessions that aim to deepen the understanding of climate change and the transformative power of cities by the staff members of…
Leave a CommentIn preparation for the dialogues with national “pillars of justice” under the “Delivery of Women’s Legal Literacy and Access to Justice Services in the Philippines Project” supported by UN Women, the Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA) organized a learning session about Filipino women in conflict with the law…
Leave a CommentThe enormity of the crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic invites reflection on the critical role of government in steering the behaviors and interests of people in a direction that would be conducive to meeting the challenges of the situation. The Philippine government has been roundly criticized for its…
Comments closedOn May 9, 2018, the Campaign for Land Use Policy Now! (CLUP Now!), led by the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), the Kaisahan Tungo sa Kaunlaran ng Kanayunan at Repormang Pansakahan (KAISAHAN), and JJCICSI organized a forum titled “The Fate of the National Land Use Act…
Comments closedJJCICSI gathered NGOs workers, academics, and community leaders on November 18, 2017 for a forum titled “Do We Need Duterte’s Federalism and RevGov?” at the Walter Hogan Conference Hall, Ateneo de Manila University. The speakers were Atty. Christian S. Monsod, former member of the 1987 Constitutional Commission, and Dr. Ronald U. Mendoza,…
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