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Campaign to End VAW: Safe Spaces
Caravan
The CGEWHR and CHR-NCR in partnership with the
Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX),
and in coordination with the Metro Manila
Development Authority (MMDA), together with the
Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), conducted
a Safe Spaces and Legal Caravan at the PITX terminal
on November 25, 2022 as kick-off activity in the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW.
During the caravan, more than a hundred drivers and public commuters participated and were
given posters and stickers containing information about the 11313 the Safe or Spaces ACT "Bawal
Bastos Law" (No to Obscenities), —a law prohibiting obscenities such as sexual harassment
against women particularly in public places. Another round of Safe Spaces Caravan was
conducted at the Katipunan Public Terminal on December 10, 2022. Jeepney drivers and
commuters using the Katipunan Terminal were also provided with stickers and flyers containing
basic information about the "Bawal Bastos Law". The salient features of the Law were also
discussed in brief broad strokes with the drivers and commuters during the caravan.
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Gender and Climate Change: Kuwentong Odette (Women’s Stories on
Typhoon Odette)
In observance of Earth Day 2022, the CGEWHR in partnership with Women in Emergency
Network conducted a webinar on April 22, 2022 entitled" Gender and Climate Change: Kwentong
Odette". The discussions revolved on the impact of Typhoon Odette on gender equality, and on
women’s empowerment initiatives. The webinar also provided a space to discuss and elaborate on
gender and climate change - how women are more excessively impacted by the crisis but remain
as key actors and movers. It also provided a space to listen to stories and narratives of women
from the past two typhoons - Typhoon Odette and Agaton - on the impacts of destructive weather
phenomena and of women’s collective action and community protection response. After the
presentations, three women who were community residents were invited to share their stories on
the “Impact of Odette on Women and Women’s Response and Leadership. A total of 65
participants attended the webinar.
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Pride Month
In solidarity with the LGBTQI (an inclusive term for lesbians,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, the intersex and the
community they belong), and to show that the Commission
remains a committed partner of the LGBTQI society, the
Commission joined and conducted the activities for the
occasion. The Pride Expo and Pride March on June 25 was held
at the Quezon City Memorial Circle. The theme for 2022 was
Alab for Love (Glow for Love), One Pride.”
The CHR set up booths at the Pride Expo to showcase its different advocacy and campaign
materials for the implementation of the safe spaces legislation and the passage of the Sexual
Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill that seeks to prevent
gender-based discrimination. Further presented in the
expo were the: (a) "Safe Spaces Now: Right the Ride
Campaign"; (b) “Ang CHR Ay Para Salahat” (CHR is for
All); (c) “Ang CHR ay para sa LGBTQI”(CHR is for
LGBTQI); (d) "TanTanKarapatan—a title based on the
characters of Kara and Tantan in an IEC video production
that is accessible through online channels such as in
Facebbok and Youtube; and the (e) “No More Missing Out
Campaign," were also presented in the Expo.
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