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26 sie 2018 · The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. [1] Not self-executing. [2] Regarding equality before the law of women and men, the best basis is the equal protection clause under Article III.
Proven capabilities of Filipino women - history shows that our women past and present, have ably proven their capabilities in all fields of human endeavors. 2. Expansion of women’s role - the constitution gives recognition to the role Filipino women have played and continue to play as partners in the task of nation building.
Gender equality is a key element of this Charter and as enshrined in Article II Section 14 of the 1987 Constitution, “the State recognizes the role of women in nation-building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.”
Sec 2. The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace, equally, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity with all nations.
women’s rights. [R.A. 9710, Sec. 2] The law aims to empower women by bridging the gap caused by gender-based distinctions that restrict women’s participation in social, economic, political, and cultural development of the Philippines. This is in line with the provision of the Universal Declaration of
This article considers how the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines Footnote 2 fits within this roughly contemporaneous cluster of aspirational, ‘transformative’ constitutional texts. It focuses in particular on how social and economic rights are incorporated within the 1987 Constitution.
The paper consists of three major topics: (1) observations on women and the public space, (2) an outline of women and formal politics, and (3) a glimpse into gender within civil society and social movements in the Philippines. download Download PDF. View PDF chevron_right.
