MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Lord Allan Velasco asked his colleagues Monday to pass more laws that would further promote women’s rights and gender equality.
During the virtual launch of the “How to be a Gender-Responsive Legislator” handbook, Velasco said Congress “has the capacity to enact transformative laws for women and girls through its legislative priorities, structures, policies, and processes.”
“Magkaisa nating isulong ang wastong paraan kung paano natin inilalarawan ang mga babae—bilang pantay na nilalang sa mga lalaki na may pantay na karapatang pantao—maging sa pagsusulat ng mga panukalang batas, o sa pakikipagdebate sa plenaryo, sapagkat ang bawat hakbang na …
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