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  2. Women in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Women in the pre-colonial Philippines enjoyed nearly equal status with men. Prior to colonization, both men and women could get a divorce for the following reasons: failure to meet family obligations, childlessness, and infidelity. Children, regardless of gender, and properties were equally divided in a divorce.

  3. Women's rights in Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The women's suffrage movement in the Philippines was one of the first, major occasions on which women grouped together politically. It was also one of the first women's rights movements, and endeavored to attain the right for women to vote and run for office. Many Filipino men were opposed to the idea, and held fast to the traditional view that ...

  4. Philippine Commission on Women - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.pcw.gov.ph. The Philippine Commission on Women (formerly the National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women), is a government agency run by the government of the Philippines with the intention of promoting and protecting the rights of the Women in the Philippines. It was established on January 7, 1975, through Presidential ...

  5. Encarnación Alzona - Wikipedia

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    Historian, academic, suffragist. Known for. National Scientist of the Philippines. Encarnación Amoranto Alzona (March 23, 1895 – March 13, 2001) was a pioneering Filipino historian, educator and suffragist. The first Filipino woman to obtain a Ph.D., [1][2][3] she was conferred in 1985 the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines.

  6. Miriam Defensor Santiago - Wikipedia

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    Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago GCS QSC (née Defensor; June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, and stateswoman who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and legislative. Defensor Santiago was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in ...

  7. Women in the Philippine military - Wikipedia

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    The first women PMA cadets graduated in 1997. [3] As of 2020, Filipino women are allowed to fulfill combat duties within the Philippine Army. There are 795 officers and 3,777 soldiers in the army who are women. [4] The whole Armed Forces of the Philippines has 2,414 female commissioned officers and 7,843 enlisted personnel.