Press Release
March 6, 2019

SOLIDARITY MESSAGE FOR UNITED WOMEN'S ACTION AGAINST MISOGYNY IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2019

Mahirap maging babaeng palaban sa panahong ito. Ngunit mas mahirap maging babaeng kimi sa gitna ng tumitinding pag-atake sa ating karapatang mabuhay nang malaya at may dignidad.

Saksi tayo sa ginagawang pagmamaliit at pag-atake ni Duterte sa mga kababaihan, lalung-lalo na sa mga kababaihang patuloy na tumututol sa mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao, pagkakanulo sa soberanya ng ating bansa at pagyurak sa diwa ng kalayaan at demokrasya ng rehimeng ito.

The unmistakable odor of a decaying system can no longer be masked by misogynist remarks and rape jokes that are now consistently being used to lend humor to presidential speeches. This is why we know our fight for gender equality is on the right track. But we still have a long way to go.

Sexual harassment, violence, rape, poverty, injustice, death. This will be our fate and the fate of our children under this oppressive and exploitative system. But not on our watch. Never.

The struggle goes on. For the women who became victims of injustice, for the mothers who lost their loved ones to EJKs, for the women who laid down their lives, patuloy tayong manindigan upang makamit ang hustisya at mapigilan ang pagbabalik ng diktadurya sa ating bayan.

LEILA M. DE LIMA

PNP Custodial Center, Camp Crame

6 March 2019

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