Buguias, Benguet - Karaniwan nating maririnig na ang mga kababaihan ay dapat nasa loob lamang ng tahanan. Kung ang babae ay isang nanay, inaasahan siyang maging tagapangalaga ng mga anak at asawa, manguna sa gawaing bahay, at maging source ng emotional support ng kaniyang mahal sa buhay. Ang mga ito ay tinatawag na unpaid care work at malimit itong hindi binibigyang halaga sa lipunan; palagiang idinadahilan ang gampaning ito upang patuloy na mapigilang magamit ng kababaihan ang kanilang karapatan para sa sariling pagpapasya at pagdedesisyon.
Kung ang tanging magagawa mo ay maghintay sa pagbalik ng normal na takbo ng mundo, ano ang gagawin mo sa bakanteng oras mo?
As the old proverb goes, “you reap what you sow”, the women of Sitio Pugo in Barangay Baculongan Norte have been planting seeds of volunteerism for six years now.
“Life in Manila became harder during the height of the pandemic.”
This is the remark of couple Randy and Elena Milo when asked how their family was doing when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the Philippines, particularly in Metro Manila.
With businesses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people lost their precious jobs. One of the families who were gravely affected by the pandemic was the family of Regine Visto, 24, a mother of two (2) daughters.
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