Rural women are active agents of economic and social change and environmental protection who are, in many ways and to various degrees, constrained in their roles as farmers, producers, investors, ...

During the 2006-2008 food crisis, international prices for staple foods rose dramatically, pushing more people worldwide into hunger and undernourishment than ever before. Prices declined in the ...

There seems to be no escaping violence, physical or otherwise, for many poor Filipino women, especially in rural areas. At the age of 12, Excel Buqueg escaped from an abusive and violent stepfather ...

BOISE, Idaho — A pageant celebrating Filipino culture just crowned its first winner. The Mrs. Maharlika Idaho pageant aims to honor Filipino women and their culture. Pageant contests also happen to be ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riverbed®, The Digital Performance Company™, today announced that Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), one of the Philippines’ oldest and largest microfinance ...

FILIPINO women are the most dependable borrowers in the country’s microfinance sector, according to industry leaders at a forum hosted by the Asian Institute of Management Wednesday. At a panel at the ...

LIHUE — The Kauai Filipino Women’s Club and two of its affiliated organizations — Kauai Pangasinan Association and Laoag Sranay Association — took time on Sunday to recognize 13 students who received ...

As the Philippines celebrates Women’s Month this March 2025, the spotlight turns to the silver screen, where Filipino women—both behind and in front of the camera—have long been weaving tales of ...

A new wave of Filipino women authors is taking the global stage at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse, bringing with them powerful stories of resilience, belonging, and legacy. Published by KLLC ...