Center for Women's Resources (CWR)

Remember Ondoy: 10th year

Survivors and their children gathered in Marikina to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Typhoon Ondoy.

Move to Mob

CWR's annual campaign Move to Mob went to Polytechnic University of the Philippines to discuss the link between violence against women and mental health.

Ulat Lila 2026: How Filipino Women Are Resisting Crisis and Corruption -Quezon City, March 3, 2026

Center for Women's Resources In the News March 4, 2026March 5, 2026 0 Comment

The Center for Women’s Resources (CWR), in partnership with the UP Diliman Gender Office, convened its annual Ulat Lila forum on March 3, 2026, at the Conference Hall of Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City. Serving as the culmination of the Center’s research and grassroots engagement, Ulat Lila 2026 presented a comprehensive assessment of the current socioeconomic and political conditions confronting Filipino women.

This year’s forum situated the worsening state of Filipino women within the context of prevailing neoliberal policies, which CWR said have deepened structural inequalities and restricted access to economic opportunities. The report highlighted how rising prices, low wages, precarious work, and shrinking social protection continue to disproportionately burden women, particularly those from marginalized sectors.

CWR also underscored what it described as intensifying public concern and the growing resistance against government corruption and the mismanagement of public funds. At the forefront of these calls for accountability are President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. According to the group, recent controversies—including issues surrounding large-scale flood control projects—reflect deeper systemic problems rooted in bureaucrat capitalism, where state mechanisms are allegedly used to benefit political and economic elites at the expense of ordinary Filipinos.

CWR noted, “even the poorest among us pay taxes through VAT on every purchase made, yet they struggle to access the most basic social services. Worse, the very funds they contribute are pocketed by those in power.”

It also cited worsening debt among women farmers amid declining grain prices, as well as intensified development aggression affecting women in fisherfolk and indigenous communities – often resulting in displacement, harassment, and heightened risks for women and children. The report documented increasing cases of human trafficking, illegal recruitment, and online recruitment scams targeting women seeking employment abroad.“

As crises worsen, women bear the heaviest burden,” CWR emphasized during the forum presentation.

In addition, the forum raised alarm over persistent human rights violations in the Philippines, noting documented cases of threat, harassment, and intimidation between July 2022 and November 2025.

Despite these challenges, CWR highlighted the growing strength of women’s collective action across sectors. The forum emphasized movement-building, community organizing, and rights advocacy as critical responses to deepening social and economic crises.

For more information, inquiries, or access to the executive summary of the Ulat Lila 2026 report, please contact the Center for Women’s Resources at (63-2) 7758-5784 / 09534780468 ##ulatlila2026 #IWWD #defendfilipino

CWR Statement on the military attacks of United States and Israel against Iran

Center for Women's Resources Solidarity, Statement March 2, 2026March 5, 2026 0 Comment

The Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) condemns the recent military attacks carried out by the governments of the United States (US) and Israel against Iran. These strikes are not a defensive act rooted in immediate security concerns, but rather an expression of imperialist aggression designed to preserve geopolitical dominance. The accusations regarding nuclear militarization have repeatedly been used to rationalize sanctions, threats, and military actions against Iran despite the country’s denials and its stated commitment to civilian nuclear development.

The attacks will not only threaten the lives of Iranian people but will heighten the danger of a wider regional war. In such cases, women and children are always among the first and most severely affected. Yesterday, an Israeli strike hit an elementary girls’ school in the south of Iran which reportedly killed 108 people, many of whom are young girls.

We also raise grave concern for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) across West Asia. There are an estimated 2.2 million Filipinos, many of them are women, living and working in the region. Expansion of hostilities threatens their safety and job security, which would also impact their families in the Philippines.

We call on the Philippine government to condemn these attacks, and pursue an independent foreign policy that aligns with the interest of the Filipino people. CWR calls on all Filipinos and all women and peoples all over the world to assert genuine peace, sovereignty and justice.#

EDSA at 40: Women Continue the Fight for Democracy and Accountability

Center for Women's Resources Statements and Media Releases February 25, 2026March 5, 2026 0 Comment

The Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) joins the Filipino people in commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power, a historic moment that ended one of the darkest chapters in Philippine history – the violent, plunderous, and tyrannical regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. We honor the courage of millions who resisted a fascist state, defended democratic rights, and reclaimed the nation through collective resistance.

Four decades later, the promise of genuine democracy remains unfulfilled. The structures that enabled dictatorship, the monopoly of political power, cronyism, and plunder, were never fully dismantled. Instead, they evolved into a system where public office is used to accumulate wealth and resources.

Today, history confronts us with an irony – the dictator’s son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., now occupies the presidency. Under his administration, we once again witnessed large-scale corruption. Billions of pesos in unprogrammed allocations and infrastructure projects, including flood control programs long criticized as avenues for misuse of public funds have actually received the president’s approval.

At the same time, serious questions about millions in confidential and intelligence funds controversially spent during Sara Duterte’s tenure at the Department of Education have been met not with full transparency but with evasion.

All these show that corruption in the Philippines is not merely the wrongdoing of a few individuals but is embedded in a political and economic order designed to protect and enrich the powerful. Meanwhile, anti-poor neoliberal policies enacted by the same corrupt politicians continue to drive up prices, erode job security, and cut social spending. Women, children, workers, farmers, and urban poor communities bear the heaviest burden when public funds are siphoned away from health care, education, disaster response, among others.

We call on the Filipino people, especially women and the youth, to demand accountability, and organize towards systemic change. Our anger and frustration must be channeled into sustained struggle against all perpetrators and enablers of corruption, past and present, who have contributed to the suffering of the Filipino people.

History has proven that only through united struggle and the power of the people can corrupt and authoritarian systems be challenged. Four decades after EDSA, the fight for genuine democracy and accountability lives on. #

ULAT LILA 2026

Center for Women's Resources Advocacy, Events February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 0 Comment

Ulat Lila (Purple Report) forum has provided a safe space to discuss the concerns of women in different sectors and also a culmination of the Center’s year-long engagement and research on and with women from different marginalized sectors. It serves as a platform for women and advocates to discuss grassroots women’s lived experiences, analyze systemic issues and faults that affect their situation, and collectively put forward their demands for a genuine development for all. This 2026, Ulat Lila will highlight how corruption, and neoliberal policies and programs have ultimately worsened the situation of Filipino women.

This year we will be holding our 23rd Ulat Lila forum on March 03, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 5:00pm at the Conference Hall of Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman Quezon City

To confirm your participation you may register through this link on or before Feb 27, 2026: https://forms.gle/b8GsFeMdzJNRCdau5

Charges dropped, but the struggle continues: Defending land and life in Dupax Del Norte

Center for Women's Resources Statement February 3, 2026February 6, 2026 0 Comment

The Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) welcomes the dismissal charges against the #DupaxDelNorte7 following the violent dispersal of the people’s barricade by more than 300 armed elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Bayombong on January 13, 2026. While this development affirms the legitimacy of the people’s protest, the struggle continues as we hold the British-owned Woggle Mining Corporation accountable for its destructive operations on the ancestral lands of indigenous peoples in Dupax Del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya.

Since 2023, the Woggle Mining Corporation has exploited Dupax Del Norte’s rich gold and copper deposits. Under the guise of “exploration,” the company conducted intensive rock chip sampling and detailed geological mapping across its tenement without the knowledge or consent of local residents – many of whom are women responsible for food security, water access, and family care. Trees were uprooted for road widening without permits from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in blatant disregard of environmental regulations.

Despite strong opposition from the community, Woggle Mining Corporation employed deceptive tactics to manufacture consent. Attendance sheets from food aid distribution were later misrepresented as proof of community approval for mining activities – a direct violation of the people’s right to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC).

Since 2025, the people of Dupax Del Norte, supported by various sectors, have sustained a people’s barricade to prevent further destruction of their homes, livelihoods, and ancestral lands, which they have protected for generations. The barricade stands as a testament to collective resistance. Along with the rest of the community, women have served as organizers, negotiators, marshals, and frontliners, forming human chains, coordinating food and health support, documenting violations, and standing their ground against company personnel and state forces. The barricade is both a collective people’s resistance and an assertion of women’s right to protect life and the future of their children.

We stand in full solidarity with the people’s barricade and the local community of Dupax Del Norte. We condemn the environmental destruction and human rights violations committed by Woggle Mining Corporation and its collusion with government agencies and state forces, which prioritize corporate profit over people’s lives, safety, and dignity.

The plunder and repression in Dupax Del Norte reflect a broader pattern of state-backed corporate agenda. CWR calls on the Filipino people to hold both the Duterte and Marcos administrations accountable. The previous administration lifted the ban on open-pit mining, while the current administration has advanced investor-friendly policies that fast-track mining permits at the expense of communities and the environment. So long as plunder and repression persist, the people will continue to resist.

#Defend the lands of Dupax Del Norte!

Save Dupax Del Norte!No to Destructive Mining!

Scrap the Philippine Mining Act of 1995!

Pass the People’s Mining Bill!