Manila, Philippines – In celebration of National Women’s
Month, Malacañang vowed to protect the dignity of Filipino women.
On Thursday, Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the government
is focusing on upholding the rights of the women in the country as well as giving
them the recognition they deserve.
Roque added that the current administration is also pushing
for women as equal partners in nation-building.
“As Women’s Month commences, the government underscores the
commitment to protect the Filipino woman’s dignity, upholding women’s rights
and giving women the recognition they properly deserve, not just the ‘ilaw ng
tahanan’ but the ‘haligi’ as well,” Roque said in a briefing in Malacañang.
The Presidential spokesman also said that the government is
working on fulfilling women’s rights to comprehensive health services as more legislation
is introduced.
Meanwhile, Roque pointed out that inclusive development can
only be achieved and realized through equality and genuine collaboration
between men and women of the society.
He also defended President Rodrigo Duterte over the latter’s
remarks to order soldiers to shoot rebel women in their genitals, citing that
the chief executive was being sarcastic and does not mean it literally.
Also, president Duterte already clarified the issue that he
was upset at that time he said those words, he was angry how these rebel women
to leave their children behind and join dissenting groups.
“Nag-explain lang naman siya, na medyo hindi naman literal
iyong kaniyang nais sabihin. Medyo iniinis niya talaga iyong mga amazona ‘no,
pero hindi naman literal iyong kaniyang nais sabihin (He only explained, that
what he meant wasn’t really literal. He was only taunting the amazons, but he
didn’t mean it literally),” Roque said.
Source: PNA
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