ALAMEDA, Calif. - At this year's FIFA Women's World Cup, women from the Bay Area will be well represented – and one player on the Filipinas national team carries a familiar last name. In October 2022, ...

Convicted in 2010 of carrying 2.6kg heroin hidden in a suitcase, Mary Jane Veloso claimed she was duped by a recruiter who promised her a job abroad. The single mother’s conviction and death sentence ...

For our Women’s Voices series, commentator Febe Pamonag says women in rural areas have played an important role in advancing ...

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — For a nation more than 7,000 miles (11,265 kilometers) from the United States, the Philippines boasts a women’s national soccer team with a decidedly American feel. Of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — In honor of women’s achievements and the ongoing pursuit of gender equality across all sectors, government leaders in banking and finance are driving initiatives to foster ...

Mark Mangune would send the DMs after mundane days at his telecommunications job in Michigan. Sofia Harrison received hers on Instagram in 2017 and found it “a little sketchy.” She was a freshman at ...

The Philippine Congress has passed a new law that aims to end discrimination against women and ensure gender equality in the workplace. House Bill No. 4470, also known as the Anti-Discrimination of ...

Filipino American Chelsea Manalo made history on Wednesday by becoming the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Philippines. Born to a Filipino mother and an African American father, CNN ...

A Filipino woman who spent 14 years on death row in Indonesia arrived in Manila on Wednesday, reuniting with her family after narrowly escaping a firing squad in 2015. Convicted in 2010 of carrying ...