Project Banaag

| Noong Abril 30, 1937, may 447,725 na Filipina ang bumoto upang palawigin ang karapatan sa pagboto ng mga kababaihang Pilipino. Alinsunod sa Proklamasyon Blg. 2346 noong 1984, idineklara ang Abril 30 ng bawat taon bilang Araw ng Pagboto ng Babae upang gunitain ang makasaysayang kaganapang ito para sa mga kababaihan ng Pilipinas.

Sa paggunita natin ng ika-85 anibersaryo ng Women's Suffrage sa Pilipinas, at sa nalalapit na 2022 National Election, ang Philippine Commission on Women ay patuloy na hinihikayat ang bawat Juans at Juanas na maghalal ng mga pinunong kwalipikado, may kakayahan, at nagtataglay ng katangiang nagpapahalaga at gumagalang sa mga karapatan ng lahat ng tao, lalo na ng mga kababaihan.

Get to know our awesome speaker for the first episode of the E-Leksyon Series: MR. KENNETH ISAIAH ABANTE!

Join us for a meaningful conversation about Politics, 2022, and Beyond!

Register through this link: https://forms.gle/kdV66x3VUfWjukxr9

This event is open to the public via Zoom and livestreamed through the Political Science Society page.

Join us with Sir Ken Abante for E-Leksyon’s first episode this Saturday!

Sir Ken Abante is a policy researcher who has managed a broad social movement and a community initiative such as the Move as One coalition and the Citizen's Budget Tracker. He, as well, assists movements by organizing collective actions that have an unceasing development and influence on today's society.

Moreover, this webinar is about the role of the youth before, during, and after elections, and also the matters that one must take in for voting. Hence, this opens a wide understanding on the accountabilities that we, as voters need to fulfill to contribute for our country’s sustainable development.

Join us and register here: https://forms.gle/kdV66x3VUfWjukxr9

As the election is fast approaching, the Political Science Society and Project Banaag present you with their E-leksyon series. Join us this coming February 5, 2022 for its first ever webinar episode entitled, "Wer na Youth?" from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM via Zoom.

Thus, this episode aims to increase the youth's awareness of their participation with their devised power in nation building.

For those who are interested, you can register through this link.
https://forms.gle/kdV66x3VUfWjukxr9

𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐—𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜, 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. #𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐃𝐚𝐲 #𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

"The right to be free of forced labour is both a fundamental labour right, as well as a human right". - ILO Director-General Guy Ryder

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are currently an estimated 21 million forced labour victims worldwide, creating US$ 150 billion in illegal profits in the private economy each year. Forced labour takes many forms, including commercial sexual exploitation, debt bo***ge or traditional slavery, and is present in many sectors, such as agriculture, construction, domestic work or fishing.

This day is dedicated to ending modern forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, the most heinous kinds of child labor, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of minors for use in armed conflict (United Nations, 2021).

There is hope as there is a widespread commitment to end forced labour.

In a democracy, knowledge is power. -Jerit, 2006

It may appear impossible to stay educated in today's fast-paced environment without spending hours reading articles to get the most reliable information.

This piece of information will serve as a guide to learning about the Philippine government structure and will assist us, voters, in understanding what they should consider while casting informed votes.

Source: Your Vote. Our Future. A module for citizen-voter education Training Manual 2003 Institute for Political and Electoral Reform (IPER) Training Manual for the IPER Core Citizen-Voter Education Module.

Voting is a vital civic obligation for many individuals. But, for many others, voting is too much of a headache, a pressure- a pointless activity. There are many reasons why individuals may not vote, but we believe it is essential that all voices be heard on election day.

So we ask some friends to share their reasons on why should we vote and why our vote really does matter.

More than 80 years have passed since the right to suffrage was bestowed on every Filipino citizen.

With the upcoming national elections in May 2022, may we use our rights well by voting for the suitable people who will lead the Philippines for the next six years.

A responsible citizen is up to date.

Suffrage: “The right to vote, or the exercising of that right.” -Andrew Heywood

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