IT has been 68 years since Filipino women were given the right to vote by the Women’s Suffrage Law on September 15, 1937. The passage of the law was initiated by Filipino women who wanted a privilege that was then the sole reserve of men—that of choosing the national leaders. Called “suffragettes,” this group of women got their wish. But their campaign for full enfranchisement continues.
True, the Philippines has produced two women presidents—Corazon Aquino and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo—but a formidable array of privileges and rights continues to elude the modern Filipina. The struggle endures.
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