OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF PHILIPPINE
SENATOR PIA S. CAYETANO
NEWS
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World Water Day
“When we think of clean water and sanitation, we must also see it through a gender lens. Like most crises, the effects are never gender-neutral, and the effects on women are proportionally higher than men.”
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Discriminatory laws vs women
“The goal is not to give preference to women. The goal is to create gender partnership.”
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Report on the 146th IPU
“I always come home with more learnings having met different parliamentarians coming from all over the world,” Senator Pia S. Cayetano reports highlights of her official trip to the 146th IPU in Bahrain.
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Allow women to embrace their full potential
“We should push that more women are at the forefront creating these opportunities because these are the women who have experienced these kinds of situations”
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Margielyn Didal an inspiration to the youth
“When I see a female athlete like Margie doing what she does, which is world-class, it sends a message to the whole world, to little girls, and to little boys, that girls are just as good as boys, and sometimes better.”
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Two Filipina lawmakers voted to key IPU posts
Sen. Pia S. Cayetano and Pangasinan Rep. Maria Rachel Arenas were elected to the IPU’s standing committees on UN Affairs and Sustainable Development, respectively
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Pia stresses role of parliaments in reducing inequality
“Women must hold positions in decision-making bodies to truly give voice to women and to achieve genuine gender partnership.” -Sen. Pia S. Cayetano
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Include women in all decision-making levels
“I always emphasize the importance of women’s voices. Decisions made without their perspective is never good enough.” -Senator Pia S. Cayetano
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What makes a sustainable city?
Senator Pia S. Cayetano encourages city governments to have their own SDG committee, which will look at all public programs using the lens of sustainability – and a lens towards the future.
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Pia honors the late business leader, Roberto V. Ongpin
The nation mourns the loss of RVO, whose enormous contributions to government service, business, and industry have left indelible marks on the country’s economic landscape
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Marathoner Julie Uychiat hailed
When we see women like Julie breaking barriers, that’s when we make it very clear that women have a seat at the table, and that everywhere and anywhere, women are equal partners
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Sen. Pia honors slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo
“My life has been enriched to know somebody like him. But it also brings me a lot of sadness that this person will no longer walk with us on this earth, walk with us in our country.”