d n a Soci r e d e n ty e G Project Activity #2 Group#6 1. GIVE YOUR OWN STORY, OR ANY STORY YOU'VE LEARNED THAT PERTAINS ALL ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT I knew a few stories of some of my friends that suffered kind of sexual harassment one of my friends once encounter a man that vigorously held her hand even though they didnt know each other and tried to lure her towards the said mans place, thankfully they walked in the street that my friends previous classmate lives so she ends up running towards the house of her previous classmate and rushes to enter which ends up saving her towards an unfortunate events, one of my senior high school friend suffered similar harrassment recently which happened last month when she was going back towards her house after working a stranger followed her and her officemate in a middle of the midnight at Bagong Silang the said stranger continuously follows and catcalls them so as part of their instinct they slowly increase their walking speed to avoid the stranger but the stranger does what they are doing which ends up them trying to run to the nearest tricycle terminal to completely lose and avoid the said guy. 2. INTERVIEW A WOMAN LEADER IN YOUR AREA/ COMMUNITY. ALLOW HER TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARRY INFORMATIONS AND ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS: A. Full name: Lovelia T. Escosio Age: 22 years old Position: Teacher Address: PHHC Block 17, Mandurriao, Iloilo City B. Length of Service to which she leads: 3 months C. What has she contributed to the society? Based on our chat interview, she stated that she have become the second mother of the children in school. Basically, she was part of their early childhood development and she was also helped in developing their nature as a citizen. D. What does she learn from her experience as a leader? According to her, you need to weigh the consequences of your plan. Everything matters especially the perspective of your people. But at the end of the day, the leader should make the decision. So whether it'll be accepted or refused by the majority, there has to be an outcome that will benefit the good of many. 2. INTERVIEW A WOMAN LEADER IN YOUR AREA/ COMMUNITY. ALLOW HER TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARRY INFORMATIONS AND ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS: E. What approaches has she utilized for development of women? Every changes should start in yourself. I have attended seminars related to VAWC and during the talk, the rights of women and how we are protected by the law was highlighted. However, it is also important that we set limitations for ourselves because it will reflect on how we present ourselves. There should always be a boundary between you and other people which you can consider as your own rule. It is not just "your body, your rule." It is more of "You and your rule." She also said that there are programs or youth organization in their school that she was handling. One example is their Gender and Development (GAD) Organization. Ms. Lovelia sometimes attending seminars that includes the topic of gender equality and women empowerment. She makes sure that what she have learned in those seminars can be shared to her students and apply them in their daily lives. F. What needs to be done further to address women’s concern? Ms. Lovelia believed that she have done further enough to address women's concern. The only remaining concern is how the society will adjust once the action is taken to resolve the concern 3. ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION? EXPLAIN No, because it can cause a lot to women's health and safety. In their health, it can cause Sexual Transmitted infections, HIV, Physical or Sexual Injuries, Depression, etc. Having this kind of work means that you are also close to diseases because you didn't know the health condition of your partner. It means that if that person has a disease especially when it is a sexually transmitted disease, she can also be infected. Also when the person you will go to is abusive it can cause those women injuries. In their safety, it can cause human trafficking or violence. In human trafficking, especially here in our country, there has a lot of human trafficking cases where kids or minors are being forced to trade to foreigners or local Filipino for sex work. By just that cases we have it just proven that prostitution shouldn't be legalized because there will be a lot of people that will just take it for granted. They will just use it so that they will earn money easily even though they will force a lot of people to do it. It will just also make men look small to women. Because they will think that they can just pay those women to have sex with them. It shouldn't be legalized although it was the woman's choice if they will enter this kind of job if this prostitution will be legalized there will be a lot of people that will take this for granted and if that person commits a crime this legalized thing will just lessen their punishment. We are promoting women's empowerment but legalizing prostitution can also be a way that a lot of people will discriminate against or treat women less than they deserve. 4. DOES REPUBLIC ACT 10354 OR BETTER KNOWN AS RH LAW EFFECTIVELY? Most of us Filipinos are Catholics and RH law was depicted as promoting abortion or abortion products and other sinful acts that are against the Catholic church that's why legislating RH law was very difficult. Another reason why it is difficult to legislate the RH law is because of the constitutional provision, particularly that is provided in Article 2, section 12 of the 1987 constitution which mandates that: "The state recognizes the sanctity of life.. it shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception." Meaning, the Philippine Government must recognize the importance and must protect the life of the mother and the unborn. So the use of condoms/IUDs or contraceptives/pills, or artificial family planning is labeled as "anti-life" or against conception. But those things are considered as RH products, so there is a conflict or contrary between the Article 2, section 12 of 1987 constitution and the Reproductive health law or RH law. 5. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ALL HOUSEHOLD RELATED WORKS CAN BE DONE BY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN? DISCUSS YOUR OPINIOIN ON THIS REGARD. Yes, it is possible that all household related works can be done by both men and women. If we look at the history of the world, we can see that there have always been some jobs that were traditionally done by only women. For example, housekeeping was a job that was done by women in ancient times. However, in recent times, many people are beginning to realize how important it is for both sexes to work together in order to achieve their goals and make a better world for everyone. So how do we do this? Well, let's start with some basic information about housework: Housework refers to all the tasks and activities involved in keeping a home clean, organized and comfortable. There are many different types of housework including vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms and kitchens and doing laundry among others. It also includes taking care of pets such as dogs or cats if you have them at home (or even just taking care of plants if you don't have any pets). There is no doubt that household related works can be done by both men and women. Both men and women are essential in the household. They both have different roles, but they also have a common purpose. Men are physically strong and they work hard every day to earn money for their family. They also work outside their home or office to earn more money so that they can support their families. The role of women is not only limited to cleaning the house, cooking meals, and taking care of children, but it also includes managing the money saved by men so that the family can live comfortably as long as possible. Women help men with their work because they know how hard it is to earn money and make ends meet every month. Women also help in doing household chores because they know how hard it is to do these things alone without any help from anyone else around them. Although it is clear that household related works can be done by both men and women, there are still some differences between how men and women do them. For example, women are more likely to look after the family's finances and manage their money. Men are more likely to work on the construction or maintenance of the house, among other things. This does not mean that these tasks cannot be done by women; it just means that they may need more help than others in performing them. The responsibility for household chores should be shared by all family members. Men and Women should be given equal opportunity to learn different skill sets based on their interests and to grow. Group Member: JIMUEL QUIAMBAO RAMIREZ PRINCESS ANN RIOFRIR REGGIE ROA KYLE SANGUAL XZASHNEAY MARIE SILOTERIO JOHN PAUL SAYNO SYDETTE
