Gabriela Women's Party
The Gabriela Women's Party (General Assembly Binding Women for Reform, Integrity, Equality, Leadership and Action), or simply GABRIELA, is a progressive Filipino political party that advocates for women's issues and represents Filipino women in the House of Representatives.
GABRIELA Women's Party | |
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| Leader | Liza Maza |
| Spokesperson | Luzviminda Ilagan |
| Founded | 1984, 2003 (as partylist) |
| Headquarters | Quezon City |
| Ideology | National democracy Socialist feminism Marxist feminism Progressivism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Bayan Makabayan |
| International affiliation | International League of Peoples' Struggle |
| Colors | Purple, White |
| Slogan | babae, bata, bayan... tuloy ang laban! (Women, children, (and the) nation... the fight continues!) |
| Seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines | 1 / 304
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| House of Representatives party-list seats | 1 / 61
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| Website | |
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The party is separate, although allied, with GABRIELA National Alliance of Filipino Women. GABRIELA, the alliance, is a nationwide network of grassroots organizations, institutions, and programs that address social issues such as human rights, poverty, globalization, militarism, violence, rape culture, health, sex trafficking, censorship and other issues affecting women. The alliance has regional chapters in Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Mindanao; sub-regional chapters in Negros, Panay and Samar, and provincial chapters in Bicol and Cebu. GABRIELA's membership includes Filipino women from marginalized sectors of society and works towards their education and empowerment. The organization also engages in counseling services, medical missions, free clinics, and trainings on women's health and women's rights.