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Pornographic materials first arrived in the Philippines in 1946, in the form of pornographic magazines imported from the United States. [2] During the 1960s, magazines for women in the Philippines featured literary articles featuring topics on contraception, sexual health, marriage, erotica and sexual liberation with the purpose of improving marital relationship, and not as an impediment or ...
The Philippines is a source country and, to a lesser extent, a destination and transit country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking. An estimated 10 million Filipinos reside or work abroad and the government processes approximately 2.3 million new or renewed contracts for Filipinos to work overseas each year.
Poverty incidence of Makati 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 2006 2.90 2009 1.37 2012 0.46 2015 1.86 2018 0.28 2021 0.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Makati is the second top revenue earner in the National Capital Region, following Quezon City at first place. The city has not increased its tax rates since its new Revenue Code took effect in 2006, and has been free of deficit for about three ...
Salcedo Nights Live is an annual concert at the Salcedo Park sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines as part of its Arts for Transformation and Outreach Programs. [13] It features performances from several classical musicians, choirs and orchestras and is co-produced by the Women of Bel-Air Foundation, Inc., Barangay Bel-Air, Makati ...
In 1999, the Philippine women's group GABRIELA invited Wilson to become the international spokesperson for their Purple Rose Campaign, a campaign to end the sex trafficking of Filipina women and girls. [4] In 2001, together with New Voice Company executive producer Rossana Abueva, Wilson began to produce V-Day events in the Philippines. [5]
Makati Aqua Sports Arena. The Makati Park and Garden is located in barangays West Rembo and Cembo, just east of Guadalupe Nuevo and north of Bonifacio Global City.It is bordered by J.P. Rizal Avenue to the south, the Makati Aqua Sports Arena to the east, and the Rizal Riverwalk and Lawton Avenue to the west.
The Makati Poblacion Park, often shortened to Poblacion Park, is an urban linear park along the south bank of the Pasig River in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest of three public parks in Makati's old downtown area situated at the site of the Casa Hacienda , a former plantation house .
In 2004, Imelda was banned from Philippine cinemas for 20 days, as requested by Imelda Marcos to the Makati Regional Trial Court. However, it was canceled after Unitel filed a petition to reverse the ban. Upon its release to cinemas worldwide, it became a hit, earning more than Spider-Man 2 in the Philippines. [6]