CWEARC

08/04/2026

WATCH: Here’s a quick recap of CWEARC’s initiatives from October 2025 to March 2026, highlighting efforts to raise awareness on women’s rights and capacity building in advancing genuine gender equality.

These efforts were made possible through meaningful collaboration with women’s organizations in the Cordillera who are at the forefront of defending land rights and upholding dignity.

08/04/2026

‘Just a joke?’ Baguio women challenge normalized misogyny

Read the full article and uncover how misogyny or gender-based violence are deeply rooted systemic issues and why collective action is urgently needed: https://nordis.net/2026/04/02/article/feature/just-a-joke-baguio-women-challenge-normalized-misogyny/?amp=

6 MIN READThe backlash over Romeo Ogong’s remarks during Ibaloy Day showed how “just a joke” is often used to dismiss sexist language. For many women and young people in the city, misogyny is not abstract. It is familiar, personal, and embedded in everyday public life.

05/04/2026

05/04/2026

In all of these threats and experiences of harassment and intimidation, Bengwayan-Anongos said that it is natural to feel fear. This is why they recognize the need for their staff to also take time to pause and process what they are going through.

31/03/2026

🎥 WATCH: CWEARC guests on PTV-Cordillera's Isyu @ Serbisyo in commemoration of this year`s Women’s Month! The interview highlights on CWEARC's ongoing initiatives for genuine indigenous women empowerment in the Cordillera.

10/03/2026

07/01/2026

𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 | 𝗖𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗨-𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗨𝗠

CWEARC through its Executive Director Abigail B. Anongos participated in the 26th EU-NGO Human Rights Forum in Belgium last Dec 9 and 10, 2025. This year's theme is 'Partnering for Equality and Non-discrimination.' Anongos served as one of the panelists in the thematic plenary Intersectionality in Focus.

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The 26th edition of the EU-NGO Human Rights Forum, held in Brussels on 9-10 December 2025, brought together human rights defenders from all over the world alongside EU representatives for two days of debate on today’s most pressing human rights challenges. In her opening keynote address, HRVP Kaja...

23/12/2025

𝑺𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑵`𝑺 𝑮𝑹𝑬𝑬𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺!✨

May 2026 bring us continued progress toward justice, healing, and empowerment for everyone!

- from all of us in CWEARC

15/12/2025

INTER-CITY EXCHANGE: Advancing Human Rights in Northern Luzon Building on the commitment to human rights, an Inter-City Exchange was held on December 9, 2025, at the Cañao Hall, University of the Cordilleras.

The event gathered Barangay Officials and representatives from Baguio City, Tabuk City, San Fernando City, and Santiago City, alongside key partners: the Cordillera Women's Education Action and Research Center (CWEARC), KADUAMI, and the Cordilleran Youth Center (C*C).

Attendees benefited from valuable insights shared by a distinguished panel of human rights advocates, including:
Ms. Rhoda Dalang (Project Manager, Human Rights Cities Project Northern Luzon)

Ms. Mariecris Araga (National Human Rights Officer)
Hon. Jose Mencio Molintas (Committee on Public Protection and Safety; Peace and Order: Human Rights and Justice)

Ms. Joanna Cariño (Laureate of Gwangju Prize for Human Rights)

This collaboration strengthens the regional effort toward establishing human rights cities. - Neil Clark Ongchangco