The role of women in matters of peace and security is particularly significan...

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The role of women in matters of peace and security is particularly significant to the Philippines. It was under the leadership of our recently departed President Corazon Aquino, a woman and a housewife, that the Philippines emerged from a long dictatorship. She was a standard bearer for those who suffered under tyranny, and, having survived, became a symbol of strength and hope. This experience is enshrined in the provision of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines that reads:

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