Stories by Tess Raposas
For the past 15 years, Tess Raposas has been a freelance journalist and media and development consultant, having worked on various writing and research projects on gender and environmental concerns. She believes that every journalist must grow from being an "objective", somewhat robotic truthsayer to a socially aware and accountable truthseeker. She is based in Quezon City, Philippines.
Intimate partner violence is the most prevalent form of abuse against women in the Philippines -- but married women have no way out.
Posted on Jan 17, 2008, Source: The Women's International Perspective