Babae Ako movement

#BabaeAko
Formation May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)
Founder Inday Espina-Varona
Mae Paner
Jean Enriquez
Type Political movement / Women's rights advocacy group
Region
Philippines
Methods Hashtag activism, mass demonstration
Fields Women's rights
Official language
Filipino

The Babae Ako movement (lit. I'm a Woman movement; stylized as #BabaeAko) is a women's rights movement in the Philippines. It was launched in May 20, 2018 as a social media campaign but live protests were later held under the movement. The founders of the movement were included among the "25 Most Influential People on the Internet in 2018" list by Time Magazine.

History

The Babae Ako movement started out as an online campaign in May 2018. It was a response to President Rodrigo Duterte's various remarks which was seen as misogynistic by critics. Among these statement was when President Duterte ruled out any female successor to outgoing Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales who was to retire on July 26, 2018,[1] and said that he wanted a person with integrity but preferably not a woman to succeed Maria Lourdes Sereno, who was removed from her post in a quo warranto petition.[2]

Days after Duterte made the remark on the Ombudsman post, Inday Espina-Varona, Mae Paner and Coalition Against Trafficking in Women chief for Asia Pacific Jean Enriquez launched Babae Ako as a hashtag campaign[1] on May 20, 2018.[2] The #BabaeAko, hashtag was used for activism.[1] The movement was a concept by the Coalition for Justice, a multi-sectoral local organization which supports Sereno. Its formation was supported by the World March of Women and the Gabriela Women's Party.[2]

In response to President Rodrigo Duterte's kissing a married Filipino woman in South Korea amidst applause from supporters on June 3, 2018. The proponents of the Babae Ako movement mobilized its supporters and encouraged women to post video messages addressed to Duterte followed by a pledge of "lalaban ako" (lit. I will fight back).[3]

The online campaign later lead to activism in real life,[1]as demonstrators marching under the Babae Ako movement organized a protest during Independence Day on June 12, 2018 in response to President Rodrigo Duterte which drew criticisms from rights groups and civil society organizations in May 2018.[4] 1,000 to 1,500, including men, attended the protest.[5]

Political positions

Women in politics

The Babae Ako movement has condemned President Rodrigo Duterte's remarks on his preference in hiring a successor to former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, who was removed from her post in a quo warranto petition. He has said that Sereno's successor should have integrity, and be "especially not a woman."[5]

Reception

Daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, Sara Duterte said that the movement is doomed to failure because she believes her father is not a misogynist.[4]

The people behind the Babae Ako movement were named as among the "25 Most Influential People on the Internet in 2018" by Time Magazine. Time credited the advocacy movement for their online videos "calling out sexism in the Duterte administration."[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Madarang, Catalina (5 July 2018). "Sara Duterte called the campaign 'doomed' but then came TIME". InterAksyon. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Is the #BabaeAko Movement Really About Duterte?". The News Lens. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Mongaya, Karlo (3 July 2018). "#BabaeAko campaign unites women in challenging sexist behaviour of Duterte". Asian Correspondent. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 Mateo, Janvic (1 July 2018). "#BabaeAko makes Time list of internet's most influential". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 Macaraig, Ayee (12 June 2018). "Women's march tells Duterte 'enough'". ABS-CBN News. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Merez, Arianne (29 June 2018). "Women behind #BabaeAko movement among TIME's 'most influential online'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "TIME hails women of #BabaeAko movement as one of most influential people online". CNN Philippines. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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