Arlene Brosas

Arlene Brosas
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Gabriela Women’s Party-list
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Preceded byEmerenciana de Jesus
Minority Leader of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality
Assumed office
July 22, 2019
ChairpersonGeraldine Roman
Personal details
Born
Arlene Duran Brosas

(1975-10-30) October 30, 1975 (age 49)
Quezon City, Philippines[1]
Political partyMakabayan (2016-present)
Gabriela Women’s Party-list
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA)

Arlene Duran Brosas (born October 30, 1975) is a Filipina educator, child rights activist, and politician. She is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 19th Congress and was part of the 18th Congress under the Gabriela Women's Party-list group.

In Congress, she filed the anti-endo bill that sought to give workers security of tenure.[2] She is also one of the co-authors of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill.[3]

She was the spokesperson for the Anti-Child Pornography Alliance and spokesperson and co-convenor for the Save Nena campaign to stop child prostitution. She was also executive director of Akap sa Bata ng mga Guro Kalinga, a nationwide alliance of volunteer day-care teachers, and secretary general of the Akap Bata Party-list.[4]

She was also a member of the 17th Congress where Gabriela received the second highest number of votes among party-list groups.[5]

  1. ^ https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Senator138/BROSAS,%20ARLENE%20DURAN.pdf
  2. ^ Cepeda, Mara (August 5, 2019). "Despite Duterte veto, Makabayan bloc refiles anti-endo bill in House". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (February 17, 2020). "'Huwag tayong hypocrite': Push for SOGIE bill continues in House". Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. ^ Umil, Anne Marxze (2016-03-30). "Arlene Brosas : Teacher and defender of women and children's rights". Bulatlat. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. ^ Umil, Anne Marxze (2016-06-01). "Gabriela Women's Party thanks supporters, vows to fight for third seat in Congress". Bulatlat. Retrieved 2020-06-04.