Arlene Brosas | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Gabriela Women’s Party-list | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Emerenciana de Jesus |
| Minority Leader of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality | |
| Assumed office July 22, 2019 | |
| Chairperson | Geraldine Roman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arlene Duran Brosas October 30, 1975 Quezon City, Philippines[1] |
| Political party | Makabayan (2016-present) Gabriela Women’s Party-list |
| Alma mater | University 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]
- ^ https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Senator138/BROSAS,%20ARLENE%20DURAN.pdf
- ^ Cepeda, Mara (August 5, 2019). "Despite Duterte veto, Makabayan bloc refiles anti-endo bill in House". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (February 17, 2020). "'Huwag tayong hypocrite': Push for SOGIE bill continues in House". Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ Umil, Anne Marxze (2016-03-30). "Arlene Brosas : Teacher and defender of women and children's rights". Bulatlat. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ 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.