G Tongi speaks about career, family life and empowering women

Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz, J.D. | AJPress

... G is an advocate for women’s causes. She appeared in a television ad on domestic violence and relationship abuse. She was chosen after they found out that she can cry buckets of tears at the slightest provocation.

She describes poor women as marginalized, but was quick to say that they cannot handle things for themselves. They have no choice, G. adds. When subjected to beatings, they reluctantly submit to sexual relations with their spouses. Because of this, unwanted pregnancies become back-alley – abortions, to post abortion- infections, making for an unhealthy cycle to the bodies of women.

Most Philippine hospitals are banned from treating post-abortion infections, so women seek Likhaan, which provides post-abortion care. Likhaan was the designated beneficiary for the donations generated during the 2010 The Vagina Monologues (TVM). (Read full article here)