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Dia de la Mujer leads today's complete edition for Philippines.
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National holiday since 2024. The marches through Santiago are among the largest in Latin America, filling the Alameda from La Moneda to Baquedano with green scarves and fierce conviction. Chilean feminism has its own voice and it does not ask permission.
The day is observed with rallies, protests, and demands for equal rights, an end to domestic violence, and recognition of women's contributions to the economy. The Philippines has one of the highest rates of gender equality in Asia and has had two female presidents (Corazon Aquino and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), but the day is still a reminder that more needs to be done. The Gabriela Women's Party, the largest women's organization in the country, leads the march in Manila. The day includes speeches, concerts, and the wearing of purple.
You encounter Adelie penguins, leopard seals, and Weddell seals throughout the Antarctic continent. You find that research station inhabitants keep sled dogs, cats, and occasionally rabbits as companions. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You sample Vanuatu cocoa and kava root, traditional Pacific products that embody Melanesian ceremony and sustainable island agriculture. You appreciate how these exports preserve Vanuatu's connection to ancestral practices and forest stewardship.