Political Science, asked by bratclarke, 3 months ago

is there such a thing as a female vote when it comes to elections in the philippines? why or why not?​

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Answered by sayalivinekari
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Answer:

The National Assembly in the Philippines announced the plebiscite in 1937, which would decide whether or not women should gain the right to vote. Multiple women's movement started during 1910 which led to the plebiscite in 1937 where women voted for or against for women's suffrage rights. Filipino women worked hard to mobilize and fight for women's suffrage in the early 1900s and gained victory after 447,725 out of 500,000 votes affirmed to having women's right to vote.

Answered by Jasleen0599
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Yes, all citizens of the Philippines, eighteen years old or over, and residents of the Philippines for one year and for something like a half year in the city or district wherein he/she proposes to vote quickly going before the political race can vote.

  • The women's suffrage movement battled for the right of women by regulation to vote in public or nearby races.
  • Concepcion Felix de Calderon, one of the earliest women's activists and common freedoms extremists in the nation, and Purificacion "Pura" Villanueva Kalaw, the principal Queen of Manila Carnival (presently Miss Philippines and Binibining Pilipinas) and the originator of Asociacion Feminista Ilongga, along with numerous different women, made the "General public for the Advancement of Women."
  • As Filipino women turned out to be more dynamic in the political issues of the country in 1920, Felix along with two different women, presented a request to lawmakers that they are permitted to vote. The request was endorsed by 18,000 women.
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