From the University Council of the University of the Philippines Manila*

We recognize that 10 Filipino women are dying every day from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth mostly from hemorrhage, hypertension and widespread infection; that the country has a maternal mortality rate of 162 deaths per 100,000 live births; that we have an infant mortality rate of 24 deaths per 1,000 live births and that we have an under-five mortality rate of 32 deaths per 1,000 live births (from the 2006 Family Planning Survey by the National Statistics Office and from Senate Bill 40).

The University of the Philippines Manila Center for Gender and Women Studies with the UP Manila Gender Steering Committee is honored to join the annual Women's Month Celebration this March 2011, adapting the theme "Equal Access to Education, Training, and Science and Technology: Pathway to Decent Work for Women" by the Global United Nations. The following are the activities of the UP Manila Women's Month Celebration.