Metro Manila, Philippines – A party-list lawmaker plans to run for the Senate next year.

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Arlene Brosas announced her plan on Tuesday, July 16, pointing out the “urgent need to defend women’s rights against the ongoing onslaught of patriarchal and anti-women policies.”

“I am deeply grateful to the Committee of 100 Women – representing various sectors and professions – who will lead the charge in bringing Gabriela from Congress to the Senate,” she said.

The lawmaker added that “systematic attempts” against women’s rights must be resisted.

Brosas said she would push for genuine agrarian reform, wage hike, and national industrialization.

“The appalling indifference of government leaders who prioritize personal interests and engage in petty squabbles has become increasingly evident as we approach the 2025 elections,” she said.

Brosas was principal author of the expanded maternity leave law, raising the age for statutory rape, and the Expanded Solo Parent Welfare Act.