Arlene Brosas
Arlene Brosas | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Gabriela Women’s Party-list | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Emerenciana de Jesus |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Elago |
| Minority Leader of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality | |
| In office July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Chairperson | Geraldine Roman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arlene Duran Brosas October 30, 1975 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Party | Makabayan (2016-present) Gabriela Women’s Party-list |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA) |
Arlene Duran Brosas (born October 30, 1975) is a Filipina educator, child rights activist, and politician. She served as a member of the House of Representatives under the Gabriela Women's Party-list group from 2016 to 2025.
In Congress, she filed the anti-endo bill that sought to give workers security of tenure. She is also one of the co-authors of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill.
She was the spokesperson for the Anti-Child Pornography Alliance and spokesperson and co-convenor for the Save Nena campaign to stop child prostitution. She was also executive director of Akap sa Bata ng mga Guro Kalinga, a nationwide alliance of volunteer day-care teachers, and secretary general of the Akap Bata Party-list.
She was also a member of the 17th Congress where Gabriela received the second highest number of votes among party-list groups.