Two-faced effigy to mark PNoy’s 3rd SONA

Posted on 20 July 2012 by admin News Release July 20, 2012 On Monday afternoon, before President Benigno Aquino III’s annual State of the Nation Address (SONA), an alliance of people’s organizations will set aflame a 14-ft effigy of the President on Commonwealth Avenue. The protest artwork, conceptualized by UGATLahi Artist Collective and umbrella groupContinue reading “Two-faced effigy to mark PNoy’s 3rd SONA”

Anakbayan-USA Message to the Founding Assembly of Anakbayan-Melbourne

July 13, 2012 On behalf of the National Executive Committee, National Council and general membership of Anakbayan-USA, we send our revolutionary greetings and congratulations to our kasamas in Melbourne for establishing the first chapter of Anakbayan in Australia! We offer you our full support and we look forward to strengthening our ties across the Asia-Pacific,Continue reading “Anakbayan-USA Message to the Founding Assembly of Anakbayan-Melbourne”

People’s State of the Nation Address

People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) Action at Union Square & March to Philippine Consulate Gather @5:30pm Guerilla Theatre & Program @ 6pm Bring your Signs & Chanting voices! BAYAN USA invites you to join the People’s SONA Action to further expose the true nature of the puppet Aquino regime in upholding corruption, humanContinue reading “People’s State of the Nation Address”

“No to US Spratlys Cop”: Groups hold protest vs US war games, spy plane proposal

News Release July 4, 2012 The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today marched to the US embassy in Manila on the occasion of Filipino-American Friendship Day to denounce the ongoing US war games in Mindanao and to express its opposition to proposals to allow US spy planes to conduct flights over the Philippines. The protestContinue reading ““No to US Spratlys Cop”: Groups hold protest vs US war games, spy plane proposal”

Philippines: Abuses Go Unpunished

In the Philippines today, we here that the President Noynoy Aquino will promise change, hope, and that the Aquino Administration and Philippine government is “serious” about Human Rights. Since the President’s sworning in in 2008, there has been 77 political killings, and hundreds of enforced disappearances by state forces, many of whom are innocent peacefulContinue reading “Philippines: Abuses Go Unpunished”

Killing of 3rd witness to Ampatuan massacre, testament to prevailing impunity under Aquino – Karapatan

Press Release June 28, 2012 Reference: Cristina Palabay, Spokesperson, 0917-5003879 Angge Santos, Media Liaison, 0918-9790580 In Pres. Aquino’s 2nd year in office Killing of 3rd witness to Ampatuan massacre, testament to prevailing impunity under Aquino – Karapatan Karapatan today scored the reported killing of Alijol Ampatuan, the third witness in the Ampatuan massacre case toContinue reading “Killing of 3rd witness to Ampatuan massacre, testament to prevailing impunity under Aquino – Karapatan”