by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com From July 2 to 10, government leaders of the Pacific Rim held the 13th round of negotiations for the previously secret United States-led free trade agreement, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The meeting has been met with protests from various sectors from all over the US, including…
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Filipinos Lead Asian Contingent in NYC Anti-War Demonstration
PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 NEW YORK, NY– Filipino-Americans in New York City, under the banner of BAYAN USA, joined Korean-Americans and other Asian Pacific Islanders in marching as an Asian contingent during last Saturday’s 10,000-strong rally and march for peace called for by the United National Anti-War Committee (UNAC). The action was part of…
Melissa Roxas: A Painful Journey from Home and Back
A Bulatlat.com Exclusive Having to leave the Philippines for the United States when she was nine years old was a particularly painful experience for Filipino-American Melissa Roxas. Her desire to trace her roots brought her back to the country of her birth where, in May, soldiers kidnapped and tortured her for days.
Fil-Ams Say Arroyo’s Prayer for Peace Sham
BY BULATLAT Filipino-Americans in the United States called President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s prayer for peace a sham. Arroyo attended the interfaith forum of the United Nations in New York. In a statement sent through email, the US chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan-New Patriotic Alliance) said, “Although Arroyo attended to put forth this notion that she…
Fil-Ams Join Rally at Republican Convention to Call for End to US Intervention in RP
Filipino-Americans under the banner of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan-New Patriotic Alliance) USA chapter joined protesters from United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), the Troops Out Now Coalition (TONC), Latinos Against the War (LAW), Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), the American Indian Movement (AIM), the ANSWER Coalition, and various unions and labor groups during…
What They Say of Papo de Asis
Papo was ever eager to know better the workers and peasants that he depicted in his works. He either lived with them or he renewed his links with them through visits and serious social investigation… He made manifest his position on social reality not only in the relatively cozy art galleries with framed paintings but…