Opinions

Filipinos in NYC March for a Free Palestine

Pinoy Admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:40:15 -0500

Filipinos in New York City joined thousands on January 3 in a long march from Times Square to the Israeli Consulate on Second Avenue in opposition to the continuing military offensives of the Israeli government on the city of Gaza, already claiming over 400 lives and wounding thousands more Palestinians, including women and children.

100 Women Dance Against Charter Change in Hong Kong

Pinoy Admin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:39:20 -0500

Watch the video at http://a7h.org/?JGxa

Hong Kong - Square dancing against charter change is the way Filipino migrants in Hong Kong shall close 2008 and open the next year with a vow to join the tide of opposition against the evident desperation of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to stay in power by changing the Constitution.

Fil-Am Youth Call Arroyo on Her Sham Prayers for Peace in Mindanao

Pinoy Admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:40:40 -0500

Queens, NY- On November 12, over 50 Fil-ams gathered in the bitter cold streets of New York City to pray for genuine peace in Mindanao.Several organizations, including Anakbayan NY/NJ, FiRE (Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment), and NYCHRP (New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines) from BAYAN USA openly criticized the Arroyo regime for her backward steps towards peace.

Fil-Ams Celebrate Historic Obama Victory, Hope for the Undoing of 8 Years of the Bush Regime

Pinoy Admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:08:56 -0500

The US Chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, or BAYAN USA, an alliance of 12 Filipino organizations across the US, joins the rest of the American people and beyond in celebrating the historical significance of having the first Black president elected into the executive office of the White House.