Category Archive: News

Filipino Youth and Community Take A Stand Against Labor Trafficking

photos by Cristina Grey Villaflor Jersey City, NJ-  Activists, students and community members took a stand against labor trafficking after attending the community forum on the case of the Florida 15 workers last… Read More

“People Power is Road to Recovery for Sendong Survivors” Said Youth Group

Queens, NY- Progressive Filipino youth group, Anakbayan New York, held “R2R: Road to Recovery” last Saturday at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church as community celebrates the 26th anniversary of the EDSA People Power… Read More

NY Filipino Youth Paves Way for Sendong Victims’ “Road to Recovery”

R2R: Road to Recovery Facebook Event Page Queens, NY- Progressive youth group, Anakbayan New York, organizes “R2R: Road to Recovery” benefit concert for Typhoon Sendong survivors on Februrary 25 at St. Patrick’s Church… Read More

A Primer on the Typhoon Sendong Calamity

prepared by: Anakbayan NJ What happened during the Typhoon Sendong? On Friday, December 16, 2pm, Typhoon Sendong (Washi) landed in the Philippine area of responsibility. Around 2am of December 17, Typhoon Sendong dropped a… Read More

NDAA WILL NOT QUELL THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF DISSENT AS GLOBAL CRISIS ENSUES– BAYAN USA

News Statement January 2, 2012 Reference: Bernadette Ellorin, Chairperson, BAYAN USA, email: chair@bayanusa.org Filipino-Americans across the US, under the banner of BAYAN USA, and their supporters condemn the last minute moves by President Barack… Read More

Fil-Ams on OWS– To Stand Against Economic Inequality Is Justified and Necessary

BAYAN-USA Statement on Occupy Wall Street Press Statement October 12, 2011 Reference: Bernadette Ellorin, Chairperson, BAYAN-USA, email: chair@bayanusa.org Filipino-Americans across the US, under the banner of BAYAN-USA, salute the historic Occupy Wall Street (OWS)… Read More

Filipino-Americans in New York City Join Occupy Wall Street, March for Jobs and Justice

News Release October 1, 2011 Reference: Jackelyn Mariano, BAYAN USA Northeast Regional Coordinator, email: bayanusa.ne@gmail.com NEW YORK, NY– Approximately 20 Filipino-Americans under the banner of BAYAN USA joined yesterday’s massive march and rally from… Read More

NEW YORKERS TO AQUINO– FOLLOW THE GOOD LEGACY OF YOUR PARENTS!

News Release September 21, 2011 Reference: Jackelyn Mariano BAYAN USA Northeast Coordinator email: bayanusa.ne@gmail.com NEW YORK, NY– Philippine President Benigno Simeon “PNoy” Aquino’s speaking engagement at the Asia Society in Manhattan yesterday was… Read More

What is Imperialism, and How Did It Get to the Philippines?

Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism, the state of monopoly capitalism.  Simply put, it is comparable to a leech, whose only means of living is by feeding off of its host.  In… Read More

Filipinos in America…Silent Minority No More – NAFCON

For Immediate Release 22 August 2011 Reference: Jun Cruz, NAFCON Public Info Officer Email: info@filipinocc.org The National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) raises the hands of the four Filipino nurses:  Corina Yap, Anna Rosales,… Read More

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