BAYAN USA

NEW YORK — Dozens of Filipino activists and their allies gathered at the Philippine consulate in New York recently to condemn the recent spate of mass raids and arrests of their counterparts in the Philippines. They said...

In Vancouver, militant groups — including Bayan, Migrante and Gabriela — also took part in the Global Day of Action in time for Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation address. Marieton Pacheco tells more....Read More

LOS ANGELES — Filipino activists and workers rights advocates are calling out a call center company for alleged union busting. Activists picketed outside of an AT&T store in Los Angeles, to raise issues against Southern California-based...

OAKLAND, CA — BLKD and Calix performed in front of a crowd of Filipino Americans in Oakland. Their music is influenced by the real stories of the thousands of victims from the war on drugs taking...

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been one year since human rights activist Jerome Aba was detained by Customs at San Francisco International Airport, and allegedly tortured, before being sent back to the Philippines. Filipino American activists and...

NEW YORK — From the historic Grand Central Terminal, to the streets of the city, at least 300 Filipinos and their allies joined the ‘March of Indignation’ against what they call Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s failed presidency....

MANHATTAN — Nineteen NutriAsia strikers and supporters, including 5 journalists, were released from jail in Bulacan last night. “Our case is converted to preliminary investigation so there’s still charges against us,” said Einstein Recedes. “Physical injury, illegal...

A mother’s worry after seeing her son arrested. “I can’t help but cry and feel the pain of my son and hiyas. What kind of justice is that?” Amy Tandoc’s son Eric and his wife Hiyas...

SAN FRANCISCO —  “They don’t think we can mobilize enough so that people will know what happens here- that torture happens here and that pisses me off.” Continued demonstrations by Filipino American activists at San Francisco’s International...

SAN FRANCISCO — New details in the detainment and deportation of 25-year-old peace advocate Jerome Aba at San Francisco International Airport last week. “Hindi ako sanay na ako po mismo ngayon ang biktima na direkta ng paglabag...