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The Trump administration, back in April, notified the U.S. Congress of two possible foreign military arms sale to the Philippines: a $1.5 billion deal for 6 apache attack helicopters, and another $450 million for viper attack...

For years, a number of Filipino American activists have blamed the presence of US military troops in the Philippines for various human rights violations as well as several high profile cases of crimes committed by US...

SAN FRANCISCO — Filipino American activists staged a protest at the arrivals terminal of the San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday night. This was the same airport where Muslim Filipino human rights defender Jerome Aba was...

Toronto, Canada — At the corner of Bathurst and Wilson, also known as Little Manila, the allied organizations of Bayan Canada raised their banners and voices to oppose alleged human rights violations in the Philippines. In...

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

This is the first time that BAYAN secretary general Renato Reyes met with drug users. Reyes told the packed crowd at the office of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, or Vandu, that he was...

Two Canadian human rights activists are barred from entering the Philippines, a move that Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, or BAYAN, and the Canada Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights condemned. Aiyanas Ormond says he has written letters to...

SAN FRANCISCO – Signs and banners were held high, chants echoed and fists were raised in the air to show what kababayans who gathered at Philippine consulates and embassies around the world call a united front...

DALY CITY, Calif. – Prayers and condolences were offered to the victims of last week’s Davao City bombings. Jessica Antonio of BAYAN USA said, “Our point is to also gather that we advocate for peace by...

SAN FRANCISCO – For these Filipino-American activists, the Mamasapano clash points to one thing: President Aquino is unfit for office. “The pork barrel issue that is still unresolved and is an on-going thing, he swept that...