Duterte
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New York Philippine Independence Day annual parade met with protests
Jun 4, 2018NEW YORK CITY — Once a year, the biggest Philippine Independence Day parade outside the Philippines takes over 15 blocks of Madison Ave. From beauty queens, teachers and migrant workers, Filipinos from all over the northeast... -
Duterte will go to war with China: expanded construction in South China Sea fuels concerns
May 29, 2018PHILIPPINES — “If we lost a single island, during Duterte’s time, I will pack my bags, go home, and I will not serve the public in any elected or appointed position.” That’s Philippine chief diplomat Alan Peter... -
Lawyer and activist Virgie Suarez raises concerns behind Chief Justice Sereno’s ouster
May 23, 2018In Los Angeles, the ouster of Chief Justice Sereno remains a hot topic and for the past weeks. A women’s rights activist and attorney has been giving her take on this case in the US. Filipino... -
Fil-Am activists call for justice following Chief Justice Sereno’s ouster
May 17, 2018Members of the Filipino American Human Rights Alliance recently held a protest in San Francisco to denounce the ouster of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, which they consider the death of due process. They said... -
Fil-Am activists press investigation on peace advocate’s Jerome Aba deportation
May 15, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — This is called the People’s Caravan for Peace and Justice in the Philippines, as part of a national speaking tour that sheds light on alleged human rights violations of the Duterte government. With stops... -
Fil-Am activists protest Balikatan exercises
May 15, 2018Another week, another escalation of China’s ever-growing force and presence in the South China Sea. China’s first entirely home-built aircraft carrier has begun sea trials, underscoring how the country is building naval assets to assert its... -
Secretary Dureza says peace talks with Philippine rebels resumes
May 2, 2018NEW YORK — “We cannot continuously be at war with co-Filipinos; that’s the tragedy of it all,” says Philippine peace adviser Secretary Jesus Dureza, telling Fil-Ams at the Philippine Consulate in New York that president Rodrigo Duterte... -
Duterte challenges the International Criminal Court on investigation into extrajudicial killings
Apr 17, 2018NEW YORK — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, April 13 threatened to arrest International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda if she sets foot in the Philippines, to investigate alleged extra-judicial killings under the Philippine war... -
Filipinos join “hands off Syria” protest
Apr 16, 2018LOS ANGELES — Protestors hit the streets less than 24 hours after the US, the UK, and France unleashed an air strike on Syria, in response to an alleged chemical attack on its own people. President Donald... -
Starting April 26, Boracay will temporarily shut down for environmental restoration
Apr 9, 2018Boracay is known to visitors and locals as a stunning Philippine paradise. But starting April 26, the island will be off limits to tourists for six months at the most, after President Duterte approved the total...
