Duterte

VANCOUVER —  Their numbers may be few, but it did not stop members of various human rights groups to condemn the latest killing in the Philippines, involving fourteen farmers in Negros Province. They were killed in...

WASHINGTON DC — From the east coast to the west, hundreds of Filipino activists and their allies trooped to the nation’s capital to send a loud message to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. A die-in protest at...

PHILIPPINES — President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon for urging him to be careful in reviewing all government contracts and loan agreements. Drilon, while in favor of Duterte’s proposed contract reviews – warned...

LOS ANGELES — The director of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority met with Fil-Am business leaders. The Philippines is hoping business can boom. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority paid a visit to the Los Angeles Filipino American...

SAN FRANCISCO — Fil-Am journalist Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, has been preaching for the protection of press freedom. She and her newsgroup have been a favorite target of attacks by President Rodrigo Duterte and his...

California Congresswoman Jackie Speier has introduced a resolution condemning the continued detention of Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, who was arrested over two years ago on allegations related to drug trafficking. In a letter urging her...

The May 13 Philippine national election is just around the corner – and one of the hot issues being talked about today is the question: should honesty be an election issue? This following claims by presidential...

Philippines researcher for Human Rights Watch, Carlos Conde, took a swipe at President Rodrigo Duterte’s authoritarian tendencies. “So you have this climate of intimidation, harassment, fear — not just against activists, but also against people who...

The April 15th deadline to file your taxes is approaching. As Americans across the country have already begun working on their tax forms, organizers in San Francisco are trying to raise more awareness of just where...

In commemoration of Philippine Solidarity Week and Black History month — Fil-Am activists in the San Francisco Bay Area recently discussed how the African-American buffalo soldiers fought along-side Filipino revolutionaries during the Philippine-American War. It’s the...