Press Release 2 February 2011 Migrante-Middle East, an alliance of various Filipino migrant rights groups in the Middle East, today strongly condemned the on-going crackdown on freedom of the Egyptian people to express their justified grievances against a perceived corrupt and repressive regime under three-decade rule of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Last week after urging…
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For the Egyptian Mother
By RICHARD R. GAPPI Bulatlat.com The road is speaking in tongues and even the crevices of the city whisper; moaning the pain which the power-hungry leader has suppressed for years. When I saw you kissed an anti-riot police, a branch of tree suddenly spread its wings and a gentle wind tapped my heart — …
Kiss of the Egyptian Mother
By RICHARD R. GAPPI Bulatlat.com As I saw you planting a kiss on a soldier’s cheek your son joining the plank of anti-riot policemen a twig of some sort grew out of the scene reaching out to me. I heard a melodic song tugging at my heart like words from your mouth whispering. What is…
Hustisya Solidarity Message to People of Egypt (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 LONG LIVE THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT’S CLAMOR FOR JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY! END THE US-BACKED MUBARAK REGIME! HUSTISYA (Unity for Justice), expresses warm and fervent support to the people of Egypt who have sustained their street demonstrations for more than a week now in calling for the ouster of the three-decade…
Migrant Group Worried by Reports of Withheld Passports of OFWs in Egypt (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 Migrante International, global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), today asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to look into reports that some OFWs in Egypt are not in possession of their passports. According to Garry Martinez, Migrante International chairperson, their office has been receiving reports from OFWs in Egypt…
Migrante to DFA: Solid Actions, Not Promises, Needed for Safety of OFWs in Egypt (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 Global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Migrante International today called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to “employ solid and decisive actions and not just empty promises” in ensuring the safety and welfare of OFWs in Egypt. “Hindi na sapat na sabihin lang ng DFA na they are…
State Workers to Noynoy: Stop Price Hikes, Learn from Tunisia, Egypt (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 QUEZON CITY — The national center of government employees, Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE), denounced today the approved Php1.00 jeepney fare hike, along with the imminent price increases in water rates, toll fees, MRT and LRT fares and other basic commodities and services. COURAGE National…
Youth Group Stands with Egyptians Against US-Mubarak Regime (PR)
Press Statement February 1, 2011 Anakbayan, the militant group of young Filipino workers, professionals, and students expressed today its support to the Egyptian youth and people in their movement to oust the U.S-backed Mubarak regime. Today, as millions are set to march to the Egyptian capital of Cairo alongside a nationwide general strike to push…
News in Pictures: In Solidarity with Egyptian Protesters
MANILA — Member organizations of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan staged a protest action at Plaza Ferguson near the United States embassy today, February 1, to express their “steadfast solidarity with the Egyptian peoples’ struggle” against the “US-backed regime” of Hosni Mubarak. (Photo by Gregorio B. Dantes Jr. / bulatlat.com)
As Egypt Burns, Worry for Filipinos There and Over DFA’s Lack of Contingency Plans
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“The only way to ensure that Filipinos are safe in Egypt is for President Aquino to support the call of the international community to oust Mubarak,” said Garry Martinez of Migrante.
The Son of ‘People Power’ and Nothing to Show for It — Not Even Solidarity with Egyptian People
Imagine the quandary he’s in: His own mother was catapulted to the presidency via Edsa 1, the culmination of two decades of struggle of the Filipino people against the abuses of the Marcos dictatorship. He should at the least salute the Egyptian people for their courage and unity in fighting the Mubarak dictatorship.