Archive - 2008

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100 Women Dance Against Charter Change in Hong Kong

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Cynthia Abdon-Tellez

Watch the video at http://a7h.org/?JGxa

Hong Kong - Square dancing against charter change is the way Filipino migrants in Hong Kong shall close 2008 and

Phil Labor Leader on US Speaking Tour

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Bernadette Ellorin (USA)

On the cusp of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's third lavish visit to the United States, another prominent Philippine leader is currently in the US speaking to audiences about the dire economic and political situation in the Philippines.

10,000-strong participate in Zero Remittance Day - Migrants alliance

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An estimated 10,000 migrants of different nationalities did not send remittances on October 29, as an act of protest against the Global Forum on Migration and Development, according to the International Migrants Alliance (IMA).

Fil-Ams Celebrate Historic Obama Victory, Hope for the Undoing of 8 Years of the Bush Regime

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Bernadette Ellorin (NY, USA)

The US Chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, or BAYAN USA, an alliance of 12 Filipino organizations across the US, joins the rest of the American people and beyond in celebrating the historical significance of having the first Black president elected into the executive office of the White House.

"The Migrant Burden"

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Ana Gacis (Australia)

It was a term I had never heard used against me before. Whether or not the
maker knew that his words stung, I shall never know. It was said to me in
response to an off‐hand comment I made on a first date conversation with a man
whose ancestors hailed from the land of the potato famine (Ireland), before
stumbling across our great Southern land. “If I could have everything my own

Bayan Muna Solon Calls for Cut in 2009 Budget

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Michael Vincent Borneo

October 2008

If Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño were to have his way, he wants P160.46
billion in budgetary allocations either slashed or realigned to other
items in the 2009 General Appropriations Act.

In his proposed amendments to the GAA (House Bill 5116) submitted to the House Appropriations Committee, Casiño moved for the following cuts in next year's budget:

Youth Groups Launch Protests Vs Global Forum on Migration

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October 2008

Youth activists led by Anakbayan and League of Filipino Students (LFS) staged a protest action at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila on October 17 to mark the beginning of a series of protests set against the upcoming Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to be held in Manila on October 27-30, 2008.

FOSS-tering a Piracy-Free World

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Quezon City, Philippines - The office of Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño, in cooperation with the House Committees on Information and Communications Technology and on Trade and Industry, is sponsoring a week-long exhibit of free/open source software (FOSS) at the North Wing Lobby of the House of Representatives from Sept. 15-18.

US, Asian Markets Take Beating After Lehman Crash, Merrill Lynch Firesale, Further Fall Fears

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Fears about the stability of the U.S. financial system rose up after investment giant Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, triggering a worldwide tremor not heard since the September 11 attacks. Competitor Merrill Lynch also went up on a fire sale in a takeover bid by the Bank of America Corp., even over comments that this was a bad financial move.