Some 1,300 Filipinos were working at Camp Anaconda alone “One of the construction Filipinos (said) … that they were treated like human cattle by some of the Western employees there and that they did not receive enough medical treatment when they were ill.” By David Phinney CorpWatch Jing Soliman left his family in the Philippines…
Category: OFWs & Migration
New ‘Illegal’ OWWA Funds Transfer Bared
In the run-up to the 2004 presidential election, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received flak from several overseas workers’ groups for the transfer of the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Medicare Fund from the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). It turns out now that this was not the only disbursement of…
Protests to Haunt GMA in New York
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to New York to attend the World Summit of the United Nations, Sept. 15, will not give her a respite from mass actions calling for her resignation. US-based Filipinos, led by BAYAN USA, are gearing up for a major protest action when she arrives. By Bulatlat.com President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to…
Protests to Haunt GMA in New York
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to New York to attend the World Summit of the United Nations, Sept. 15, will not give her a respite from mass actions calling for her resignation. US-based Filipinos, led by BAYAN USA, are gearing up for a major protest action when she arrives. By Bulatlat.com President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to…
Overseas Filipinos Press for Gloria’s Ouster
‘Hello, Garci!’ ringtones make waves in New York rally An increasing number of Filipinos in Canada, the United States, Hong Kong and Europe want President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign now. Their demand came up in protest rallies held in major cities abroad last week. By Bulatlat Bulatlat.com An increasing number of Filipinos in Canada, the…
‘No Resign, No Remit’
OFWs press for Arroyo’s ouster Two major migrant workers groups launch “No Resign, No Remit” campaign to press for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN Bulatlat Bulatlat.com “No Resign, No Remit.” Migrante International and Migrante Sectoral Party (MSP) jointly issued this statement as their members met July 5 to launch Outrage,…
OFWs Make ‘Oust GMA’ Global
The active response of overseas Filipinos to calls for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has taken the campaign to a higher level and given it an international dimension. This increases the pressure on the Macapagal-Arroyo administration which is heavily dependent on OFW remittances. BY BULATLAT Bulatlat.com The June 24 mobilization that brought together…
OFWs to Greet Gloria in Hong Kong with Ouster Call
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is scheduled to visit Hong Kong on June 20 and Filipinos in the islands are gearing up to greet her – with protests. BY BULATLAT Bulatlat.com “If Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo thinks that by going abroad she will find respite from the political storm brought about by her fraudulent presidency and corruption-ridden rule, she’s…
Another OFW Sent to Death Row
As the “Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995” nears its 10th anniversary, OFW Reynaldo Cortez awaits his death sentence in a Riyadh jail. His case highlights how the law has been ineffectual in keeping Filipino workers from the gallows. BY ROWENA CARRANZA Bulatlat.com On May 17, 2002, Reynaldo Cortez, a car technician in…