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Day of Action: Junk the VFA, Justice for the Abducted

**Please forward widely** DAY OF ACTION AGAINST THE VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT 10 years of the VFA = 10 years of military occupation, abductions, and rape Wednesday, May 27, 2009 PROTEST and Meeting with the Philippine Consulate General 3:30pm @ the Philippine … Continue reading

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The Only “Change” We See Is the Change Being Pocketed by the Philippine Government to Rape and Terrorize the Filipino People—BAYAN-USA

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CASE GO TO: Another ‘Nicole’: Filipina Accuses US Marine of Rape; Case Heightens Junk-VFA Call – Bulatlat (Fact Sheet on the case at the bottom of statement) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rhonda Ramiro, secgen@bayanusa.org May … Continue reading

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GABRIELA USA Denounces US-Philippine Collusion in the Acquittal of a High-Profile Military Rape Case

For Immediate Release April 23, 2009 Reference: Raquel Redondiez, Chair, GABRIELA USA, 415-244-9734 GABRIELA USA Denounces US-Philippine Collusion in the Acquittal of a High-Profile Military Rape Case Filipina-Americans in the United States express our disgust and anger at the news … Continue reading

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SMITH ACQUITTAL A COLLABORATIVE MANEUVER BY ARROYO & US GOV’T TO PROTECT VFA

RP court acquits US Marine convicted of raping Filipina MANILA, Philippines – Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, the American who was earlier convicted by a lower court of raping a Filipina in Subic, was acquitted by the Court of Appeals (CA). … Continue reading

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On Tax Day: Cancel the $400 Million Payment of U.S. Tax Dollars for Human Rights Violations

**Please forward widely** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2009 Reference: Rhonda Ramiro, Secretary General, secgen@bayanusa.org On Tax Day: Cancel the $400 Million Payment of U.S. Tax Dollars for Human Rights Violations Filipino Alliance in the U.S. Calls for End to … Continue reading

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Fil-Am Women Urge Obama to Revoke Support for VFA and Pledge to Prevent a Thousand “Nicoles”

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/JunkVFAnow/ IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 March 2009 Reference: Joanne Alcantara, GABRIELA-USA, National Coordinator (206) 859-7525, email gabrielawomen@gmail.com *Filipino-American Women Urge Obama to Revoke Support for Visiting Forces Agreement and Pledge to Prevent a Thousand “Nicoles” * United States–Filipino American women urge President Obama to look thoroughly … Continue reading

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Nicole’s Settlement and Obama’s support won’t stop the Filipino People’s will to terminate the VFA–BAYAN USA

News Release March 19, 2009 Reference: Berna Ellorin, Secretary-General, BAYAN USA, email:secgen@bayanusa.org Please visit: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/JunkVFAnow/ NICOLE’S SETTLEMENT AND OBAMA’S SUPPORT WON’T STOP THE FILIPINO PEOPLE’S WILL TO TERMINATE THE VFA– BAYAN USA After launching an international petition campaign last week, … Continue reading

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