What is the People Power Revolution?The People Power Revolution or the EDSA Revolution occurred between February 22nd to February 25th 1986. This historic event marked as a massive feat of widespread demonstrations to protest President Ferdinand Marcos after claiming he won the reelection.This revolution, through peaceful means, united the entire nation and is a symbol … Continue reading The People Power Revolution
Solidarity Statement In Regards to the Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States officially released their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: a landmark decision of 1973 that protected a pregnant person’s freedom to get an abortion. In 1970, Jane Roe* filed a lawsuit against local attorney Henry Wade—at the time, Roe was pregnant with her … Continue reading Solidarity Statement In Regards to the Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
The History of LGBTQ+ Community in the Philippines
During June 2022, we took to Instagram to share the rich history, challenges, and achievements of the Filipino LGBTQ+ community, To start off, we shared a few important historical moments for the queer community in the Philippines through an infographic style post on our main feed, where we covered queer representation in time periods as … Continue reading The History of LGBTQ+ Community in the Philippines
Solidarity With the Filipino Community Regarding the Philippine Election 2022
On May 9th, the 2022 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections were held in the Philippines. After six years of Duterte’s term, this particular election has the potential to change the trajectory of and decide the future of the country and its citizens. With reports of disenfranchisement, voter fraud, vote-buying, other voting irregularities, and even violence, … Continue reading Solidarity With the Filipino Community Regarding the Philippine Election 2022
Angelo Quinto Solidarity Statement
Regarding recent events in Antioch, CA TW: police violence, anti-asian hate On December 23, 2020, Angelo Quinto, a Filipino American veteran, was suffering a mental-health crisis. The Quinto family called the police in hopes to support and provide safety to Angelo. However, when the police arrived, the officers handcuffed Angelo and another kneeled one his … Continue reading Angelo Quinto Solidarity Statement
Solidarity Statement Against the Anti-Terror Law
Regarding Human Rights Violations in the Philippines and the PHRA In the Philippines, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, widely known as Anti-Terror Law, was approved by the Philippine Congress and signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte. On July 18, 2020, this act effectively replaced the Human Security Act of 2007. The Anti-Terror Law threatens … Continue reading Solidarity Statement Against the Anti-Terror Law
Boycott USF
In Unity and Solidarity with @BoycottUSF and all the marginalized groups affected. For the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted and disrupted people from their everyday lives. In spite of new and unforeseen financial hardships, we will be starting a new year at USF with a 4.4% increase in tuition. This tuition increase … Continue reading Boycott USF
Solidarity with the Black Community
Regarding recent events in Minneapolis tw: racism, violence On Monday, May 25, George Floyd fell victim to another act of anti-black police brutality. With one of his final sentences being “I can't breathe,” George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, who was violently kneeling on Floyd’s neck to hold him down. George Floyd … Continue reading Solidarity with the Black Community
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