The Malaya Movement USA condemns the murder of Atty. Juan Macababbad, the 65th lawyer killed under the Duterte administration by unidentified gunmen outside his home in Surallah, South Cotabato on September 15th.

The Malaya Movement USA congratulates Maria Ressa on winning the Nobel peace prize making her the first Filipino to be granted such an honor. This is a slap in the face of the Duterte regime who continue to persecute Maria Ressa, Rappler and other independent media and journalists in the Philippines.

On September 14, 2021 the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) held a press conference with a Lumad student where they explicitly accused Malaya Movement USA and several other US-based organizations as terrorists. While this claim is unfounded, the consequences could be extremely harmful.

The Malaya Movement joins the Filipino people both in the homeland and around the world in their just demand: Wakasan na! End the Duterte regime! More than five years of incompetence, treachery and brutality. The people have had enough of Duterte.

The Malaya Movement condemns this merciless and vile murders by the Armed Forces of the Philippines against the Lumad-Manobo community. The fascist Duterte regime has exacerbated and encouraged these atrocities throughout his term and it is an affront to the rights and dignity of the people. The Duterte regime must be held accountable for these atrocious crimes against humanity.