Malaya Movement Endorses Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan

The past six years under Rodrigo Duterte has caused so much suffering and misery to the Filipino people. Human rights, democracy and sovereignty have been constantly attacked and drastically eroded.

This coming May 2022 Philippine General Elections, the heirs of two political dynasties, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte are running for the president and vice president. They are backed by some of the most corrupt politicians, political clans and parties in the Philippines.

The Malaya Movement USA joins the Filipino people in celebrating the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power uprising. The Malaya Movement USA looks at this historic event as a source of inspiration as we continue to fight to ensure the end of the tyrannical Duterte regime.

Jersey City—On the evening of Wednesday, December 15, Jersey City's Municipal Council unanimously passed the Resolution Protecting Jersey City Human Rights Defenders for the Philippines and Endorsing the Philippine Human Rights Act (Resolution 21-866). Jersey City is now the first city on the East Coast to have endorsed the Philippine Human Rights Act and the first in the country to extend protections for human rights defenders who may be targeted by the Philippine government.

Surface peasant and Indigenous peoples’ organizer Steve Abua! Stop the attacks on human rights defenders!

The Malaya Movement USA, demands the immediate surfacing and safe return of recently abducted Steve Abua. He was last seen in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Lubao, Pampanga on November 6.

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.