The Malaya Movement strongly condemns the recent attack on progressive lawyer and dedicated human rights advocate, Attorney Angelo Karlo “AK” Guillen, last week in the city of Iloilo. Heading to his car, Wednesday evening, Atty. AK was chased down and mauled by two masked and unidentified individuals who stabbed him with a screwdriver and fled the scene with the attorney’s backpack and side bad. Atty. AK is in recovery, but may suffer further complications resulting from the stab wounds in his left temple and back.

The Malaya Movement strongly condemns the most recent crackdown on activists across the Calabarzon region early Sunday, March 7th. We mourn with the family and loved ones of the 5 activists that were killed as a result of these operations, and are resolved to continue speaking out against the growing number of political prisoners, most of whom are illegally-arrested activists.

The Malaya Movement joins the rest of the Filipino people in calling for the junking of the atrocious Anti-Terror Act of 2020. We urge the Supreme Court to uphold the Filipino peoples universal rights by striking down the Anti-Terror Law and declaring it unconstitutional.

The Malaya Movement calls on our members, supporters and allies to urgently raise support and relief for those who are affected by the series of typhoons that hit the Philippines. We urge our chapters, supporters and allies to organize fundraisers, solicit donations and hold activities in support of the peoples’ relief efforts.

The Malaya Movement calls on the Filipino-American community to go out and vote in the U.S. local and presidential elections. Let us show through the ballot our vote for human rights and democracy by rejecting the fascist regime of Donald Trump.

The Malaya Movement condemns moves to establish a Duterte-led “revolutionary government”. The Movement calls on the people to oppose any maneuvers to further give the tyrant in Malacanang any more dictatorial powers.