Uphold genuine Philippine independence! End 114 years of U.S. control of Philippine sovereignty!

Statement on the occasion of Philippine Independence Day

11 June 2012

This Philippine “Independence Day,” BAYAN-Toronto, Migrante-Canada, Anakbayan-Toronto, Gabriela, and our allies continue the fight for true independence in the Philippines and against 114 years of US military and economic intervention (with the support of its little brother Canada). 

We condemn the administration of President “Noynoy” Aquino for continuing to cater to U.S. military and economic interests for both their benefit, and of those from the Philippine ruling classes—at the expense of the wishes, rights, and dignity of the majority of the Filipino people.

Angie Ipong shines brighter in a deeper darkness

By Pet Cleto, GABRIELA Ontario
Speech delivered at the launch of the book
"GARDEN BEHIND BARS: The Diary and Letters of Angie B. Ipong"
April 9, 2010
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

It is often said that literature is fruit of the writer’s imagination. But, just as important, but not as often said, is that literature is also the fruit of the reader’s imagination. But how, you would ask, is imagination supposed to work, given that Angie Ipong is telling us the reality of her life? Let’s see how we employ our imagination to see the landscape of Angie Ipong’s book.

Message from BAYAN Chair on the launch of "Garden Behind Bars: The Diary and Letters of Angie B. Ipong"

April 9, 2010

Let me congratulate The Philippine Solidarity Network-Toronto and the Family and Friends of Angie Ipong for the launching of “Garden Behind Bars”, the diary and letters of Angie Ipong, a political prisoner in Mindanao, who has been languishing in jail for the past five years after being literally abducted and tortured before being surfaced to face multiple trumped-up criminal charges.