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We, the national democratic Filipino youth and student organization Anakbayan-Canada, are denouncing the visit of the President of the United States Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau to the Philippines this month of November. Their governments continue to commit atrocities to the Filipino people both in the Philippines and around the … Continue reading On Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau’s visit to the Philippines for the ASEAN Summit 2017

Anakbayan Toronto stands with the Filipino people, in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world, as we remember the horrors of Martial Law declared by the US-Marcos dictatorship 45 years ago. This year’s commemoration is even made more urgent as we remain vigilant to the the US-Duterte regime renewed state fascism fully unravelled. We are … Continue reading Expose Duterte as facist!

Three days after the U.S. State Department reinstated that Filipino progressive and revolutionary movements be on the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, the Duterte regime followed suit. Since both parties called off ceasefires following military disobedience and renewed fighting, Mr. Duterte ordered government negotiators to “fold their tents and return home from overseas talks with the … Continue reading No Socioeconomic Justice, No Peace

The historic launch of the Canada-wide youth organization of Anakbayan took off successfully on the November 18-20 weekend in Toronto, Ontario, with some 150 participants in attendance. It is the second overseas country-wide Anakbayan organization, the first being Anakbayan USA. Youth and their advocates flocked to the University of Toronto’s New College from the provinces … Continue reading Communique: Anakbayan Canada Makes History

Filipino youth group Anakbayan in Canada strongly condemns the dastardly dispersal of protests of indigenous peoples belonging to the newly established SANDUGO alliance at the Manila US Embassy and at Camp Aguinaldo the previous day. Around fifty were hurt when police personnel brutally used unreasonable force to break up the organized group. Violence erupted when … Continue reading Canada Filipino youth condemn violent dispersal of National Minorities in Manila US embassy protest