Alma Bowman was successfully released from detention at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia on November 26. The court upheld the petition for habeas corpus filed by her lawyers, asserting that her detention by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated her rights. She was imprisoned for eight months in the ICE facility. Bowman […]
Matagumpay na nakalaya si Alma Bowman mula sa detensyon sa Stewart Detention Center sa Lumpkin, Georgia noong Nobyembre 26. Kinatigan ng korte ang isinampang petisyon ng kanyang mga abugado para sa habeas corpus na nagigiit na labag sa kanyang karapatan ang pagdetine sa kanya ng Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Walong buwan siyang nakakulong sa […]
The groups Migrante Philippines, Samahan ng mga DH sa Gitnang Silangan (SANDIGAN, or Association of DHs in the Middle East), Concerned Seafarers of the Philippines, and National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) announced on November 25 the establishment of the MALETA Network or Returned Migrants, Advocates and Loved Ones Engaged in Transparency and […]
Inianunsyo ng grupong Migrante Philippines, Samahan ng mga DH sa Gitnang Silangan (SANDIGAN), Concerned Seafarers of the Philippines at National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) noong Nobyembre 25 ang pagkatatag ng MALETA Network o Returned Migrants, Advocates and Loved Ones Engaged in Transparency and Accountability, alyansa ng mga migrante at kanilang pamilya laban […]
The Tanggol Migrante Network (TMM, or Defend Migrants Network), in its online press conference on November 19, condemned the Philippine embassy and consulate for their blatant neglect and disregard for the situation of Filipinos detained in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities. According to Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan-USA), the Philippine embassy and consulates “ghost” […]
Kinundena ng Tanggol Migrante Network (TMM) sa kanilang online press conference noong Nobyembre 19 ang hayagang pagpapabaya at pagsasawalang bahala ng emabahada at konsulado ng Pilipinas sa kalagayan ng mga Pilipinong nakadetine sa mga pasilidad ng US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ayon sa Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan-USA), “nag-ghost” o nawawala ang embahada at konsulado […]
Filipino seafarers the US government illegally deported protested in front of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) office on November 19. The International Seafarers Action Center (ISAC) and Migrante International joined them in the demonstration. Concurrent with the protest, the seafarers held a dialogue with Assistant Secretary (Asec) Jerome Pampolina and Asec Augusto San Diego […]
Nagprotesta sa harap ng tanggapan ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) ang mga marino na iligal na pinadeport ng gubyerno ng US noong Nobyembre 19. Kasama nila sa pagkilos ang International Seafarers Action Center (ISAC) at Migrante International. Kasabay ng protesta ay nakipagdayalogo ang mga marino kina Assistant Secretary (Asec) Jerome Pampolina at Asec Augusto […]
Together with missing OFW Divina Yap’s family, Samahan ng mga DH sa Gitnang Silangan (SANDIGAN, or Association of Domestic Helpers in the Middle East) protested in front of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on November 14. They held the department accountable for its inaction in Yap’s case. They also called for justice for their […]
Nagprotesta ang grupong Samahan ng mga DH sa Gitnang Silangan (SANDIGAN) kasama ang pamilya nawawalang OFW na si Divina Yap sa harap ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) noong Nobyembre 14. Siningil nila ang kagawaran sa kawalang aksyon nito sa kaso ni Yap. Nanawagan din sila ng hustisya para sa nawawala nilang kamag-anak. Noon pang […]