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Now
that the 2019-nCoV case has been confirmed in the Philippines, it is
only right for the government to set clear policies to prevent the
further spread of the disease. We expect government agencies to speak
in a single voice to avoid misleading statements.
Now
that the WHO has declared a global emergency, there should be a
national policy on preventing the spread of 2019-nCoV. The
Philippines must impose a temporary travel ban to and from China. It
is not racist. It is a matter a national interest, safety and
security. This will cover ALL travelers irrespective of nationality.
However, calling for a “travel ban on Chinese” is racism.
Migrante-Europe do not support such racist call.
There
should be clear quarantine policy as well. It does not mean that for
every province with an international airport have different policies.
A clear repatriation policy for affected OFWs is also needed, in line
with the quarantine policy.
Public
health funding should be established and increased especially for
preventing and monitoring the spread of disease.
All
executive officers should speak in one voice, guided by clear
policies that will ensure the safety and health of the people. The
first consideration should not be tourism and economic impact but the
welfare of the Filipino people. Organizations like Migrante-Europe
will also assist in public awareness related to 2019-nCov.
Panawagan
ng Migrante-Europe sa Pamahalaang Duterte: Agarang Magpatupad ng
Komprehensibo at Malinaw na Plano Upang Tugunan ang Lubusang Paglawak
ng Mapanganib na 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) sa Pilipinas!
Ang
pagkumpirma ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ng ang mapanganib na 2019-nCoV
ay nasa Pilipinas na ay isang hamon para sa pamahalaang Duterte na
harapin ito upang higit sa lahat mapangalaagan ang kalusugan ng
mamamayang Pilipino. Nararapat lamang na magsalita ng iising tinig
ang pamahalaan at gumawa ng koordinadong pagkilos upang malinaw na
maunawaan ng mamamayan ang nais ng pamahalaan para maharap ang banta
sa kalusugan ng Novel Corona Virus.
Sa
pagdeklara ng World Health Organization (WHO) na ang 2019-nCoV ay
pandaigdigang banta sa kalusugan ng bawat bansa at mamamayan nito,
nararapat lamang na magpatupad ang pamahalaan Duterte ng travel ban
patungo at mula sa Tsina. Ang panawagan ng pansamantalang pagpigil ng
anumang komersyal na byahe, himpapapawid man o karagatan, mula Tsina
ay hindi pagiging racist o rasista sapagkat nakatuon ang ‘travel ban’
upang pigilan ang paglaganap ng sakit dulot ng 2019-nCoV. Ang ‘travel
ban’ na ito ay sasaklaw sa anumang lahi o nasyunalidad, hindi lang
mga Tsino. Naninidigan din and Migrante-Europe na hindi makatwiran na
sisihin, laiitin at alimurahin ang mamamayang Tsino, at iba pa. Sila
rin ay biktima din tulad ng marami. Hindi nila ginusto tulad ng bawat
isa sa atin, na dapuan ng virus, magkasakit, at mamamatay.
Sa
gitna ng pandaigdigang krisis na ito kailangan ang tulungan at
kooperasyon ng bawat bansa upang mabilis na masugpo ang paglaganap ng
epidemya.
Sa
harap ng kulang at mabagal na pagtugon ng pamahalaan sa banta ng
2019-nCoV, nakikiisa ang Migrante-Europe sa mamamayang Pilipino sa
panawagan sa pamahalaang Duterte para sa kongkretong aksyon para sa
kagyat, mabilis at kumprehensibong mga hakbang lalo na agarang
pagpapauwi at kaukulang proseso ng mga OFWs na apektado ang upang
upang proteksyunan ang kalusugan ng mga mamamayan, pigilan ang
paglaganap at tuluyang masugpo ang sakit.
Hamon
sa pamahalaan ang mabigyan tuon ang kahalagahan ng kalusugan ng bawat
mamamayang Pilipino at ang Migrante-Europe ay kaisa dito para sa
pagpapalaganap ng mga impormasyon habang sama-sama nating hinaharap
ang banta ng 2019-nCoV.
Reference: Marlon Toledo Lacsamana Secretary General [email protected]
Mainit na pagbati at lubos na pagpupugay sa mga kababayan at mga kasama sa Migrante Europe sa inyong ika-dalawang kongreso. Mahalagang tagumpay ang makamit ang kasalukuyang pang-organisasyong latag at lakas ng Migrante Europe, ang patuloy na magsilbing malakas na tinig at matibay na pagkakaisa para sa interes at kagalingan migranteng Pilipino.
Gayundin ang halaga ng mga tagumpay na nakamit ng Migrante Europe sa loob ng nakaraang 2 na taon dahil dito natin marapat na ipundar ang tapang at tibay upang lalo pang igiit ang interes at kahingian ng mga migrante at bayan, sa pamamagitan ng paglaban sa lumalalang pambubusabos at atake ng gobyernong Duterte sa mamamayang Pilipino, kapwa sa loob ng Pilipinas at maging sa milyon-milyong mga kababayan natin sa ibayong-dagat na patuloy na nakikibaka para mabuhay sa panahong napakahirap manatiling buhay sa sarili nating bayan.
Sa gitna ng tumitinding kahirapan at pambubusabos sa mga Pilipino, patuloy na atake sa sahod at karapatan sa paggawa, lumalalang krisis sa presyo ng pagkain bunsod ng pahirap na pagbubuwis na TRAIN, tumitinding karahasan at paglabag sa mga karapatan ng kababaihan, pahirap sa mga magsasaka ng rice tarrification law, bumabangis na diktadurya at atake sa mamamayan at mga kritiko ng gobyernong Duterte, kinakailangan ang higit na pagkakaisa at paglaban. At sa paglabang iyan ng mamamayan, lagi’t laging tinatawag upang manindigan at lumaban ang mga magigiting na mga buhay na bayani ng ating bayan tayong mga Migrante, sa Pilipinas, sa Europe, at sa buong mundo.
Sulong Migrante, lumaban, makibaka! Mabuhay ang ika-dalawang kongreso ng Migrante Europe! Mabuhay ang migranteng lumalaban! Mabuhay ang pakikibaka ng Migrante at Pamilyang Pilipino!
Shiela Tebia-Bonifacio Tagapangulo GABRIELA Hong Kong
With warm militant greetings, Migrante International sends its best wishes to all chapters and member organizations of Migrante Europe as it holds its 2nd Congress this 8th of December 2019 with the theme, “Expand and strengthen our unity! Promote and defend the rights and welfare of Filipinos and their families in Europe and abroad! Contribute and participate in the struggle for national freedom and democracy!”
This day marks an important milestone in our history since it also coincides with the exact date when Migrante Philippines and Migrante Youth were founded two years ago as a result of persistent organizing among repatriates, OFW families and would-be migrants. Our work of reaching out to more Filipino migrant workers and their families is more significant than ever in light of the mounting waves of peoples’ resistance we now see in many parts of the world.
Before us lies an enormous mission of contributing to the national democratic struggle in the Philippines by bolstering the numbers of organized youth, women and unionized workers. There is also a pressing need to encourage more Filipino compatriots to dedicate an extensive period of time for mass work and integration in the homefront.
With blatant corruption and neoliberal wreckage in the Philippines, Duterte’s bluster can never conceal the exacerbating blight that afflicts swelling numbers of Filipinos. According to the latest SWS survey, an estimated 10 million Filipinos found themselves jobless in the third quarter of 2019. Unemployment rate accelerated at 21.5 percent. This does not even take into account those workers who are paid starvation wages and continually stricken by contractualization.
Meanwhile, farmers in the countryside bewail Duterte’s rice liberalization law that opened the floodgates of the country to unrestrained rice importations. It is quite clear that the Duterte regime has no intention of addressing the roots of forced migration through national industrialization and genuine agrarian reform. As a result, more and more Filipinos are driven to the far ends of the Earth in their longing to survive and bring food to the table for their loved ones.
In their moments of distress, they are only met with government negligence as in the case of Abu Dhabi based OFW Mary Jean Alberto whose bereaved family is still deprived of justice. The Philippine government has proven time and again that it only looks at OFWs as milking cows through various state exactions and their remittances to salvage a depressed domestic economy.
As the crisis in the Philippines escalates, the US-Duterte regime is unleashing the most hideous features of its despotic rule. Recently, combined forces of AFP and PNP stormed the offices of progressive mass organizations in Bacolod, illegally arresting 57 activists and rights workers. Conjugated with a de-facto Martial Law through Executive Order 70 which warrants a Whole-of-Nation-Approach, the US-Duterte regime has no other aim but to quell dissent and persecute progressive voices that have been resolute in raising the legitimate demands and grievances of the long-oppressed Filipino people.
In the face of the Duterte regime’s ruthless acts of terror, we will neither shrink nor cower. We confronted the regime’s attack dogs and asserted our rights thereby leading to the release of almost all of those who were illegally arrested in Bacolod. This tells us that only by being steadfast in our actions and principles can we truly fight for the rights and welfare of those victimized by a rotten and unjust system that ceaselessly drags our country to perdition.
Duterte’s latest termination or removal of Leni Robredo as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs just two weeks after her appointment only goes to show that the regime has everything to hide just to protect big time drug criminals like Michael Yang, Allan Lim, Peter Lim, Peter Co and Kerwin Espinosa whom the regime has attempted to absolve numerous times.
Verily, the fake war on drugs is nothing but a brutal war being waged against the poor and with the apparent intention of annihilating Duterte’s rivals in the drug trade. We will not mince words to reiterate that Duterte is the supreme drug lord and chief benefactor of big time drug criminals in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Duterte’s approbation of US imperialist hegemony in our national affairs and China’s incursion into our territorial waters paves the way for more plunder of our resources and violation of our sovereign rights. The regime is out here salivating after more loans to finance its tyrannical ambitions.
The people’s mass actions in Chile, Bolivia, Colombia and elsewhere bid us to register our strong support in their battle against Fascism and neoliberalism. Your presence as Filipino compatriots in countries far and wide is essential in bannering international solidarity for all the rest of the oppressed peoples of the world who valiantly wage the struggle against imperialism. It is also a head start in exposing the crimes of the US-Duterte regime through extensive international lobbying work in your respective host countries.
In all our militant pursuits, it is therefore imperative that we commit ourselves to cultivating a deeper understanding of what these are all about and that is no other than to SERVE THE PEOPLE! Rouse then and gird your armour on! Let us press forward in one accord with all the toiling Filipino masses as we clear the path for a future where no family will ever be torn apart for the need to survive. Boldly advance the struggle of Filipino migrants for national democracy and social justice.
End forced migration! Stop labour export! Oust the US-Duterte regime! Long live Migrante Europe! Long live Migrante International! Long live the Filipino people!
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Reference:
09081292851 Joanna Concepcion, Chairperson, Migrante International
We take great pleasure in inviting you
to the Second Congress of Migrante Europe to be held on Sunday,
December 8, 2019, starting at 8:00 a.m. at Parrocchia San Martino di
Rebbio, Via Alfonso Lissi, 11, 22100 Como, Italy.
The congress theme: “Expand and strengthen our unity! Promote and defend the rights and welfare of Filipinos and their families in Europe and abroad! Contribute and participate in the struggle for national freedom and democracy!”
To enable us to organize the event better, please register your participation at your earliest, latest November 30, 2019:
If you have any questions about the
congress, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at
[email protected]
Your presence is important to us. We
look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Revd. Fr. Herbert F. Fadriquela Jr. Chairperson, Migrante Europe Chaplain to the Filipino Community Diocese of Leicester Church of England Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Migrante-Europe
express with great sadness on the death of 39 people inside a trailer
truck found in Essex, the United Kingdom on Wednesday, 23 October
2019.
As
authorities continue to investigate the incident and to identify the
names and nationalities of the fatalities, Migrante-Europe joined the
growing voices around the world to seek justice for Essex 39.
News
reports that relatives of those feared to be found dead inside the
trailer are able to receive text message bidding goodbye and saying
“her trip to a foreign land has failed”, and that many of the
victims had left their homes and community paying huge amount of
money to human traffickers are indicators how people in the poor
countries are desperate to take chances to change for better their
life situation.
Migrante-Europe
believes that migration is related to underdevelopment and poverty.
Social and political injustice and economic inequality in the home
country pushed many people to cross oceans and continents hoping that
at the end of their journey a new hope and future will rise. The
United Nations report on the number of international migrants
globally reached an estimated 272 million in 2019, an increase of 51
million since 2010.
In
the Philippines, there are about 6,000 Filipinos leaving the country
every day. Even though Filipinos share their intellectual gifts
giving a substantial contribution to the economies of both the host
and their home countries many still experience degradation,
exploitation, suffering, and deaths. Chapter organizations of
Migrante International from various countries and regions are
challenged by issues confronting many Filipinos with contract
violations such as Non-payment of salary, lack of benefits; mental
and physical abuse, sexual harassment, rape and murder. ###
For
reference:
Revd Fr. Herbert F. Fadriquela Jr. Chairperson, Migrante Europe Email: [email protected] Chaplain to the Filipino Community Diocese of Leicester Church of England Mobile Number: +447456042156
Today, Filipinos in Europe firmly stand with the United Peoples’ SONA to repudiate President Duterte’s 4th State of the Nation Address and to defend the nation’s sovereignty, democracy and human rights.
In spite the red-tagging tactics of Dutertes’s high ranking military officials of selected international organizations and progressive groups, on their visits and speeches before Filipino communities in Europe, many migrant organizations remain committed in their advocacy to expose the truth and to condemn in the strongest possible terms the continued violence and killings in the country perpetrated by Duterte’s military and police.
Enough of Duterte! Enough of treachery! Step down or be ousted! Duterte’s cowardice and puppetry to China by handing freely the country’s territorial rights to the West Philippines Sea is a blatant betrayal and denial of the Philippine’s sovereign rights. The refusal of the government to seek justice and let China pay for the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea shows where Duterte’s loyalty lies and whose interest he is protecting. His decision to allow China to fish in the country’s exclusive economic zone is outrageous and condemnable.
Duterte’s close relationship with the US like many of his predecessors has only brought forth a more alarming human rights situation. Under the US-designed counter-insurgency program of the Philippine government, more victims are expected to become victims of state terrorism, and Duterte’s war on drugs or “war against the poor”, has killed more than 23,000, and countless numbers of illegall arrests, detentions, tortures and extortions by Duterte’s death squads in police and military uniforms.
Duterte’s withdrawal in the peace talks between GRP and NDFP only tightened his subservience to US imperialism and has dashed hopes of achieving ment to a just and lasting peace.
Continued implementation of neo-liberal policies, contractualization, and anti-people policies and programs, has brought thousands of workers to become more vulnerable to trafficking, forced labor and abuses, and, 6,000 Filipinos are forced to leave and work abroad every day.
Filipinos overseas face many problems and issues particularly Filipino women. Disregarding the inhumane condition of OFWs and their families abroad, the Philippine government remains deaf to the cries of OFWs, instead, Duterte’s regime continues to invent unjustifiable and excessive fees to extort money from OFWs. Last February, President Duterte signed a law requiring expatriates to make a compulsory contribution of 960 pesos a month to the Social Security System or SSS. As for rules, no overseas employment certificate (OEC), which is a prerequisite for Filipino expats to return abroad, will be issued if the monthly premiums are not paid.
For Filipinos in Europe, obligatory payment of SSS is a double payment of social insurances. Monthly salaries have already been deducted by their employer for social insurance and this time they will be also obliged to pay SSS.
Ayoko sa traydor, bentador, diktador! End Fascism and forced migration. Trabaho sa ‘Pinas, hindi sa labas! Migrante Europe and its chapters and members all over the region join the call for Duterte’s ouster.
Europe events joining the United Peoples SONA:
July 20, Joint mobilization by different orgs. : FDWA,
Gabriela London, CHRP-UK
July 21 Rome protest organized by Comitato di Amicizia
Italo- Filipino in coordination with UMANGAT-Migrante,
and other organizations.
July 21, Protest Bologna, Italy
July 21, Protest in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
July 21, Rome Forum in Sentro Filipino organized by Socio-
Cultural Commission, Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy
July 22, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Cultutal activists
Lightning Protest.
July 23, Protest in Paris, France led by Nagkakaisang Pilipino
saPransya with participation of progressive organizations:
Sa pangunguna ng UMANGAT-MIGRANTE Rome ay naglungsad ito ng isang kilos protesta upang ipaabot ang pakikiisa sa Global Protest Against Duterte’s Dictatorship.
Nilahukan ito ng ibat-ibang mga organisasyon ng Migrante sa Roma, Italya na mahigpit na nakikiisa para ipanawagan ang pagwawakas sa pasistang pamamahala ng Rehimeng Duterte at pagpapatigil ng walang habas na pagpaslang at panggigipit sa mga kasapi ng mga progresibong organisasyon.
Nirehistro din sa nasabing pagkilos ang mahigpit na pagkundena sa ginagawang pananakop ng bansang tsina sa mga islang nasasakupan ng ating bansa at ang pagkundena sa rehimeng duterte sa kainutilan nito sa paggigiit at pagtatanggol ng ating pambansang soberanya.
Sa pagtatapos ay nanawagan din ang mga nagprotesta ng pagsusulong at pagpapatupad ng tunay na reporma at pambansang industriyalisasyon sa ating Bansa at pagwawakas sa Labor Export Policy ng rehimen.
Philippine midterm elections have
closed and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced the voting
to have been “generally successful, ” contrary to the Overseas
Absentee Voting in Europe, which ended with wide criticisms and low
turnouts.
In a press statement dated April 3,
2019, Migrante Europe strongly protested the postal voting adopted by
embassies and consulates, as it may result to disenfranchisement and
non-participation of thousands of registered voters in Europe.
Poll watchers during the Canvassing in London, UK
According to Garry Martinez, a migrant
advocate in the United Kingdom, only 8, 175 or 25.19% were able to
vote in the elections out of 32,443 registered overseas absentee
voters. Delayed delivery of ballots by posts was documented and many
OFWs who went to embassies to claim their voter’s kit were
disappointed because their ballots were already sent by post.
Election in Rome, Italy
In Italy, only 13,006 were able to vote
out of 62,920 registered voters. Rhodney Pasion, Electoral Campaign
Coordinator of Migrante Europe documented cases of newly-registered
OAVs who were not included in the master list of voters in the
Philippine Embassy and Consulate. The voters who filed and requested
to change addresses and residences were not updated in the COMELEC
master lists.
Feeding of ballots in Rome, Italy
Limited space of polling places which
are not conducive for OAV was also documented. Satellite precincts
were not available that would have helped to encourage more voters.
The Netherlands poll watchers
In The Netherlands, 603 ballots cast,
out of 2,360 registered absentee voters, while in France, 1,609
voted, from 4932 registered electors.
Canvassing in Brussels, Belgium
In Belgium, out of 2,210 registered
voters, 1,111 or 50% cast their votes. The 650 voters cast their
votes in Austria, out of 1,951 registered voters.
Did the COMELEC and the Duterte
government properly prepared for the OAV? Why should migrants be made
to pay for the postal stamps for their returned ballots? Lack of
budget? Were they sincere to include OFWs in the midterm elections?
Noticeable also was the low percentage
of registered absentee voters in countries with a bigger
concentration of OFWs and with more than 700,000 Filipinos in Europe
considered as bonafide voters. Migrante chapters criticized the
COMELEC and embassies for failing to disseminate systematically the
necessary information prior to the Registration of Overseas Absentee
Voting.
On Election results
As the Midterm Elections closed, and
the “winners” officially declared in the coming days, Migrante
chapters in Europe have expressed grave concern that Duterte’s
allies are most likely to “win” seats in the Senate and Congress.
Several of them have records or have been accused and convicted of
plunder and corruption, and have condoned Duterte’s crimes against
the people.
Migrante Europe and its chapters and
members in the region will continue its advocacy to defend and
promote migrants rights, to be at the forefront in the fight for
truth and justice, and remain steadfast and determined to resist a
brutal, corrupt, anti-peace and plunderous administration.###
For reference:
Father Herbert Fadriquela Jr. Chairperson, Migrante Europe Chaplain for the Filipino Community Diocese of Leicester, Church of England Email: [email protected]
