International News

Four major Los Angeles-based Filipino organizations have joined together to collect donations for typhoon victims in the Philippines.  read more »

"The memory of President Cory’s courage and the quiet grace of her spirit will always be a reminder to those who aspire to be dictators or tyrants that the Filipino people, inspired by the same memory, will never allow them to rule again," said Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela Women’s Party.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday trumpeted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s meeting with President Barack Obama and the country’s designation as the US regional coordinator with Southeast Asia as a “triumph for all Filipinos.” Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza said Obama was “misinformed” considering the human rights violations and repression in the Philippines.  read more »

Representatives Liza Maza and Luzviminda Ilagan, both of the Gabriela Women's Party, said the scandalous videos featuring Filipinas only create an image that they are easy to come by and are "cheap commodities".  read more »

The court’s decision sparked protests Thursday and Friday at the appeals court and the U.S. Embassy in Manila and drew angry statements from women’s rights organizations.  read more »

Reporting from Manila -- Women's rights activists accused U.S. and Philippine authorities Wednesday of conspiring to free a U.S. Marine convicted of rape after his alleged victim recanted her assault claims and reportedly moved to the United States.  read more »