PROTEST THE
WAR OF TERROR IN THE PHILPPINES

20 MAY 2005

On May 21, 2002 the dead bodies of Rodriga and Ruben Apolinar and their 8-year old daughter Nina Angela were discovered inside their house after their neighbors heard sounds of continuous gunfire the night before.Ñ Ruben was a member of the BAYAN Muna (People First) Partylist, Rodriga of GABRIELA (an alliance of over 200 womenÿs organizations in the Philippines).

In full support of the US so-called war on terror, Philippine de-facto President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) has declared war on all people who are critical of her government.Ñ Community organizers, mass leaders, striking peasants and workers are being harassed, disappeared, killed.Ñ Entire communities are being terrorized.

> 11 GABRIELA and GABRIELA Womenÿs Partylist members killed since GMA took office.

> 32 political killings, 6 activists disappeared in the first quarter of 2005.

> at least 300 political killings and abductions since 2001.

> 100 cases of human rights violations, affecting 23,252 victims in 91 communities, from January to March 15, 2005.

> 13 journalists killed last year;Ñ 3 in the first quarter of 2005.Ñ According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Philippines is �the most murderous country" in the entire world for the media, no longer second to Iraq as reported by international associations for journalists earlier this year.

The GMA government has not thoroughly investigated any of these atrocities. No one has been arrested or tried.Ñ Supported by the US, the Philippine military and para-military groups are terrorizing communities and political activists with absolute impunity. According to Philippine Colonel Palparan, members of organizations like GABRIELA and BAYAN are fair game in the US war on terror.

Join GABRIELA Network in a nationally-coordinated vigil.

FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2005

Actions in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle

Let us know youÿll be there.Ñ ENDORSE this protest action.

Contact us: gabnet@gabnet.org or (212) 592-3507.

SIGN our petition: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/nohrv05/petition.html

and JOIN US on May 20^thz.

PRESS KIT

PHOTOS

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM KmB--KABATAANG MAKA-BAYAN / PRO-PEOPLE YOUTH

LOS ANGELES
Friday, 20 May 2005, 12NOON

Philippine Consulate, 3600 Wilshire Blvd.
(corner Kingsley)

For more info: losangeles@gabnet.org, 323.459.7458

NEW YORK
Friday, 20 May 2005, 6PM

Philippine Consulate, 556 5^th Ave.
(between 45^th & 46^th Sts. In Manhattan)

Directions by Subway: 4/5/6 to Grand Central
OR B/D/F/V to Rockefeller Center OR 7 to 5^th Ave.

For more info: nynj@gabnet.org, 212.592.3507

PORTLAND, OR
Friday, 20 May 2005, 6PM

Federal Building, 1220 SW 3^rd Ave.
(corner of 3rd & SW Main Street)

For more info: portland@gabnet.org, 212.592.3507

SAN FRANCISCO
Friday, 20 May 2005, 4PM

Philippine Consulate, 447 Sutter
(at Powell)

For more info: sfbayarea@gabnet.org, 415.274.4600

SEATTLE
Friday, 20 May 2005

6-7PM, Westlake Center, Downtown Seattle (4^th & Pike)

7:30-8:30PM, Carlos Bulosan Exhibit Community Room
Eastern Hotel, 506 Maynard Ave South
(in Seattle's International District)

For more info: seattle@gabnet.org

CHICAGO
Friday, 20 May 2005, 5PM

Philippine Consulate, 30 North Michigan Ave.
(just north of Madison Ave., across from millennium park)
accesible by all CTA "L" lines for brown, purple, green lines get off
at Wabash/Madison;Ñ for red & blue lines get off at Monroe.

For more info:

chicago@gabnet.org;Ñ 773.814.6503

 

PRESS RELEASE, 21 May 2005

PHOTOS

MEDIA ADVISORY, 17 May 2005

SITUATIONER

• stories of women killed

• brief situationer on human rights violations in the Philippines

• the role of the US in the war of terror in the Philippines

INFORMATIONAL LEAFLET