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A Philippine-US Women's Solidarity Mass Organization, est. 1989

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GABRIELA Network is a Philippine-US women's solidarity mass organization. GABNet provides the means by which Filipinas in the US can empower themselves, functions as training ground for women's leadership, and articulates the women's point of view. GABNet effects change through organizing, educating, fundraising, networking, and advocacy.

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Saturday, 27 May 2006. Bayan Muna (People First) member killed in Laguna, Southern Tagalog, Philippines. A member of the progressive political party Bayan Muna was gunned down on Saturday afternoon (Manila time) in Lecheria village, Calamba City, Laguna. Calamaba police superintendent Roland Bustos identified the victim as Noli Capulong. Witnesses say Capulong was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle. This is the 604th political killing under de facto Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who took power in 2001. Sources: Inquirer, Bulatlat, Karapatan.

Wednesday, 24 May 2006.

Armed Forces of the Philippines admit seizing opposition supporters
Amnesty International condemns human rights violations in Philippines
New US-Phililippine "counter terror" pact
US Senators vote 73 to 25 to limit debate on immigration bill

as of 31 May 2007 863
(83 women) activists, community organizers, church leaders, journalists... killed in the Philippines under de facto president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (since 2001)

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