On January 20th, Biden became the 46th President of the U.S., and made promises to solve the current economic, health, and social crises. Millions of people, including Filipinos, clamored to his campaign with hopes for change, however much of the problems remain the same. As a result, Filipinos across the country united together on the Filipino American Agenda on solution-based demands to address the deep-rooted problems plaguing our kababayan and heightening the current situation. Still, there is a need to further unite all Filipinos across the U.S!

The Malaya Movement fully supports the Filipino people and their Community Pantry movement. What started in a small bamboo cart in Maginhawa street, Quezon City resonated to many and blossomed into a nationwide movement of communities helping each other. On one hand, this reflects the inspiring bayanihan spirit of helping each other. On the other, this reflects the grim reality of widespread desperation and hunger. This is a direct result of the disastrous pandemic response of the Duterte regime.

As nearly 13 million Filipinos in the greater Metropolitan Manila area are forced to endure yet another lockdown, the hashtags #dutertepalpak and #duterteresign are currently trending on social media, reflecting the rising outrage of Filipinos across the nation and throughout the world.

The Malaya Movement strongly condemns the recent attack on progressive lawyer and dedicated human rights advocate, Attorney Angelo Karlo “AK” Guillen, last week in the city of Iloilo. Heading to his car, Wednesday evening, Atty. AK was chased down and mauled by two masked and unidentified individuals who stabbed him with a screwdriver and fled the scene with the attorney’s backpack and side bad. Atty. AK is in recovery, but may suffer further complications resulting from the stab wounds in his left temple and back.

The Malaya Movement strongly condemns the most recent crackdown on activists across the Calabarzon region early Sunday, March 7th. We mourn with the family and loved ones of the 5 activists that were killed as a result of these operations, and are resolved to continue speaking out against the growing number of political prisoners, most of whom are illegally-arrested activists.

The Malaya Movement joins the rest of the Filipino people in calling for the junking of the atrocious Anti-Terror Act of 2020. We urge the Supreme Court to uphold the Filipino peoples universal rights by striking down the Anti-Terror Law and declaring it unconstitutional.