Week of action: April 18 - April 24

Join Malaya Movement USA for a National Week of Action from April 18 - 24 for human rights, democracy, and sovereignty in the Philippines. Learn about our different campaigns and ways to get involved.

  • In the upcoming Philippine elections and beyond, we demand our new leaders to serve the interests, safety and welfare of the most marginalized members of Philippine society and to uphold human rights, democracy, and sovereignty in the Philippines. Our demands are expressed through the Malaya Movement Justice and Accountability Agenda.

    Read and share the agenda: malayamovement.com/elections

    Sign onto the agenda: tinyurl.com/sign-jaa

  • 1) Sign the open letter to Facebook and Meta platforms to mitigate the spread of disinformation and misinformation during the election season in the Philippines, and prevent further endangerment of individuals through the use of terror-tagging via Facebook.

    Sign today: tinyurl.com/malayatometa

    2) Mass report Facebook pages of notorious human rights abusers: Lorraine T. Badoy & the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC)

    • Go to the Page you want to report by clicking its name in your Feed or searching for it.

    • Click “•••” below the Page's cover photo.

    • Select “Find Support or Report Page”

    • Click “Harassment” > “It’s Someone Else”

    • Click “Report Page”

    • Need help? Watch for a tutorial

  • Uplift and share the stories of Political Prisoners in the Philippines: As of Nov 2021, there are 712 political prisoners detained in the Philippines. Nobody should be imprisoned for their political beliefs!

    Repost these graphics highlighting the stories and situation of political prisoners in the Philippines, and the campaign to free them all: tinyurl.com/malaya-action-palayain

    Donate to the Political Prisoner Fund to support the immediate and long term needs of political prisoners in the Philippines: tinyurl.com/malaya-pp-donate

  • Call your legislators and urge them to sponsor the Philippine Human Rights Act (PHRA) and end the use of our US tax dollars going towards human rights violations in the Philippines by the Philippine military and police.

    Use the phone script:

    • “Hello, my name is ____, and I am a constituent of ____.

      I am very concerned about the human rights crisis in the Philippines.

      The Philippines continues to be the one of the deadliest countries in the world for land defenders, journalists, trade unionists, and activists. The number of killings under the current Duterte administration, infamous for its deadly war on drugs, has risen to over 30,000. However, since 2016, the U.S. has provided over $550 million dollars in military aid to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and implemented paltry human rights restrictions and oversight.

      Representative ____ can do something about it! I am calling to ask them to sponsor and support the Philippine Human Rights Act, H.R. 3884 . Can we count on Representative ____ to help end the human rights crisis in the Philippines? When is a good day and time to meet with your office?”

    For more info on the PHRA visit: humanrightsph.org

    Find your representative: house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

  • 1) JOIN: US Wide Rally for Hope and Democracy

    As we approach the critical Philippine elections, join the National Day of Action for Hope and Democracy by planning or join an action near you: malayamovement.com/hope-democracy


    2) TUNE IN: On April 23 @ 6pm PT/9pm ET, watch the online panel discussion on the film “A Thousand Cuts”
    which investigates President Duterte's attacks on the press and the spread of disinformation through social media

    Register: bit.ly/atcfilm

  • Join the movement for human rights, democracy, and sovereignty in the Philippines. Become a member, follow our accounts, join our listservs to stay connected, and donate!

    1) Become a member and join the movement!

    2) Promote and Follow Malaya USA’s social media accounts

    3) Subscribe to our Mailing List

    4) Donate to Malaya USA fundraising drive