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About Us UMANGAT is a migrant organization of Filipinos in Rome duly registered under the provision of the Italian government for civic organizations. … Read more
SOLIDARITY FORUM
DUMALO sa SOLIDARITY FORUM for MORONG 43 Sentro Pilipino (v. Urbana) Marso 7, 2010 3:00 – 4:00 PM… Read more
UPDATED ITALY OAV RESULTS
The following are the partial official results of the May 10, 2010 Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) canvassing held at the Philippine Embassy to Italy. x CANDIDATES ROME MILAN VATICAN TOTAL President Benigno Aquino Jr. 1919 2142 196 4257 (top 6) Eduardo Villanueva 223 665 0 888 Manuel… Read more
The People's Choice: Voters Education Kit
The overwhelming majority of Filipinos suffer chronic poverty and backwardness. The last nine years of the Arroyo administration have only seen their situation become even worse. Many are hoping that the May 2010 elections will be a fresh start and that new leadership will address their plight. Yet… Read more
BAYAN Statement on the May 10 Elections
The upcoming polls present a chance to get rid of the much despised US-backed regime of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. From the onset, the mood of the people was clearly anti-Arroyo. This was evident in the plummeting approval ratings of the president. The ratings reached a historic low in April 2010, just… Read more
Family’s wealth depends on Noynoy presidency
By Miriam Grace A. Go, abs-cbnNews.com/Newsbreak Posted at 05/08/2010 3:56 PM | Updated as of 05/08/2010 4:00 PM Will he use his position to bail out the bankrupt Hacienda Luisita? MANILA, Philippines—Hacienda Luisita, the vast landholdings whose distribution to farmers has been dodged for decades… Read more
Morong 43 are tortured, says medical report
We, volunteer medical doctors, strongly condemn the continuing psychological torture inflicted upon the 43 health workers illegally detained by the Armed Forces of the Philippine at Camp Capinpin. We also deplore the military’s disrespect for the basic human rights of the detained health workers, including… Read more
In Solidarity with the Morong 43, voices from Rome
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES We, the members of the Umangat–Migrante in Rome, Solidarity Movement (Solidmove) of concerned priests, religious and lay, concerned international migrant organisations, and the participants of this Solidarity Forum – Rome, are deeply concerned and raged… Read more
Gli immigrati irregolari con figli minori possono rimanere &…
Lo sottolinea la Cassazione secondo la quale "non può ragionevolmente dubitarsi che, per un minore, specie se in tenerissima età, subire l'allontanamento di un genitore, con conseguente impossibilità di avere rapporti con lui e di poterlo anche soltanto vedere, costituisca un sicuro danno che… Read more
e-Radio
Ugnayang Himpapawid Ugnayang Himapapawid is a regular weekly program of the UMANGAT hosted by Egay Bonzon and Ed Mariano. This program tackles hot issues of the Philippine society as well as local migrant's concern in Italy guided by the philosophy of truth and courageous stand. EVERY SUNDAY 88.9… Read more
PILGRIMAGE TO BAMBINO GESU
Everybody is invited to join us in our pilgrimage to BAMBINELLO di GALLINARO (Bambino Gesu) a FROSINONE Date: April 5, 2010 Parting Time: 7:30am Parting place: Piazza Independenza Fare price: 10 euro each Contact: Teddy Dalisay 3205511637 for more details Check out this link for more information about… Read more
AFP, PNP Delay Transfer of Morong 43 Again
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com [1] Despite a court order issued yesterday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) still has not transferred custody of the 43 health workers to Camp Crame. The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 78 in Morong recently denied the motion for reconsideration filed by… Read more
ROME Based People's Organizations - immediate release of the…
Rome – 3/8/'10: The UMANGAT, MPL, Solidmove, Comitato degli Immigrati in Italia (Committe for Immigrants in Italy), Commissione Relazioni Internazionali del Partito dei CARC (Commission for International Relations of CARC Party), priests, religious and migrants in Rome are calling for immediate release… Read more
MAKABAYAN Platform
Elections have come and gone. But the people’s aspirations remain unrealized: we are still a country of deep poverty and exploitation. We remain victims of a rotten system lorded over by exploitative local and foreign elites. But there is hope; it is in us, the people. It is in our unity and collective… Read more
FILIPINOS FOR A CHANGE, CHANGE FOR FILIPINOS
pebrero.pdf Elections have come and gone. But the people’s aspirations remain unrealized: we are still a country of deep poverty and exploitation. We remain in victims of a rotten system lorded over by exploitative local and foreign elites. But there is hope; it is in us, the people. It is in our unity… Read more
SUMMARY: CHR Proceedings on the 'Morong 43
For the second time, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) defied a Commission on Human Rights (CHR) order to present the “Morong 43” at the hearing on their complaint of human rights violations. AFP and PNP lawyers tried to move for a suspension of the proceedings… Read more
Covenant Forged to Protect Filipino Migrant Workers
By CIELO FLORES Migrante International, the largest Filipino migrants group, has always been at the forefront of advocating and struggling for migrants’ rights. On Thursday April 15, the overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) group launched another milestone in their struggle for migrants’ rights. In… Read more
Get to know the Presidentiables 2010
Thirteen days more to go, the Filipinos will exercise their right to suffrage for the 2010 National and Local Elections. Migrants abroad are waiting for the right time of a radical change in the Philippines. Will this be the right time? Can we still trust our democracy? As some would say, knowing the… Read more
FAMILY DAY 2010
Naalala mo pa ba ang luksong-tinik o lubid, taguan, patintero at marami pang iba. Halina’t maglaro, balikan at ugatin natin ang simpleng pamumuhay. Masaya’t tunay kapag ang pamilya ay nagkakaugnay. Buhayin natin ang mga larong tradisyunal at ipakilala natin sa mga bagong henerasyon. Sa mga larong ito… Read more
Pahayag ng Migrante
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SOLIDARITY FORUM
DUMALO sa SOLIDARITY FORUM for MORONG 43 Sentro Pilipino (v. Urbana) Marso 7, 2010 3:00 – 4:00 PM… Read more
TAAS-KAMAONG PAGPUPUNYAGI LAKAS NG MIGRANTE
Makasaysayan ang taong 2009 sa organisasyon ng UMANGAT. Bilang isang grupong naninindigan at tumataguyod sa mga batayang karapatan at interes ng manggagawang migrante at ng sambayanang Pilipino, ito’y nakapaglunsad ng mga inisyatibong kampanya at programa na sinuportahan ng malawak na bilang ng mga… Read more
Community Health Workers: Unsung Heroes of a Failed Health System…
(click image to read entire article) In a poor country where one out of two people dies without receiving any medical attention, where more than half of the population do not have access to basic health care, community-based health workers who provide needed services to fill this health-care gap should… Read more
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