PAWIS STATEMENT ON ASIAN HATE AND VIOLENCE
The Pilipino Association of Workers and Immigrants (PAWIS) condemns in the strongest possible terms the ongoing anti-Asian violence and crimes sweeping across the United States. Most of our members are essential workers who continue going to work despite and inspite,
Op-Ed: We Must Crack Down on Companies Exploiting the Pandemic to Cheat Workers
By Lorena Gonzalez and Ruth Silver Taube Lurking in the shadows in any crisis are the unscrupulous characters looking to take advantage of those struggling the most. We’ve been warned of the scammers pretending to be contact tracers to commit identity
The End of Liberal Democracy in the Philippines
By Ethan Chua on August 29, 2020 On July 3 2020, despite waves of popular resistance and incisive legal critique, President Rodrigo Duterte passed an Anti-Terrorism law that would give the executive government sweeping powers to imprison and repress political activists under
PAWIS Workers Push For AB 3075 to Hold Employers Accountable for Paying Wage Theft Judgments
-Ruth Silver Taube and Ethan Chua Wage theft occurs when employers don’t pay workers commensurately for the hours they’ve worked, don’t pay minimum wage, or deny workers overtime pay. In California, employers use wage theft tactics to steal an estimated
Kapehan sa PAWIS: Conversations on the Issues and Concerns of Caregivers
On August 16, PAWIS successfully hosted the online webinar, “Conversations on the Issues and Concerns of Caregivers”. The webinar started with the usual workers rights update in the midst of the pandemic. The webinar then proceeded to talk about the
Labor Attorney says Amid Pandemic, Jobless Workers are Calling for Help Filing for Gov’t Aid
U.S. protests echo opposition to Duterte in PH
From Inquirer.netOriginal Article: https://usa.inquirer.net/57313/u-s-protests-echo-opposition-to-duterte-in-phArticle written by Miguel Carrion Members and allies of the Filipino community gathered in front of the San Francisco Philippine Consulate on Monday to counter President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). Similar protests were
Dissent nears boiling point in Duterte’s SONA 2020
From Rappler.comOriginal Article: https://rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/dissent-nears-boiling-point-duterte-sona-2020Article written by Lian Buan and Rambo Talabong UP Diliman swelled with people even before the scheduled 10 am start of the unified State of the Nation Address (SONA) rally on Monday, July 27. “Tama na, sobra na! (Enough
Malacañang: Duterte’s feelings hurt by frontliners’ plea to media
From Rappler.comOriginal Article: https://rappler.com/nation/malacanang-duterte-feelings-hurt-frontliners-plea-mediaArticle written by Sofia Tomacruz Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday, August 3, that President Rodrigo Duterte’s outrage against medical frontliners stemmed from their public call through media to review the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PH health workers infected with coronavirus reach 5,008
From Rappler.comOriginal Article: https://rappler.com/nation/coronavirus-cases-philippines-august-3-2020Article written by Sofia Tomacruz The number of health workers who tested positive for the coronavirus rose to 5,008, with majority of infections seen among nurses and physicians. The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, August
GUIDELINES: What you need to know about MECQ from August 4 to 18
From Rappler.comOriginal Article: https://rappler.com/nation/coronavirus-cases-philippines-august-3-2020 Giving in to a plea from healthcare workers over the weekend, President Rodrigo Duterte placed Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting August 4. (READ: Piqued Duterte taunts doctors to mount ‘revolution’ against
PH coronavirus cases surge past 106,000, as DOH monitors 887 clusters
From Rappler.comOriginal Article: https://rappler.com/nation/coronavirus-cases-philippines-august-3-2020Article written by Sofia Tomacruz The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines continued to increase on Monday, August 3, as over 3,000 newly-reported cases pushed the total confirmed cases further past 106,000. The Department of Health
‘COVID-19 is the enemy’: Stars defend medical frontliners against Duterte’s tirade
From Rappler.com. Original Article: https://rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/celebrities-defend-medical-frontliners-against-duterte-tirade Angel Locsin, Bianca Gonzalez, Janine Gutierrez, and Vilma Santos are among those rally behind medical frontliners Celebrities defended the country’s medical frontliners after President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at them for airing their concerns over
Kapehan sa PAWIS: Conversations on the Lives and Struggles of Native Americans and the Lumads of Mindanao
On August 1, PAWIS successfully hosted the online webinar, “Conversations on the Lives and Struggles of Native Americans and the Lumads of Mindanao”. The webinar started with the usual workers rights update in the midst of the pandemic. The webinar
Pambansang Talakayan ng mga Migrante
In the midst of the worsening pandemic, we as migrant Filipinos, our families left in the Philippines and our relatives in other parts of the world are facing significant challenges. On Saturday, July 25, Migrante hosted a national discussion to
KAPEHAN SA PAWIS: Conversations on Workers’ Rights in the Time of COVID 19, Racism and Black Lives Matter
On July 18, 2020, PAWIS successfully hosted the online webinar, “Kapehan sa PAWIS: Conversations on Workers’ Rights in the Time of COVID 19, Racism and Black Lives Matter”. The webinar opened with updates on rights workers have amidst the COVID
FROM THE DUMPSTER TO THE GRAVE (SUMA 2020): DUTERTE’S GARBAGE-LIKE TREATMENT OF FILIPINO MIGRANTS AND FAMILIES
Prepared by Migrante International Not so long ago, many Filipinos were already surviving on a hand-to-mouth existence. In the last four months however, even the most industrious of our kababayans have been reduced into hapless beggars in the streets as
OPEN LETTER TO ALL MY KABABAYAN
Delivered by a PAWIS member at the 2020 PSONAPhilippine Consulate, San Francisco USAJuly 27, 2020 Magandang Hapon po sa inyong lahat! Ako ay isang myembro ng Pilipino Association of Workers and Immigrants o PAWIS. Ako ay isang proud
Robredo hits Duterte SONA: Don’t just wait for COVID-19 vaccine
By: MARA CEPEDA original article: https://rappler.com/nation/robredo-hits-duterte-sona-2020-do-not-just-wait-covid-19-vaccine Vice President Leni Robredo said the Philippines will not be able to stop the crippling coronavirus pandemic if President Rodrigo Duterte’s government will just wait for a vaccine. Robredo made the statement as she
‘Reclassifying’ businesses: Task force’s way of reopening economy without changing quarantine modes
By: PIA RANADA Original article: https://rappler.com/nation/reclassifying-businesses-task-force-way-reopening-economy-without-change-quarantine-modes The Philippine coronavirus task force had a problem. Many of the country’s major cities, including the capital Metro Manila, remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) due to high COVID-19 infection rates. But businesses, small and
Philippine coronavirus cases breach 85,000
by LIAN BUAN original article: https://rappler.com/nation/coronavirus-cases-philippines-july-29-2020 There are now 85,486 confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, July 29. The DOH confirmed 1,874 new cases on Wednesday, based on tests done by 83
Op-Ed: State’s $1,000-a-Day Offer to Care Homes a ‘Bounty’ That Endangers Staff, Patients
By Ruth Silver-Taube, Felwina Opiso-Mondina and Justher Gutierrez/ May 18, 2020 On May 1, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced its offer to pay residential care facilities with six beds or less $1,000 a day to house COVID-19 patients. And it requested that larger
PAWIS Statement on the BLACK LIVES MATTER Movement
PAWIS stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protestors and supports the Black Lives Matter movement. The death of George Floyd and the thousands of black people due to police brutality is rooted in racism, the belief that one
Metro Manila’s COVID-19 bed capacity in ‘danger zone,’ 4 regions at warning level – Rappler.com
Article by Rambo TalabongOriginal article: https://rappler.com/nation/metro-manila-danger-zone-other-regions-warning-level-coronavirus-bed-capacity-july-2020 The Department of Health urges hospitals to free up more beds for coronavirus patients Metro Manila has reached the “danger zone” in terms of bed capacity for coronavirus patients, while 4 other regions were
Scrap Mandatory PhilHealth and Premium Increase! Support Genuine Free, Universal Healthcare – MIGRANTE USA
We, overseas Filipinos, OFWs, reaffirm and express our strong and collective opposition to the mandatory PhilHealth membership and premium increase. The mandatory PhilHealth membership and premium rate hike was signed into law through the passage of the Universal Healthcare Act