1
50
24
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IZeNE38pK0qvYnIK98cPJ0VQ2yxas3n8?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WTZiYno3O6j0pUPd97iR-FJJ4i_WT2R2/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Document Text
Document text
<strong>(OCR Text with errors; See <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WTZiYno3O6j0pUPd97iR-FJJ4i_WT2R2/view?usp=sharing">PDF </a>for complete text)</strong><br /><br />1978 Filipino People's<br />Far West Convention<br />U.C.L.A.<br />September 1, 2, 3<br />Presented By<br />1978 FPFWC PLANNING GROUP<br />Sponsors:<br />Asian American Studies Center ( UCLA)<br />Samahar,g Pilipino {UCLA)<br />Union of Democratic Filipinos ( KDP)<br /><br />Unite and Fight for Our Rights<br />WHAT IS THE FILIPINO PEOPLE'S FAR<br />WEST CONVENTION?<br />The Filipino Peoples Far West Convention<br />(FPFWC) first began in 1971 marking Filipinos'<br />awak~ning to the realities faced by our community<br />here in the U.S. as part of the Civil Rights Movement.<br />Since then, the FPFWC has yearly brought together<br />Filipinos from all over the West Coast to discuss<br />pressing issues faced by our people as well as share<br />with each other common experiences as a minority<br />community in this country.<br />Going on its 8th year, the FPFWC has matured<br />into an organized and disciplined gathering of Filipinos<br />which has become commonly recognized with<br />the following main features. One is the general assembly<br />which has traditionally opened the convention<br />with speakers addressing the delegates on the tasks<br />and responsibilities of the FPFWC. Another has been<br />the workshops which have become the backbone of<br />these conventions as this is where the active exchange<br />of ideas and sharing of experiences take place among<br />the delegates.<br />A special highlight of the FPFWC is the Saturday<br />night cultural affair wherein a variety of cultural presentations<br />have been shown throughout the years.<br />Philippine cultural dances as well as full stage performances<br />such as the play lsuda Ti lmuna have been<br />some of the grand presentations shown in these<br />evenings.<br />Lastly, the convention ends with a final general<br />assembly where workshop reports and resolutions are<br />presented to the whole convention assembly for discussion<br />and approval. This activity-packed convention<br />schedule is additionally featured with cultural<br />entertainment during meal breaks and ample opportunities<br />to get to know other delegates from other<br />areas. The whole convention is capped with a dance<br />on Sunday evening.<br />SUCCESSFUL FAR WEST<br />CONVENTIONS (FWC'S)<br />The Berkeley FWC (1975) drew 500 delegates to<br />an action-packed convention. There were two major<br />resolutions which created two working bodies aimed<br />at: a) developing unity among Filipino students in the<br />West Coast, resulting in the successful formation of<br />the West Coast Confederation of Filipino Students<br />and which has since helped establish Filipino clubs<br />in many schools and universities in the West Coast;<br />b) the formation of an active body of educators and<br />concerned community leaders, the Education Task<br />Force, whose goal was to initiate the correction of<br />t~~ ~istorical omissions and distortions concerning<br />Fi11p1nos and Filipino-Americans in textbooks used<br />by the various school districts in California.<br />The Seattle FWC (1976) attracted a broad spectrum<br />of people from the community drawing nearly<br />700 people representing a good balance of both the<br />old and young sectors. The Seattle Convention is the<br />most outstanding yet in achieving the broadest community<br />participation in the FWC's as delegates met in<br />~orkshops and confronted some of the more pressing<br />issues of the day such as the licensure barriers faced<br />by Philippine-trained professionals, how to build<br />strong student organizations, the discriminatory<br />character of social science textbooks used in the<br />schools, and many more. In the cultural field, a community<br />grass roots play Tagatupad was performed on<br />Saturday evening portraying the Seattle Filipino<br />community's own history and the present struggle<br />of low-income housing in Seattle's International<br />District.<br />The San Diego FWC (1977) had another record<br />attendance of 600 people. The Convention was particularly<br />significant in that it took to discussion all<br />the pressing issues of the day. Filipino senior citizens<br />evicted from the International Hotel struggle in San<br />Francisco were speakers on the serious housing problems<br />confronting elderly citizens of minority communities<br />throughout the country. Farmworkers and<br />labor leaders were also present to speak of their<br />plight in the central valleys of California and the<br />canneries in Alaska.<br />1978 FPFWC THEME: Unite and Fight<br />for Our Rights<br />This year's theme acknowledges the many struggles<br />Filipinos are involved in all over the country.<br />Struggles such as the fight for fair licensure by Filipino<br />medical workers and those of other professions as<br />well as the victorious fight of Narciso and Perez<br />against an attempted FBI frame-up for a crime they<br />did not commit demonstrate our community's growing<br />recognition of the need to defend our democratic<br />rights and fight for those denied to us.<br />While the theme reflects this growing political<br />maturation of our community, it also calls on us to<br />further build on this and hasten this growth. Many<br />cases of injustices faced by Filipinos and other nonwhite<br />minorities still go unchallenged requiring of us<br />a greater effort to check any national or racial discrimination<br />we may encounter. Lastly, the theme<br />provides a most meaningful purpose on which to<br />forge unity among Filipinos under a common goal<br />and direction.<br />THE 1978 FPFWC'S POINTS OF UNITY<br />The 1978 FPFWC, which is scheduled to be held<br />at UCLA during the Labor Day weekend at the end<br />of the summer, has adopted the following points of<br />unity.<br />1. As a minority community here in the U.S. it is<br />the convention's goal to forge community awareness<br />of the national and racial discrimination it faces in<br />this country and to uphold Filipinos' democratic<br />right to equal employment, education, housing, health<br />services, and other basic rights enjoyed by all citizens<br />of this country.<br />2. Because Filipinos have maintained and continue<br />to keep ties with the homeland, the FPFWC sees the<br />need to take an active concern of the existing conditions<br />and present situation in the Philippines. It hopes<br />to accomplish this by providing the forum where<br />convention delegates can be informed and updated<br />of developments unfolding in the homeland.<br /><br />To be successful, the 1978 FPFWC needs your<br />help and support.<br />D I want to attend the Convention. Please<br />send a registration form.<br />D Please send me more information about<br />the 1978 FPFWC and include me on your 1<br />mailing list.<br />D I can donate to help defray the costs of<br />the convention. Enclosed is $<br />Name<br />Address<br />City<br />State<br />Telephone# __ _<br />Area Code<br />Zip<br /><br />Unite an<br />WHAT IS THE FILIPINO PEOPLE'S FAR<br />WEST CONVENTION?<br />The Filipino Peoples Far West Convention<br />(FPFWC) first began in 1971 marking Filipinos'<br />av,akening to the realities faced by our community<br />here in the U.S. as part of the Civil Rights Movement.<br />Since then, the FPFWC has yearly brought together<br />Filipinos from all over the West Coast to discuss<br />pressing issues faced by our people as well as share<br />with each other common experiences as a minority<br />community in this country.<br />Going on its 8th year, the FPFWC has matured<br />into an organized and disciplined gathering of Filipinos<br />which has become commonly recognized with<br />the following main features. One is the general assembly<br />which has traditionally opened the convention<br />with speakers addressing the delegates on the tasks<br />and responsibilities of the FPFWC. Another has been<br />the workshops which have become the backbone of<br />these conventions as this is where the active exchange<br />of ideas and sharing of experiences take place among<br />the delegates.<br />A special highlight of the FPFWC is the Saturday<br />night cultural affair wherein a variety of cultural presentations<br />have been shown throughout the years.<br />Philippine cultural dances as well as full stage performances<br />such as the play /suda Ti lmuna have been<br />some of the grand presentations shown in these<br />evenings.<br />Lastly, the convention ends with a final general<br />assembly where workshop reports and resolutions are<br />presented to the whole convention assembly for discussion<br />and approval. This activity-packed convention<br />schedule is additionally featured with cultural<br />entertainment during meal breaks and ample opportunities<br />to get to know other delegates from other<br />areas. The whole convention is capped with a dance<br />on Sunday evening.<br />SUCCESSFUL FAR WEST<br />CONVENTIONS (FWC'S)<br />The Berkeley FWC (1975) drew 500 delegates to<br />an action-packed convention. There were two major<br />resolutions which created two working bodies aimed<br />at: a) developing unity among Filipino students in the<br />West Coast, resulting in the successful formation of<br />the West Coast Confederation of Filipino Students<br />and which has since helped establish Filipino clubs<br />in many schools and universities in the West Coast;<br />b) the formation of an active body of educators and<br />concerned community leaders, the Education Task<br />Force, whose goal was to initiate the correction of<br />t<br />f<br />t<br />For General lnformat/On<br />Coordinator<br />CONTACT:<br />Jaime Geaga<br />Rafael Orpilla<br />Marilou Perez<br />Joe Palicte<br />or<br />(273} 673-7520<br />(273) 677-3857<br />(273) 778-7069<br />(273} 834-2722<br />Send Letters To:<br />7978 FPFWC<br />University of California<br />Asian American Studies Center<br />3232 Campbell Hall<br />Los Angeles, California 90024<br />Please pass on to a friend.<br />-.:::t"<br />N<br />0<br />0<br />°'<br /><br />WELCOME,<br />We are very pleased that you are participating in this fundraiser<br />to send delegates to the Filipino Peoples Far West Convention.<br />Wilh your help, the people listed on the next page will have an<br />opportunity to attend the convention.<br />What is the Filipino Peoples Far West Convention? Since 1971<br />Filipinos from throughout the west coast have annually attended<br />the convention and discussed key issues of concern in the Filipino<br />Community. Delegates from Hawaii, Seattle, and Northern Californi·<br />have attended consistently in the past. Those delegates passed<br />resolutions insuring the working character of the convention.<br />Therefore, the Far West Convention not only serves as the meeting<br />place of many Filipinos, but as a huge symposium of sharing ideas,<br />experiences and workable resolutions.<br />We hope that you enjoy yourselves today. And don't forget the<br />Disco Dance tonight when the trophies will be awarded to the<br />winning teams from the Volleyball and Basketball tourneys.<br />Salamat,<br />SACRAMENTO FILIPINO PEOPLES<br />FAR WEST CONVENTION DELEGATION COMMITTEE<br />P.S. Keep this program so you can use the map on the back<br />to use as directions to the dance.<br /><br />TENTATIVE DELEGATES TO THE FAR WEST CONVENTION :<br />1. Mr . & Mrs . Aglubat<br />2 . Tessie Aglubat<br />3, Al Balinguit<br />4, Bernard Beckker<br />5, Mr. & Mrs. Wa1•ren Bon ta<br />6, Greg Galeste<br />7, Ferd Galvez<br />8 . Sonja Jhao<br />9 , Mr, & Mrs, Mazon<br />1 0 . Jay Paular<br />11, Mr . Jerry Paular<br />1 2 , Paul Paular<br />1 J . Malinda Pedregosa<br />1 4, Pre scilla Pedregosa<br />1 5. Terri Pedregosa<br />r6. Domingo Pilorin<br />1 7 • Dolores Pizarro Jr.<br />1 8. Donny Pizarro<br />1 9 . Lee Pl awn<br />2 0 . Paul Porras<br />2 1 • Gary Reyes<br />22, Ted Sanchez Jr.<br />23 , Carmelita Sarte<br />24, Remea Veia<br />2 5, Rone Vergura<br />26. Sonny Vergara<br />2 7 • Becky Villones<br />28 . Diane Villones<br />2 9 • I rene Villones<br />30. Maxie Villones<br />31. Nina Fenkell<br /><br />THE STOCKTON BRUINS<br />LARRY LEDESMA<br />KENNY QUILDARINO<br />JIMMY ZULUETA<br />RAOUL ROSAL<br />TEDDY ROSAL<br />EAGLES<br />FRANK OROSCO<br />MIKE HARRIS<br />MIKE RABAGO<br />CARINE NAVIDAD<br />HENRY CASTILLO-CAPTAIN<br />STEPHEN J RAMBONGA<br />BRIAN L RAMBONGA<br />GREGORY F RAMBONGA<br />RICK TECZON<br />SID CALIJA<br />ROCKY ARONG<br />LARRY RIN<br />MIKE KEESEE<br />ROBERT TERRANSE<br />STOCKTON FILS<br />MANNY ALFONSO-CAPTAIN<br />PETER BASILIO<br />DANNY BASILIO<br />JOE BASILIO<br />GONSALO TABOIS<br />MARK TABIOS<br />JORGE CASILLAS<br />JOSE VALLE<br />BENNY WYATT<br />MANUOL BONZO<br />SILANGAN<br />DANTE ANCHETA-CAPTAIN<br />HENRY LORENZO<br />RUBEN QUIAOIT<br />DANNY RABENA<br />ROLAND JOHNSON<br />ALEX ENGLISH<br />LEVI AREVALO<br />MANUEL ANCHETA<br />JUNIOR MANZANO<br />BENNY INES<br />ROMEO ASPIRAS<br />B A S K E T B A L L<br />FIL- AM TRAVEL<br />ALVIN MANG I NDIN-CO-CAPTAIN<br />GEORGE PEDREGOSA- CO-CAPTAIN<br />DALE YURONG- CO- CAPTAIN<br />LOYD ROLLE<br />LARRY WALKER<br />LEONARD CLEMENTE<br />ARNELL AGDIPA<br />ALAN AMEN<br />DRAGONS<br />LESTER VERGARA-CAPTAIN<br />SONNY VERGARA<br />JIMMY VERGARA<br />RAYMOND BALTAZAR<br />REYNALDO BALTAZAR<br />RICKY PLAZA<br />JEFF ?<br />TAMARAW<br />TONY BJ.SCO<br />RUDY MENDEZ<br />ARTHUR PAYAWAL<br />JAY PAULAR-CAPTAIN<br />RUDY ALLIEZA<br />TERRY RIVERA<br />NOY CHURIDIAN<br />VIC RIVERA<br />STEVE GUEVAIA JR<br />GREG GALESTE<br />MALAKAS<br />JOHN PANETA<br />ANDERSON ENGLISH<br />TONY PAGANAY<br />MARLON GUANZON-CAPTAIN<br />MANOLO COLON<br />NATHON NAVARRETE<br />ALFRED LANDIS<br />ROY GALARPE<br />GEORGE GUANZON<br />WILLIE BULDA<br />NESTOR FERNANDEZ<br />MARLON GUANZON<br />SANTE PERRERAS<br /><br /><br />MAJOR TEAMS<br />ZO()NIES 2. VILLAGE PEOPLE<br />TIM FENKELL-CAPTAIN FIL VILLONES-CAPTAIN<br />MIKE ITO LUCIE VILLONES<br />CAROL KURAHARA BRENDA HAILEY<br />IRENE VILLONES JUDY TAKEUCHI<br />LIZ FENKELL MARLENE TSUJITO<br />DAN EBBERTS STEVE MC WILLIAMS<br />BOB WEBSTER<br />3. PALAQUEROS<br />PETE? - CAPTAIN<br />LANZE?<br />TONI ?<br />ELENOR?<br />JUNEAVE?<br />CINDY?<br />STEVEN?<br />JERRY KASIWADA<br />THE GANG 5. VALLEJO<br />EDMUND VASQUEZ-CAPTAIN VERA SENCIL-CAPTAIN<br />MARLINE PEDREGOSA JORGE SENCIL<br />PRESCILLA PEDREGOSA DWAYNE ORIARTE<br />MALINDA PEDREGOSA BOB PANGELINAN<br />LLOYD ROLLE JEANNE KOLDA<br />WAYNE? RON GARTON<br />GARY GARTON<br />MINOR TEAMS<br />CHOCOLATE MEAT 2. SACTO VOLLEYS<br />ALEJA RAMBONGA-CAPTAIN TED SANCHEZ JR-CAPTAIN<br />MICKAEL RUBIANES DICK MAZON<br />ARTHUR ZULUETA ANTHONY PADENA<br />ANDREA HARRIS KATHY VILLONES<br />DAVID RUBIANES LEE PFLAUM<br />LIZ ZULUETA TOM WONG<br />JIM ZULUETA MARY WONG<br />MARY AYUPAN JOEY FORTES<br />FRED AYNAGA BENITA?<br />BENITA VALENCIA NANCY CALHOUN<br />3. KYDZ<br />EDDIE EVANGELISTA-CAPTAIN<br />LEO EVANGELISTA<br />CRIS GALESTE<br />MANUEL GALESTE<br />JOE GARCIA<br />PRISCILLA GARCIA<br />DANNY HERNANDEZ<br />LYDIA HERNANDEZ<br />VANGIE MENESES<br />VINCE MENESES<br />PAUL'S TEAM 5. DISCO VOLLEY<br />PAUL PORRES-CAPTAIN RICHARD MACASIEB-CAPTA<br />TERRI PEDREGOSA OSCAR ABAIR<br />JUNBOY RABANIL JAMES HERRIQUES<br />A. REMULAT LILETTE CRISOLOGO<br />KELLY TEESON LYRA CRISOLOGO<br />DEBBIE CLAVEJO LYRIC SAYSON<br />LEO CABANERO NANCY KREMER<br />REN CRISOLOGO<br /><br />SPECIAL THANKS ARE EXTENDED TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE MEMBERS<br />WHOSE TIME AND EFFORTS MADE OUR TOURNAMENT AND DANCE POSSIBLE:<br />TOURNAMENT OUTREACH<br />1 • Kiki Bermudez 1 • Cyn Bonta<br />2 . Liz Fenkell 2. Diane Galeste<br />3. Tim Fenkeli J. Greg Galeste<br />4. Ferd Galvez 4. Jan Gorre<br />s. Marlon Guanzon s. Mrs. Gorre<br />6. Sam Haloyoloy 6. Marline Pedregosa<br />7. Dick Mazon 1. Domingo Pilorin<br />8. Edmund Pambio 8. Dolores Pizarro<br />9. Jay Pau}ar 9. Dolores Pizarro, Jr.<br />10. Mrs. Rabena 10. Donny Pizarro<br />11. Ted Sanchez, Jr.<br />12. Kathy Villones<br />1 3. Lester Vergara<br />14. Sonny Vergara REGISTRATION<br />15. Fil Villones 1 • Rosie Gaters<br />16. Lucy Villones 2. Norma Pena<br />~<br />1. Bernard Beckker<br />2. Gary Reyes<br />3, Rolle Vergara<br /><br />SPONSORSHIPS<br />1. AKO<br />2. Anti-Martial Law Alliance<br />J. Camelia Lodge<br />4. Filipino Community of Sacram'mto & Vicinity<br />S. Filipino 3tudent Alliance of Sacramento<br />6. Union of Democratic Filipinos<br />7. Visnyan Club<br />8. SFACC<br />9. Congress of Filipino American Citizens<br /><br />The Sacramento Filipino Peoples Far West Convention Delegation<br />would like to thank the following people for their donations<br />without whom this fundraiser couldn't have been a success.<br />MR. TED SANCHEZ SR.<br />MR. DOMINGO PILORIN<br />DR. TONEL<br />DR. MONTEMAYOR<br />MRS. M. VALDEZ<br />MR. LEO BAUTISTA<br />MR. PASTOR ENGKABO<br />MR. JERRY PAULAR SR.<br />RIVERA PRODUCTIONS<br />JR. RIVERA<br />MRS. FONTINILLA<br />BOBBIE AGWBUT<br />MR. VINCENT REYES SR.<br />MR. ED BANSUELO<br />ESPERANZA CARE HOME<br />MRS. GRACE IGNACIO<br />MR. & MRS. FRANK EDRALIN<br />MR. STAN QUINTO<br />MR. LAWRENCE AYSON - FIL AM TRAVEL<br />MR. CONSTANTJNO VERGARA<br />FLORIN ROAL TOYOTA<br />MR. FRANK FORTEZ<br /><br />•<br />•<br />•<br />October Jv, 19/8<br />Attention: To the core of the Los Angeles Filipino People's<br />Far West Convention<br />From : The Sacramento Filipino People's Far West<br />Convention lnterim Committee<br />Maligayang araw sa inyong lahat.<br />We are writing to investigate the possiblity of holding a meet~n3<br />1n Sacramento with somewne who had worked in the core of the FWC<br />held recently in Los Angeles.<br />We are presently in the planning stages of our work and feel that,<br />in rdo~ for us to see the complete picture of what lies ahead for<br />us, sharing the problems, the framework of the convention, and the<br />lessons of previous FWC nosts ahead of time, would enable us to<br />avoid costly errors. Topics of the meeting would include:<br />1. budget 6. registration set-up<br />2. facilities 7. security<br />J. problem areas<br />4. materials<br />8. food<br />9. convention schedule<br />5. committees 10. f1.m.draisers<br />We have set aside the weekend of October 21st & 22nd as the<br />tentative meeting date with your representative. We plan to fund<br />the trip and pr vide _ ·0 1 and accommodat~ons forte weekend. e<br />hope to share our valley experiences by traveling aoout the<br />·•acr1mento aommunity and vicinity. lf it appears that no one will<br />be availRble, may we request that a copy of bhe framework of the<br />.• · , which would include the above areas, to be sent to us<br />as an example in our work?<br />We are presently in the midst of researching for a site, po~sible<br />financial sources and fur.'raisers-, and in establishing a community<br />contacts list. The last weekend in October is when our findings will<br />be presented to the broader planning committee for ~pproval' · nd<br />more extensive research througi the smaller working committees.<br />Thus, it woULd . help us tremendously to hear from you as s~ca. ·s<br />possible.<br />The enthusiasm for a Sacramento Fv/~ is mounting and we h ·~a tv<br />~ontinue to make it grow through good and thorough planning.<br />Maraming salamat,<br />Members of the Sacrmancto ffPFW~ interim Committee<br /><br />•<br />Attention: To the core of the Seattle Filipino People's<br />Far est ~onvention<br />From : The Sacramento Filipino People's Far est<br />~onvention interim Gommittee<br />Maligayang araw sa inyong lahat.<br />e are writing to investigate the possioility of holding a meeting<br />in Sacramento with someone who had worked in the core of the FW~<br />held in Seattle.<br />e are presently in the planning stages of our work and feel trat,<br />in order for us to see the complete picture of what lies ahead for<br />us, sharing tne proolems, the framework of tre convention, and<br />lessons of previous FWG hosts,ahead of time, would enable us to<br />avoid costly errors. Topics of the meeting wou d include:<br />1. budget 6. registration set-up<br />2. facilities 7. security<br />3. problem areas 8. food<br />4. materials 9. co rention schedule<br />5. committees 10. fundraisers<br />e have set aside the weekend of O tober 21st & 22nd as the<br />tent tive meeting date with your representative. We plan to<br />fund the trip and provide food and accommodations for +ho<br />weekend. e hope to s 0-3 our valley experiences· traveling<br />wi th our guest in the Sacramento community and vicinity. If it<br />appears that no one will be availaole, may we request that a<br />copy of the framework of the Seattle F G, which would include<br />the above areas, be sent t o us as an example for us in our work?<br />e are presently in the midst of rese~rching for a site, possi~ 2<br />f.inancial sources and fundraisers, and in est?olishing a community<br />contacts list. The last weekend in Octooer is when our findings<br />will be presented to the broader planning committee for approval<br />and more extensive research th ugh the smaller working committees.<br />Thus, it would help us tremendou· ly to hear from you as soon as<br />possib~a ~.<br />The enthusiasm for a Sacramento FWG is mounting and we hmpe to<br />continue to make it gro t, .ou~ good and thorough planning.<br />Maraming salamat,<br />• Members of the Sacramento FPFWG lnterim Committee<br /><br /><br />•<br />•<br />•<br />Filipino People's Far West Convention Summation Report\<br />The summation meeting discus'' d the three periods : pre-fwc,<br />fwc and post fwc. The general ft ""iling was very positive . There<br />were particular criticisms for improvement in regards to the tourny<br />fundrc:iiser . However, overall thE. outreach and support for the<br />Dclee;o.tion Committee was Good. Ttm organizations :supported and<br />c:nclorsed the FWC. Many individua_s gave support, und committed<br />themselves if the FWC was to be teld in Sacramento in ' 79 .<br />In the came light the delegation committee felt the LA FWC<br />was very good. Many delegates fElt positive about their participation<br />overall. There were on~ a few workshops with any real<br />difficulties . Sacramento experiences were 1&red and ~efined ideas<br />from the FWC hav~ been brought b-:l.ck to the ~ J.C r·amento Community.<br />The delegation itself had a well roundc~ character ; students<br />(Sac City, Sac State, UCD King HaJl), youth (AKO , Filipinana,<br />Delta), workers (telephone, state, teacher[..·, cL·.:.vate ~ector,ect .)<br />Also, all generations, all waves of imrnigr.:it~o 1s were represented .<br />A total of 39 delegates from Sacramento atteudrc the LA FWC. 35<br />of whom rode together in the bus to LA. The whole bus ride was<br />high spirited, reflecting the unity of the delegated wi~h the FWC.<br />This spirit remains high in anticipation of hosting the '79 FWC.<br />With this experience the delegation Committee could see how<br />the FWC serves as a unifying force to fight for justice. The FWC<br />has become known as a gathering activity for community leaders<br />to share and discuss the struggle against injustice. Not figure<br />heai corru,,>.l.I.~~ ty lE::ader·s, bur., tnose who re all¥ worK ! or -:.he community.<br />The points of unity clearly reflect this: 1) unite to fight racial<br />and national discrimination and; 2) be concerned with the conditions<br />of the Philippines.<br />For the Deleg~tion Committee hosting the convention meant<br />bringing into this 1 united struggle against injustices the SacrarnunLo<br />unc.l whole Valley area. Why does the Delegnt.ion Committee<br />f'c'('l Lhis p.:irticipation lo so important? The '78 FWC was the<br />j cth annual convention. For the Sacto area the '78 conventil)Tl<br />w:1~.:. the first time a delegation represented the whole community •<br />. The rich exchanged of exp8riencos, analysis, and working resoluLion~<br />are invaluable for all Filipino communi~ies to gain from.<br />For many years the valley has been regarded as a political<br />vacume, in terms of political action. The FWC offers to open up<br />a ' new dawn,' Silayan', a new awakening. The Sacramneto Delegation<br />Cc;1nn1i tee would like to share this new spirit of unity Valley-wid •<br />'l'h<.; vu. lley has much to offer and many resources and unutili zed<br />putenLials.<br />The Sact,o committee plans for the particpation of the whole<br />v·illey. Step by setp encouraging and winning unity with the majorlty<br />of the Filipino Community to the FWC points of unity. To<br />do so the Delegation Committee has assigned an interim FWC '79<br />Planning Committee. This interim is assigned to foundation bld.<br />This means planning the overall approach of the FWC, set into<br />motion preparation work, take care of the site and overall generally<br />lay out a plan for the year's work. Volunteers were taken<br />.:·or the interim committee: Derek Ledda, Dick Mazon, Donny Pizarro,<br />Eli Aquino, Jerry Paular, Jay Paular, Liz Fenkel, Marline Pedregosa,<br />Maxi Villane, Tim Fenkel, Rolly Vergara.<br />Following is the plan of the interim committee.<br /><br /><br />P.O. Box 161964, SACRAMENTO, CA. 95816 PHONE (916) 392-7950<br />NEWSLETTER<br />Dear Fri ends,<br />With only three weeks away,<br />the 1979 Filipino People's Far<br />~est Convention is fast approaching'.<br />And the Sacramento Filipino<br />Community is busting with energy<br />while completing all the final<br />preparation work for a successful<br />'79 Convention.<br />Volume t<br />The Convention planning has<br />thrust many into a new realm of<br />unity during this past year.<br />Those organizations and individuals<br />who might in the past have<br />found it difficult to work together,<br />have challenged the old<br />"Filipinos can't unite" stereo~<br />ype ~nd_replaced it with unity<br />1n bu1ld1ng the progressive institution,<br />the Filipino Peoole's<br />Far West Convention. To date,<br />there are over 60 people involved<br />and five sponsoring organizations<br />with many more supporting<br />organizations and individuals.<br />The convention has<br />been a major undertaking for<br />Rise To The Call For ACTION!<br />the Sacramento community.<br />Within this past year, there<br />has surfaced many issues for concern<br />which directly relate to<br />Proposition 13 and the rights<br />of new immigrants. In particular<br />: the Filipino Community<br />essential community-based<br />social services have been drastically<br />cut, Filipino teachers<br />fired by the dozens, the quality<br />of education further threatened,<br />and new immigrants harassed and<br />scapegoated, etc. These issues<br />have already gained national<br />prominence and bid the Filipino<br />Community to 11 RISE TO THE CALL<br />FOR ACTI ON! 11 These two major<br />subjects have been chosen to be<br />presented to the General Body<br />at the opening session, to provide<br />a detailed analysis of the issues.<br />. , The convention program has<br />again been planned to include a wellrounded<br />experience for the delegates,<br />beginning with the Community Pot<br />Luck Friday nite, to an Opening<br />Session and lfork hops with a fine<br />cultural play 11C r lng, a War Bride 11<br />on Saturday evening,\ followed on<br />Sunday with morni g workshops, an<br />afternoon final s ssion, dinner,<br />and then dancing.<br />v!E LOOK FOR\>!AfD TO YOUR<br />PARTICIPATicfrt IN THE<br />1979 FPFWC!<br />The 1979 Filipino People's<br />Far West Convention marks<br />the 9th annual gathering<br />of concerned Filipinos<br />from throughout the West<br />Coast to discuss pressing<br />issues faced by our community<br />as a minority people in this<br />country. An outgrowth of<br />the progressive movements of<br />the 60's against racism<br />and inequality, the FWC has<br />become an educational and<br />organizing forum uniting<br />the Filipino community on<br />a common perspective and<br />program of action for<br />social and political change.<br />This year's FWC, to be<br />held for the first time<br />in Sacramento, has chosen<br />the theme, "Rise to the<br />Call for Action" with the<br />goals :<br />Organize the Unorganized<br />Break with Passivity<br />Build Solid and Strong<br />Unity in the Community.<br />This is because the<br />Filipino community has progressed<br />beyond cultural<br />identity to an awareness of<br />our common concerns and an<br />assertion of our basic<br />democratic rights. This<br />is reflected in the FWC ' s<br />points of unity, established<br />since 1975 at the Berkeley<br />FWC:<br />l)Maintain an awareness<br />of the national and racial<br />descrimination Filipinos<br />face in this country and<br />uphold our democratic<br />rights to equal employment,<br />education, housing,<br />health services, and all<br />the basic rights enjoyed<br />in this country.<br />2)Maintain our ties with<br />the homeland through an<br />active concern about the<br />existing conditions jn<br />the Philippines.<br />AT A MOMENT'S<br />Due to the abrupt closure<br />of the Senator Hotel, all<br />housing and on-site registrations<br />are r elocating to<br />th Mans ion Inn, 700-16th<br />Street (16th & H Streets).<br />Del gat s arriving by air<br />or bus, pl ase make arrangements<br />for this last minute<br />change .<br />Pr -re6istration dadline<br />is now moved to August<br />15th ... Add $5.00 late<br />charg aft r this date .<br /><br />I<br />SACRAMENTO '79<br />Fil ipino People's<br />Far West Convention<br />tivit to the social,<br />community, personal, family ,<br />and political pressures<br />that affect the Filipino<br />n wc m r . Suggest d<br />topi s: The function of<br />th IS; immigrants '<br />rights; 1 gal procedures ;<br />making th cul tural t ranssition<br />; services available<br />to the immigran ts ; deport<br />a tion problems. This<br />will be a two-day workshop.<br />PHILIPPINE CONDITIONS -<br />In accordance with the<br />principles of unity of the<br />convention, one of which<br />is to maintain our ties<br />with the Philippines<br />through an active concern<br />about existing conditions<br />there, this workshop<br />will provide an update on<br />the political, economic,<br />and social conditions of<br />the Filipino people under<br />martial law, striving to<br />reflect an all-sided view<br />of the situation.<br />Suggested topics: The<br />new Bases Agreement;<br />political "Normalization"<br />of the Marcos regime;<br />l and reform; multinational<br />corporations; U.S. military<br />aid to the Philippines;<br />the resistance movement.<br />This will be a two-day<br />workshop.<br />AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EMPLOYMENT<br />- This workshop will<br />address the broad problems<br />of Filipinos in finding<br />and maintaining employment<br />in the context of the<br />affirmative action concept.<br />The implication to Filipino<br />wo r ke r s of Title VII of<br />the Civil Rights Act, the<br />Bakke and Web er cases, and<br />other s i gni f icant developments<br />will be brought out<br />fo r ana l ysis. Ways to<br />ac t ively protect, and<br />benefit f r om, a f firmative<br />action righ t s will a lso<br />be examined. Suggested<br />questions fo r discussi on:<br />What is Affirma t ive Ac tion?<br />What shoul d be done to<br />ensure the rights of Fi lipino<br />workers? What kind of<br />attacks have been made<br />against affirmative action?<br />This workshop will absorb<br />other workshops as indicated<br />in their description .<br />PROPOSITION 13 - This<br />workshop d als with an issue<br />that hits all middle and<br />1ow-incom people, of which<br />the Filipino ommunity is<br />a part. An ducation<br />around th meaning, implications<br />and ff cts that<br />Proposition 13 has on our<br />sentor citizens, welfare<br />r cipi nts, youth, and<br />education is necessary in<br />ord r for us to defend our<br />rights actively and jointly<br />wi t h others outside t he<br />Filipino communi t y who<br />have been j ust as gravely<br />affe c t ed. This workshop<br />will abs orb other works hop'<br />as indicated i n their<br />descriptions.<br />Outreach Committee<br />Sacramento<br />Co-;ivention Center<br />August 31 - September 2<br />q a.-wi.<br />The Outreach Committee is now in the process of stepping<br />up its visitation work with different social and civic organizations,<br />groups, as well as individuasl in the Sacramento area.<br />To date 120 individuals from the immediate Sacramento area and<br />from other parts of the West Coast have registered for the '79<br />FPFWC. In this pre-registerd group 50 are from the local area.<br />As yet, the full potential of the entire working body of<br />the FPFWC has not been totally harnessed to actively get our<br />community to participate and register for the convention. The<br />significance of bringing together the greatest number of Filipinos<br />to actively review, discuss and identify the key issues which<br />affect our Filipino Community can only result in a stronger<br />united spirit and action that will hopefully lead to a stronger<br />and more united effort of our Filipino Community in Sacramento.<br />Therefore, we encourage every individual, group and every<br />workingmember and supporter of the FPFWC organization to tell<br />your relatives, friends arid co-workers about the convention.<br />Invite them to have a member of the outreach committee contact<br />thew and make a formal presentation on the convention. Or, give<br />us a telephone call and tell us the names of those you would like<br />us to contact and we will get in touch with them and make all the<br />necessary arrangements to visit them.<br />With all of us working together, unified on the recognition<br />that the FPFWC will be a significant step forward for all Filipinos<br />in Sacramento, lets all make a pledge to minimally get two<br />other people who know about the FPFWC to register to attend. -<br />Finance Committee<br />Income as of August 9, 1979<br />Income as of August 9, 1979<br />revenue<br />Volleyball tourney<br />Variety Show<br />Vanguard Foundation<br />Souvenir Program<br />Registration fees<br />Expen ses Projected<br />Food<br />Program<br />Convention Center<br />Hotel<br />Childcare<br />Entertainment<br />Publi city<br />Registration<br />Deficit<br />$ 125.00<br />212.00<br />1,500.00<br />400.00<br />2,260.00<br />$4,497.00<br />$3,986.00<br />600.00<br />2,285.00<br />5,000.00<br />144.00<br />900.00<br />1,500.00<br />105.00<br />$14,520 . 00<br />$10,023.00<br />. The Finance Comm ittee i s working very hard to meet the pro-<br />Jec~e~ _expenses _of the ent ire FPFWC. We are in the process of<br />soliciting donations for t he convention. Donors will have their<br />names o. r the name of the 1· r o rga n1· za t i·o n or bus i·n ess pri·n ted in the souvenir program.<br /><br /><br />Dear<br />.<br />The Filipino community of Sacramento is hosting the Nineth<br />Annual 1979 Filipino People Far West Covention. The FPFWC will take<br />place in the Sacramento Community Convention Center on August 31st,<br />Sept. 1st, and 2nd. Enclosed is a brochure of the Far West Convention<br />giving more detail and the perspective of the convention.<br />The Far West Convention is the most important and unifying event<br />on the West Coast for Filipinos communities because of the impact it<br />makes on the progressive sector;(l) it enables us to give more focus<br />on the problems facing all sectors of the Filipino community,(2) a<br />direction is developed in dealing with these problems through thorough<br />struggles in the workshops, as delegates develop resolutions to imp~ement<br />in their respective communities, (3) it is the largest gathering of the<br />most concerned and active Filipino community leaders who are striving<br />for unity, collectivity, and action in their communities; and FPFWC<br />gives strength to this movement by exposing the issues and concerns and<br />gaining unity with delegates who have come because of mutual concern<br />in our continual struggle against national and racial discrimination<br />and for our concern about the conditions in the Philippines and US<br />policies regarding the Philippines as they affect immigrants and FilipinoAmericans.<br />As an editor, we feel you have the major responsibility of the level<br />of coverage we would get on the convention. To the broader -community,<br />the FPFWC may not seem too important, but to the Filipino community, the<br />impact is much deeper and lasting. Any media coverage on the convention<br />will have an impact; thus we know that the type of media coverage the<br />FPFWC gets will impact its level of importance to the community. As<br />concerned Filipinos we feel the media should take a more active role in<br />providing proper and accurate coverage to this West Coast wide gathering,<br />as poor coverage continues in building of stereotypes and backward ideas<br />of our people and the broader American public. We appreciate what coverage<br />we got for the Philippine National Day, but we would like more depth<br />in the approach and in the contents.<br />We know the media has a large responsibility in shaping the community's<br />image of itself and for this reason we request, as editor , you take this<br />as a serious concern when assigning coverage for the Convention. As a<br />tool, the media can be of a great aid in the progressive movement of<br />Filipinos, but can only be so if conscious accurate reporting is implemented<br />and your role is vital in this movement. The progressive movement<br />will not stop, but will sharpen its struggles until the quality of<br />reporting and coverage meets our rising standards and needs. By standing<br /><br />Filipino People Far West Convention<br />Page Two<br />by the unities of the Convention, we make our Convention t~me and<br />slogans alive and real.<br />We seriously hope that you will take this into account as you<br />cover this event and others in the future. As the third largest minority<br />in the U.S., our visibility has been very low-key, but with the<br />development of a progressive movement in our community, a low-key<br />stance is no longer proper, thus our standards and demands must also<br />rise in all aspects of our lives, socially and politically. You are a<br />key factor with the link that you have in the community. We sincerely<br />hope to continue in developing a good working relationship with you as<br />our community grows. Don't let us down.<br />Sincerely,<br />Publicity Committee<br />SUGGESTIONS FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION COPY<br />Radio Public Service Announcements<br />1. Proper form: Name of organization<br />Address and telephone number<br />Name of person submitting copy<br />Date copy is delivered<br />Dates copy is to run<br />(This information placed in either corner at top of page.)<br />2. Just one announcement to a page. (See directory for<br />number of copies of each announcement preferred by<br />individual stations.)<br />3. Copy should be timed to station preference. (See<br />directory for preferred lengths.) 25 words=:10;<br />50 words=:20; 75 words=:30; 150 words=:60.<br />4. All copy should be written in third person.<br />5. Telephone exchanges, street names, titles, etc.; should<br />be written in full. Abbreviations can be confusing.<br />6. Copy should arrive at station as far in advance of<br />release date as possible.<br />7. Copy should be addressed to public service director or<br />person originally contacted.<br />Name of Agency<br />Address<br />Contact: : Your name<br />Date<br />:60<br />(sample form:<br />RADIO SPOT<br />(copy here)<br />"<br />-14-<br />radio PSA)<br />Starting date:<br />Length of spot:<br />Ending date:<br /><br />(Sample Release Form)<br />Name of Agency<br />Address<br />Telephone<br />Contact: Your Name<br />Date<br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (release date)<br />(start copy here)<br />(If necessary to continue release to additional pages,<br />indicate by the word "more" at the bottom of pre·ceding<br />page, indicate conclusion of release by a series of#-#-#)<br />(If story includes pictures, each picture should have a<br />separate sheet with the agency heading at the top of pa~e.<br />Number pictures for sequence if several are included. Do<br />not use paper clips. Scotch tape just the edge of the sheet<br />to the back of the picture and fold the copy over the picture<br />face.)<br />-8-<br /><br /><br />WHAT IS THE FILIPINO PEOPLE'S<br />FAR WEST CONVENTION?<br />The 1979 Filipino People's Far West Convention<br />marks the 9th annual gathering of concerned<br />Filipinos from throughout the West Coast to discuss<br />pressing issues faced by our community as a<br />minority people in this country. An outgrowth of the<br />progressive movements of the 60's against racism<br />and inequality, the FWC has become an educational<br />and organizing forum uniting the Filipino community<br />on a common perspective and program of<br />action for social and political change.<br />This year's FWC, to be held for the first time in<br />Sacramento, has chosen the theme, "Rise to the Call<br />for Action" with the goals:<br />• Organize the Unorganized<br />• Break with Passivity<br />• Build Solid and Strong Unity in the Community<br />This ,s because the Filipino community has progressed<br />beyond cultural identity to an awareness of<br />our common concerns and an assertion of our basic<br />~emocratic rights. This is reflected in the FWC's<br />points of unity, established since 1975 at the<br />fBerkeley FWC:<br />1) Maintain an awareness of the national and<br />racial discrimination Filipinos face in this country<br />and uphold our democratic rights to equal employment,<br />education, housing, health services, and all<br />the basic rights enjoyed in this country.<br />2) Maintain our ties with the homeland through an<br />active concrn about the existing conditions in the<br />Philippines.<br />PROGRAM<br />Friday<br />Friday will open the Convention with Sacramento<br />supporters welcoming local and out-of-town delegates<br />to a potluck and informal cultural presentation.<br />This will provide an opportunity for delegates to<br />meet each other while workshop facilitators and<br />resource persons from throughout the West Coast<br />meet for final preparations. Registration begins at<br />1:00 p .m.<br />Saturday<br />The 1979 Filipino People's Far West Convention<br />will convene with an educational General Assembly<br />at the Sacramento Convention Center to set the<br />perspective and goals for the next two days.<br />Prominent Filipinos involved in key struggles in the<br />community will address the Assembly. A multimedia<br />presentation by the Sacramento Filipino<br />community will follow, chronicling the Filipino<br />people's struggles and the forging of unity in this<br />effort. The Convention workshops and plenary<br />sessions will be the heart of the Convention where<br />the many issues of the Filipino community will be<br />discussed in more detail. The workshops will focus<br />on key issues or special problems facing different<br />sectors of the community.<br />The workshops will be:<br />1-DAY SESSION:<br />Saturday<br />Employment<br />Labor<br />Senior Citizens<br />Youth and Education<br />Unity in the Community<br />2-DA Y SESSION:<br />Saturday and Sunday<br />Art and Culture<br />Immigration Problems<br />Philippines Today<br />Sunday<br />Affirmative Action<br />Propositon 13<br />SATURDAY NIGHT CULTURAL PRESENTATION<br />"Claring: A War Bride," an original musical<br />drama with songs and dance portraying the experiences<br />of a typical Filipino family in America<br />during the post-World War II period. Written and<br />directed by Ermena M. Vinluan, the drama will<br />premiere at the FWC before its projected West<br />Coast tour in the Fall. The production will be staged<br />by Singing Bayan (People's Art), a community<br />theatre group from the San Francisco-Bay Area .<br />SUNDAY<br />Workshops will come to a close after the morning<br />sessions. Reports, resolutions and proposed plans of<br />action will be presented from each workshop at the<br />General Assembly.<br />A dance that evening will cap the Convention d ~;<br />delegates say their farewell until next year .<br />REGISTRATION AND ACCOMODA TIONS<br />All housing accomodations and registration will be at<br />the Senator Hotel (12th & L) in Downtown Sacramento<br />across from the Capitol Mall. Convention proceedings will<br />be held at the Sacramento Convention Center two blocks<br />away. Registration starts at 1 ·00 p.m. August 31.<br />Convention materials, passes to all Convention events<br />and seven meals will be provided as part of the basic<br />registration packet of $25. Overnight accomodat1ons for<br />Friday and Saturday night at the Hotel will be an additional<br />$10. Discounts for Senior Citizens and children 14 years<br />old and under are available. Childcare will be provided for<br />free at the YWCA. Delegates arriving by plane have at their<br />convenience the air taxi from the airport for a $2 fee.<br />To assure accomodations and logistical preparations.<br />pre-registration is due by August 1. Late registration fees<br />received afterwards or made at the site will be charged an<br />additional $5.<br /><br />THE PROGR !<br />FRIDAY<br />.t<'riday will open thP Convention with Sacram<br />nto community supporters w~lcoming local<br />and out-of-town delegates-~to a potluck dinner<br />and informal cultur~E presentation. This will<br />'<br />provide an opportunity for delegates to meet<br />each other while workshop facilitators and resource<br />pP.rsons from throughout the West Coast<br />meet final preparations. Registration<br />will begin at 100 p.m.<br />SAT RD Y<br />The 1979 Filipino People's Far West<br />Convention will convene with an educational<br />General ssembly in the Yolo Room of the Sacaamento<br />Convention Center. to<br />and goals for the next two days.<br />set the p<br />Filipinos involved in key struggles of the<br />pee ve<br />community will address the ssembly. multimedia<br />pr~sentation by the acra~ento Filipino<br />,<br />community will foilow, chronicling the ~ilipino<br />/<br />people's strugglP for justice and equality and<br />th~ forging of unity »·~~in this effort.<br />The Convention workshops and plenary<br />sessions will be the heart of the Convention<br />whPre thPmany issu0 s of the Filipino community<br />will be discussed in more detail. The workshops<br />will be on key issu~ ·- 'nd pr oblPms facing<br /><br />RED & YELLOW NATUR L HIGH<br />LARRY JOHrSTO - CAPTAIN ERNEST MONTEZ - CAPTA IN<br />lIKE O ' DE.LL BETTY LIM<br />J OA r E O' DELL<br />TRI IB.ETT GOMLETS<br />'TA TIA WATSON<br />DENNIS WESTFALL<br />ZOONIES<br />TI FENKELL - CAPTAIN<br />LIZ FENKELL<br />DAN EBBERTS<br />FIL VI LLONES<br />GIGI APALIT<br />CONNIE GOMEZ<br />F.A.C.T.<br />PHILLIP FONG<br />LINDA HERNANDEZ<br />ANTONIO LARA<br />RON MOORE<br />DEAN KITADANI<br />LIZ DACONG<br />CATHY HARTLEY<br />EAST BAY SKYHAWKS<br />MARLON GUANZON - CAPTAIN<br />J AMES E:N"-RIQUES<br />RICHARD MAKASHI<br />LYRIE SAYSON<br />CLARE ABROIL<br />DESMOND NAVARES - CAPTAIN<br />KEN DUMAGUING<br />P IN10.{ BELTRAN<br />COREY GIN<br />CHRIS JAMERO<br />BARBARA ALVERNAZ<br />SHELLEY GONZALEZ<br />JENNIFER JAMERO<br />CAROL MERRITT<br />ELEANOR RAMOS<br />MOORE<br />DON MOORE - CAPTAIN<br />MANNY GARCIA<br />GRET OTA<br />ELLEN FRENCH<br />SHARON ADAMOWICZ<br />JANET FRASER<br />MARILYN COX<br />DON COX<br />KEN CHURCH<br />TIGERS<br />LITCOLN LEE - CAPTAIN<br />MAT WILLIAMS<br />RANDY FONG<br />CHRIS WONG<br />MARY WILLIAMS<br />JEYNIE LEE<br />FRA .-IC I3E r-EVES<br />DAVIDA DONG<br />HUI OHANA<br />RON SILVA - CAPTAIN<br />RAY GOMEZ<br />VIRGINIA KOU<br />BOB PAGE<br />RON SILVA<br />PAULA MILLIGAN<br />JUD ATWATER<br />MAL REMBULAT<br />CHERYL MAGDAEL<br />HIGH TIMES<br />ANDI MARTINEZ - CAPTAIN<br />CHARLIE BRUMLEY<br />JAMES MCLEOD<br />MIKE PANGELINA<br />JOHN OLEA<br />ROSA RODRIQUEZ<br />GRACE TURNER<br />CAROLYN GREEN<br />* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<br />On behalf of the Sacramento Y.W.C.A. and the Filipino Peoplis Far West<br />Convention we would like to welcome and thank you for participating in our<br />co-ed volleyball tourney. Proceeds from this tourney will go towards buying<br />a new volleyball standard for the Y.W.C.A. and towards funding the Filipino<br />People~ Far West Convention.<br />This year marks the 9th annual convention and the first one to be sponsor<br />by the Sacramento Filipino Community. It will be held on Labor Day Weekend,<br />August 30th, September 1st & 2nd at the Sacramento Convention Center and at<br />the Senator Hotel. It will be a gathering of Filipinos from all over t he West<br />Coast to meet and share experiences and ideas. A c u ltural night a nd a da nce<br />usually highlight t he convention besides the ma ny workshops and genera l<br />assemblies. Registra t ion information will be available soon. For more information<br />writ e or call:<br />The Fil ipino Peopl es Far Wes t Convention<br />P .O. Box 161964<br />Sacramento , Ca. 958 16<br />(916) 392 - 79 50<br />Aga i n, thanks for p a r ticipa t ing , Good Luck, and h ave a good time ~<br /><br />July 20, 1979<br />FACT SHEET<br />WHAT: 1979. FILIPINO PEOPLE'S FAR WEST CONVENTION<br />WHERE:<br />WHEN:<br />WHO:<br />SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY CONVENTION CENTER<br />SENATOR HOTEL - Housing and registration<br />( 12th & L St. )<br />AUGUST 31, SEPT. 1 & 2, 1979<br />Sacramento Filipino community and concerned individuals<br />FEE: REGISTRATION BEFORE AUGUST 1,1979<br />Commuter - $25.00<br />Overnight- 35.00<br />Seniors - 20.00 commuter<br />30.00 overnight<br />Children -<br />Commuter- 10.00<br />Overnight 15.00<br />Add $5.00 late registration fee a ·ter Aug 9 1st.<br />RESTRICTIONS: Must be r_gistered to attend the convention.<br />WHY: To provide a forum to discuss pressing issues<br />faced by the Filipino community as a minority<br />people in this country, through workshops and<br />General Assemblies, torgilig unity in their<br />common perspective for social and political<br />change.<br /><br /><br />FILIPI O GETTING DOWN TO BUSI ES AT<br />THE 19 79 SACRAMENTO FILIPINO EOPLE'S FAR ~EST CONVENTION<br />"RI~E TO THE CALL FOR ACT ION"<br />"BUV!ANGON TAY NG LAHAT AT MAGKAISANG KUMILOS PARA SA IKA UUNLAD<br />NG MGA FILIPINOS" is the theme of the 1979 Filipino People's Far West<br />Convention, marking its 9th year of gathering concerned Fili inos<br />from throughout the West Coast to discuss pressing issues affecting<br />the Filipino communities. The FPFWC will be hosted by the Filipino<br />community of Sacramento at the Sacramento Community Convention Center<br />on August 31, September 1 & 2. On-site registration and housing will<br />be accommodated at the Senator Hotel (12th & L St.), with registration<br />beginning on Aug. 31st, 1 p.m. We urge everyone to register<br />before August 1, as there is a penalty fee thereafter. Contact<br />Maxie Villones 392-7950, Jerry Paular 446-5195 or 428-8657 for<br />more information, OR write 1979 FPFWC F.O. Box 161964, Sacto.Ca. 95816.<br />The heart of the Far West Convantion are the workshops and<br />plenary sessions where the issues of the Filipino community are discussed<br />in more detail: issues such as the problems of immigrants in<br />licensure in the medical fields, discrimination in hiring practices,<br />the rights of senior citizens, affirmative action and employment,<br />and ~any more crucial issues. Delegates will also enjoy the cultural<br />presentation 11Claring, a Warbride", an original musical drama<br />with songs and dance portraying the experiences of a typical Filipino<br />family in America during the post-World War II period, by SINING<br />BAYAN (People's Art), a comm nity theatre group from the San Francisco<br />Bay area. A dance Sunday night will cap the Convention as delegates<br />say their farewells until next year. These plus all meals and the<br />meeting of so many people with a comm n perspective,will provide<br />an experien e nevvr to be forgotten.<br /><br />Filipino People Far West Convention<br />Page Two<br />by the unities of the Convention, we make our Convention theme and<br />slogans alive and real.<br />We seriously hope that you will take this into account as you<br />cover this event and others in the future. As the third largest minority<br />in the U.S., our visibility has been very low-key, but with the<br />development of a progressive movement in our community, a low-key<br />stance is no longer proper, thus our standards and demands must also<br />rise in all aspects of our lives, socially and politically. You are a<br />key factor with the link that you have in the community. We sincerely<br />hope to continue in developing a good working relationship with you as<br />our community grows. Don't let us down.<br />Sincerely,<br />Publicity Committee<br /><br />PHILIPPii~ES TODAY WORKSHOP SUftL\TION<br />In respecting the democratic rights of convention participan~<br />who were not able to go through the same process of educational<br />discussions in our workshop, the Philippines Today workshop has<br />decided not to introduce any resolution for the convention body<br />to vote upon. This is also in recognition of the fact that as<br />distinct froia other workshops, the Philippines Today inevitably<br />made judgments on the martial law.dictatorship. Thus, while we<br />believe most of the convention participants hold anti-martial law<br />sentiments, many of them may not be ready to vote on a resolution<br />because of anxiety ovar the possibility of retaliation. We<br />believe these anxieties should be respected for the go~d of the<br />whole convention.<br />The participants in our workshop reflected a diverse range<br />of ages, interests, and expectations. Young American uorn or· ~ ~<br />raised Filipinos came to find out what is happening in their<br />country of origin. Elders born and raised in the Philippines<br />came to be updated. 'Representatives of anti-martial law groups,<br />baseu both in the Filipino and broader American communities came<br />to share their views and experiences in organizing opposition to<br />the reg irae. rl.l though the Philippine Consulate formally informed<br />us of their inability to participate, Mro I-Ielicio Jacaban, former<br />publisher of Bataan News, represented the pro-martial law view<br />uurin~ Sunday's discussions.<br />The lively discussions were organized along the following<br />forrnat g economic con<litions, present political situation, and<br />alternatives to the present regime. The main limitation of the<br />workshop was tle limited time we had which restricted what<br />otherwise was a very spirited, and healthy exchange of views. ·<br />We realize that when you visit the Philippines, the existence<br />of martial law may not be immediately evident. The first things<br />you raay notice may be the impressive hotels, art centers and<br />clean streets. But behind all this are some things that require<br />a ·closer analysis.<br />~he minority opinion in the workshop asserts that along with<br />the hotels, art centers, and clean streets there have been many<br />positive things about martial law. They argued that martial law<br />has promoted peace and order, encouraged economic progress and<br />the development of commerce and natural resources, and instituted<br />land reform.<br /><br />Page 2 (Phili~pines Today ••• )<br />However, an overwhelming majority of participants felt<br />strongly that1 based on well-researched information, the following<br />points represent the true economic and political conditions in<br />the Philippines~ ,<br />] • The ongoing armed resistance, both . in Mindanao and in<br />the remainder of the country, defy the claims of the Marcos regime<br />that there is peace. In fact, this resistance. is spreading and<br />increasing members of people are supporting the New People1 s<br />Armyo Horeover, the government itself perpetrates violence by<br />"salvaging0<br />, or systematically murdering suspected opponents of<br />the regime.<br />2. Economic conditions have become worse than ever under the<br />martial law regime. The minority claims that the econ~'nic ills<br />of the country are consistent with a worldwide pattern of<br />inflation and economic instability1 but these ills do not come ..<br />naturally. They are directly linked with the fact that the Philippine<br />economy is controlled by foreign investors, predominantly<br />UoS. corporations, whose profits are channelled back into the<br />U.S. and do not stimulate Philippine business to the point of<br />self-reliance. llarcos' policies have been generous to these<br />corporations because they keep him in power. So however true it<br />maybe that inflation (now up to 20% in the Philippines) is taking<br />place even in America, it follows that whatever adversely affects<br />tpe U.S. c9rpor~tions will also adversely affect the Philippines.<br />3. The land reform prograu of the martial law gove~nment<br />is a fare~. It is a -program designed by wealthy landlords and<br />means very little to peasants and small farmers who cannot even<br />afford to buy the land that the government claims is available<br />to them. On the other hand, those in power and huge foreign corporations<br />who supoort I-1arcos are given all the land they want •<br />. 4. Aside from contributing vastly to the economic failures of<br />the Philippines, the regime continues to be a repressive one.<br />It continues to violate the human rights of political dissenters,<br />a~though it has tried to hide these repre-sive policies with the<br />cloak of "normalizationu;. · -Furthermore, the people of the land<br />have no participation~in making laws since, under the ]976 referendum<br />which many peo~le acknowledge to have been the result 9f<br />fraudulent public voting - Marcos can veto even the Batasang •<br />Pa,mbansao With this kind of power, and the active support of<br />the U.S. government, 1-larcos is very confid P.n:t: of remaining as dictator.<br />The recent U.S. -RP bases agreement , which grants l'.iarcos<br />$500 million in military aid , is an example of how much the U.S.<br />is willing ta keep liarcos in power.<br /><br />. .<br />Page 3 (PHilippines Today ••• )<br />'<br />Various alternatives were reviewed and discussed for their<br />merits. One alternative is constitutional democracy. This is<br />proposed by disenfranchised politicians who do not see the need<br />to change the whole social and economic system but only see the<br />need to replace Harcos and some of his policies. Another alter!""' •.<br />native is social democracy, adopted by some former politicians,<br />Jesuit priests and some students who see the need for reforms<br />but are not willing to dismantle fully U.So and foreign control<br />of the Philippine economy and the systan of landlordism. The<br />other alternative is the national democratic program which is fast<br />gaining popularity among workers, peasants, students and<br />intellectuals, religious, professionals and even nationalistic<br />E'ilipino capitalists. This alternative proposes to dismantle fully<br />landlordism by distributing lands to the landless, free the<br />Philippines from forei'gn economic domination by nationalizing<br />foreign investments and holdings and protecting native cap·~tal<br />and resources for the benefit of Filipinos. This alternative<br />proposes to raise the living standards of the majority while<br />promoting democratic freedoms of speech, religion, assembly<br />and assord.at:.ion under a coali_tin.n. government of all patriotic<br />forces who fought to overthrow the UoSo backed narcos dictatorship.<br />~his alternative sees that only national revolution can<br />topple a well-armed dictatorship but that this revolution has to<br />take place in a protracted process to ensure the participation<br />of the majority of the peopleo The workshop particit>ants generally<br />felt they would like to study and understand more about<br />this alternative. The workshop was also encouraged to support<br />the resistance movement fack home by particirating in or<br />supporting the activities of groups like the Lnti-!·1artial Law<br />Coalition.<br />Furthermore, as a workshop, we adopted the following<br />resolution.<br />We, the membe.rs of the workshop on Philippine Conditions<br />Today of this year's Filipino Peoples Far ~Jest Convention<br />hereby resolve~<br />] . We condemn the martial law dictatorship of I• arcos<br />in the Philippines and call for an end to martial law in the<br />Philippines.<br />2. We call for a restoration of civil liberties and human<br />rights in the Philip~ines, including restoration of freedom of<br />speech and the press.<br />3. lve call for the free<lom of all political prisoners in<br />the Philippines.<br />4. We call for an end of U.S. military and economic aid to<br />Harcos in the Philippines, and call for an end to economic<br />exploitation of the Philippines by U.S. corporations.<br /><br />Page 4 (Philippi~es Todayo •. )<br />So Be it resolved, that we support united efforts to end<br />martial law in the Philippines.<br />This position was adopted by a vote of 34 yes, zero no<br />and)] abstantionso On the whoie, the workshop members over~.<br />whelmingly felt that the workshop discussions were informative,<br />thought-provoking and fruitful in strengthening our bonds with<br />the homeland and heigthening our patriotic concern over the<br />plight and fate of the Philippines and the Filipino people.<br />We came away from the workshop with a sense of overwhelming<br />necessity to inform both the Filipino and the broader American<br />communities of the true conditions of the Philippines today and<br />of their responsibility to help see that the Philippines, be truly<br />independent, free and prospe~ous.<br /><br />SUMMARY FROM LABOR WORKSHOP Sacramento '79 - FWC<br />-Goal is to provide a basic framework for Filipinos in taking up<br />issues in the labor sector.<br />-To maintain continuity of experiences and lessons from year to year<br />in the Far Western Conference.<br />-Questions raised to facilitate discussion:<br />1. how do you organize Filipinos into unions<br />2. how do you deal with the difficulty of immigrant workers being<br />intimidated<br />3. how do you struggle to get the unions to actually represent<br />Filipinos and struggle against discrimination in the unions<br />4. where do Filipinos stand in relation to the U.S. working class<br />5. what will the impact on Pilipinos be of attacks in labor<br />I. Presentations from facilitators<br />A. farmworkers movement<br />-fannworkers not just Filipinos; it's the whole working<br />class' m t. "Immigrants' labor buil is country."<br />- ro lems in current UFW leadership<br />1. doesn't recognize the contribution of others prior to<br />1962--from Filipinos, Chinese<br />.2. problems on red-baiting which created artificial<br />divisions<br />3. defined one way of what is a union<br />-a way to organize people collectively to fight for<br />wages, better conditions, and rights<br />-a way to struggle against the contradiction between<br />profits and wages<br />-e.g., ised workers' wages from $1.33 in 1965<br />to over .00 n<br />-brought/problems in e u.s. labor leadership<br />out .<br />1. $500 billion in the u·. s ; · unions' pension funds<br />2. not being used to benefit workers, but rather to invest<br />to build more profits for big business<br />3. workers should work through their unions to change this,<br />~ use these monies for their interests<br />B.~<br />1. ~its .funct· .<br />-helps wQr rs to· self-organize<br />--informs wo~kers of :their rights<br />-media£es in unfair labor practices and takes the<br />eases to cOlJ.rt • · ·.<br />2. current attempts to -dilute ALRB (<br />--to 'make it easier for unions to dee<br />-regarding union security clauses_ __. _;.__.-•<br />C. seafood industry organizing ·<br />1. workers dealing with huge multi-national corporations,<br />U.S. and J-apan<br />2. work£or~ veJ;y di.~:a:asif:i.on ... about half immigrants<br />3. immigrants: problems with<br />-lack of understanding of basic rights<br />-about basis for their oppression and discrimination<br />-fear of black1isting from company and union<br />4. fighting back · ~·<br />-younger workers rebelled against working conditions,<br />discrimination; filed lawsuit against company<br />-got fired and blacklisted by union<br />-tried to form independent organization outside union;<br />but this group didn't have the clout the union has<br />-sued the union (ILWU) to get reinstated; they won and<br />struggled to change union by forming a rank-and-file<br />committee.<br /><br />I<br />ART AND CULTURE WORKSHOP<br />SUMMATION<br />The Workshop opened with a review of last year's Art and Culture<br />workshop resolution, and a brief statement of the relationship<br />of our workshop to the overall Convention goals.<br />Nancy Rocamora and Christine Araneta gave a presentation on contemporary<br />Philippine arto Nancy dealt with the progressive<br />tradition of Philippine arto She pointed out that, while this is<br />not a dominant trend, this can be understood in the context of the<br />Filipino people's colonial education and culture. Christine discussed<br />the uses of culture under the New Society. Culture, she<br />explained, has been an ideal tool in the Marcos government's<br />effort to create a form of pseudo-nationalism, which fosters values<br />conducive to authoritarian rule and militarism. She concluded by<br />reporting on the commercialization of Philippine culture for the<br />sake of the tourist trade.<br />The discussion that followed centered on the various layers of influence<br />upon Philippine culture and their interaction with prehispanic<br />indigenous cultureo<br />Al Concepcion then presented a film produced by the Natl. Media<br />Production Center of the Philippines, entitled "I<asaysayan ng<br />Lahi". This film records a pageant and parade held upon the<br />occasion of the Miss Universe contest in 1974, which attempted<br />to depict the full sweep of Philippine history.<br />The discussion following the film dealt with the question of<br />authenticity, as a record of Philippine history and culture.<br />While workshop participants agreed that portions of the film<br />were authentic, particularly those dealing with pre-hispanic times,<br />numerous ques·tions were raised with regard to its depiction of<br />history from the 1898 Philippine Revolution ono The discussion<br />concluded on an urgent note that if this film represents what is<br />available for the Filipino community in the U.S. as a documentation<br />of Philippine history, that we in the workshop face a tremendous<br />challenge to produce valid and authentic records of Philippine<br />culture and history.<br />Pointing once more to our goals of creating art which is progressive<br />and community-based, the workshop then turned to a presentation<br />of the play "Vision of a Warbride". A slide show documenting<br />the research that went into the play was followed by Raymond<br />Camacho's discussion of the use of people's experiences as raw<br />materials for cultural presentations.<br />Sunday's discussion opened with a statement with the need for<br />constant interaction between community artists and audience in<br />propagating the concept of people's theater. With that note,<br />Ermena Vinluan, director of the Warbrides play, chaired a<br />critique session of the production. Participants generally affirm- I ed the accuracy and effectiveness of the play's content. A number<br />of constructive criticisms were raised with regard to various aspects<br />of the production, like acting, dance, costumes and make-up,<br />tech and musico These criticisms were noted by the company and<br />. ~ .. '., .<br /><br />Art and Culture Summation<br />Page Two<br />will be incorporated in further performances in order to raise the standards<br />and quality of the play.<br />The workshop ended with a reiteration for continuity of this workshop<br />goals to next year's workshop, in order to better survey the growth of<br />cultural work within our communities. I<br /><br />I Culture reflects a people's experiences and values and art is the<br />tool of cultural expression.<br />Furthermore, we of the art and culture workshop of the Filipino<br />Peoples Far West Convention of 1979 recognize that art should be used<br />consciously to serve the progressive aspirations of the Filipino Communities<br />and all peoples oppressed to conciously forge a cultural movement<br />based around these established principals and functions of art<br />as initially developed by the 1978 Art and Culture Workshop.<br />The Principals and Functions are:<br />A. Art is a vehicle for education and it should be used to:<br />1. Combat Systamatic miseducation<br />2. Teach progressive ideas<br />3. Represent our true historical experience<br />B. Art preserves our ethnic heritage by:<br />1. Instilling personal pride and dignity<br />2. Reinforcing a positive understanding of who we are as<br />individuals and as a people.<br />C • .Art is an entertaining vehicle that inspires our people to:<br />1. Unite<br />2. Actively participate in determining our personal and<br />collective destinies.<br />r. Therefore, be it resolved that the delegates of the Art and Culture<br />workshop of the 1979 Filipino People's Far West Convention implement<br />the following resolutions:<br />A. To return to our communities and develop local cultural groups<br />and develop a portfolio which documents their materials and<br />plans.<br />B. To launch an Art and Culture Task Force to implement the<br />following:<br />1. To update the directory in order to facilitate a community<br />network of community artists interested in sharing contacts<br />and resources who unite with the principals as indicated<br />above.<br />2. To plan for an Art Exhipit that unites with the above<br />principles to be shown at the 1980 PPFWCo<br />3. To provide for next years art and culture workshop with a<br />historical understanding of previous art and culture<br />workshops in order to link next years work with what was<br />accomplished this year and in the past.<br />The Task Force will comprise of the following delegates:<br />- -<br />Herb Tuyay, San Diego<br />Becki Saliwan, San Diego<br />Frances Araneta, Berekeley<br />Hy Gorre, Sacramento<br />Tim Fenkell, Sacramento<br />Ermena Vinluan, Oakland<br />Raymond Camacho, Oakland<br />Cindy Yeo, Los Angeles<br />Silme Domingo, Seattle<br />Stan Galvez, San Frncisco<br /><br />PROPOSAL FOR THE FORMATION OF AN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ORGANIZATION<br />Far West Convention -- 1979 Sacramento, Ca.<br />I. Given the historic relationship of immigrants to U.S.<br />labor needs, we can expect that with the worsening econmic<br />si tua.tion, immigrants will once again find thernsel ves<br />scap0goated for the ills of the economy. As was clearly<br />portrayed in the Immigrant Rights Workshop of the 1979<br />Far West Convention, this tendency is already reality<br />for many third wave Filipinos and a threat to all immigrants.<br />The recent wave of the harassment of third preference<br />immigrants, and elderly receiving SSI ·benefits,<br />and threats of deportation of H-1 nurses are only a few .<br />examples that attest to the vulnerability of this sector<br />of the Filipino community.<br />II. In the face of this~ the Filipino community should<br />not remain complacent. We have to be aware that the<br />level of response needed to decisively challenge the<br />Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in its arbitrary<br />application of innnigrant laws, requires the involve-<br />·ment of Filipinos nation-wide. Only through a united<br />community can we re$pond with systematic, well-planned<br />and coordinated actions in defense of the democratic rights<br />of this unstable sector. Therefore, in the spirit of the<br />1979 FWC theme to "RISE TO THE CALL FOR ACTION", we of the<br />Immigrant Rights Workshop propose the formation of a Task<br />Force to begin laying the foundations for a national organization<br />f0r the defense of immigrant rights of Filipinos.<br />The main focus of the organization would be to target<br />those INS policies that have been assessed to be the most<br />harmful and far-reaching in its impact on the Filipino<br />community. Secondarily, the policies of the<br />government and other U.S.-related agencies will be ta~geted.<br />Also, we will link-up with other minority groups working<br />around immigrant rights.<br />III. Initially, the Task Force would act to facilitate<br />centralized communication for a national network of local<br />groups doing immigrant rights work. The Task Force would<br />be made up of representatives from local areas. It would<br />aapoint a national staff to carry out the day-to-day work<br />and a council of representatives from local areas to<br />guide the work of the national staff. The national staff<br />should consist of three or four individuals working from<br />a site designated as the national center. The key function<br />of the natioal staff would be to research INS policy and<br />follow-up with local areas so that some ki nd of accurate<br />synthesis of national trends might be derived. In this<br />way the national staff should be able to provide some<br />continuity and guidance to the work around immigrant<br />rights nationally. This should include putting out a<br />newsletter that summarizes and shares the lessons of the<br />local work, and dissemination of educational materials<br /><br />,<br />to assist the local areas. Periodic meetings of the whole<br />Task Force (staff & council included) would be called to<br />sum up the local work, and national work, discuss strategies,<br />share information and make plans for joint national<br />campaigns. These periodic meetings would serve to better<br />guide the work of the national staff.<br />IV. After an appropriate length of time (possibly a year)<br />the Task Force should call for a national conference of<br />the various local groups in the immigrants rights network<br />to assess the year's work and formalize a national organization<br />based on a thorough summation of the current trends<br />and the lessons learned from the local areas.<br />V. The follow-up for the initial . meetings of the Task<br />Force should be delegated to the FWC steering committee<br />and the Immigrant Rights Workshop facilitators. It would<br />be their responsibility to disseminate information regarding<br />the formation of the Task Force and call for the first<br />organizing meeting. At this meeting such particularities<br />as building the national network, the functions of the !<br />national staff, council, funding possibilities, etc.<br />would be given closer attention.<br /><br />,I<br />,I<br />PHILIPPIA:lES TODAY tiORYSHOP SU1ll'.L'\TIOU<br />In respecting the deinocratic rights of convention participants<br />who were not able to go through the same process of educational<br />discussions in our workshop, the Philippines Today workshop has<br />decided not to introduce any resolution for the convention body<br />to vote upon. This is also in recognition of the fact that as<br />distinct from other workshops, the Philippines Today inevitably<br />made judgments on the martial law.dictatorship. Thus, while we<br />believe most of the convention participants hold anti-martial law<br />sentiments, many of them may not be ready to vote on a resolution<br />because of anxiety over the possibility of retaliation. He<br />believe these anxieties should be respected for the good of the<br />whole convention.<br />The participants in our workshop reflected a diverse range<br />of ages, interests, and expectations. Young American l.>orn or· ~~<br />raised Filipinos came to find out what is happening in their<br />country of origin. Elders born and raised in the Philippines<br />came to be updated. Representatives of anti-martial law groups,<br />basetl both in tha Filipino and broader American communities came<br />to share their views and experiences in organizing opposition to<br />the regime. Although the Philippine Consulate formally informed<br />us of their inability to participate, •lr. aelicio Jacaban, former<br />publisher of Bataan News, represented the pro-martial law view<br />during Sunday's discussions.<br />The lively discussions were organized along the following<br />format~ economic conditions, present political situation, and<br />alternatives to the present regime. The main limitation of the<br />workshop was the limited time we had which restricted what<br />otherwise was a very spir_ited, and healthy exchange of views.<br />We realize that when you visit the Philippines, the existence<br />of martial law may not be immediately evident. The first things<br />you may notice may be the impressive hotels, art centers and<br />clean streets. But behind all this are some things that require<br />~ closer analysis.<br />'l!he 1ainority opinion in the workshop asserts that along with<br />the hotels, art centers, and clean streets there have been many<br />positive things about martial law. They argued that martial law<br />has promoted peace and order, encoura9ed oconomic rogress and<br />the development of commerco and natural resources, and instituted<br />land reform.<br /><br />Page 2 (Philippi~es Today ••• )<br />However, an overwhelming majority of participants felt<br />strongly that, based on well-researched information, the following<br />points represent the true economic and political conditions in<br />the Philippines :<br />]. The ongoing armed resistance, both in Hindanao and in<br />the remainder of the country, defy the claims of the r-1arcos regime<br />that there is peace. In fact, this resistance is spreading and<br />increasing members of people are supporting the New People 9 s<br />Array .. Iloreover, the government itself perpetrates violence by<br />"salvaging", or systematically murdering suspected opponents of<br />the regime.<br />2. Economic conditions have become worse than ever under the<br />martial law regime. The. minority claims that the econo:nic iils<br />of the -o~ntry are consistent with a worldwide pattern of<br />inflation an<l economic instability1 but these ills do not come ..<br />naturally. They are directly linked with the fact that the Philippine<br />economy is controlled by foreign investors, predominantly<br />U .. S. corporations, whose profits are channelled back into the<br />U0 S. and do not stimulate Philippine business to the point of<br />self~reliance. I1arcos' policies have been generous to these<br />cor~orations because they keep him in power. So however true it<br />maybe that inflation (now up to 20% in the Philippines) is taking<br />place even in America, it follows that whatever adversely affects<br />the U.S. corporations will also adversely affect the Philippines.<br />3. The land reform prograu of the martial law gove~runent<br />is a farce. It is a program designed by wealthy landlords and<br />means very little to peasants and small farmers who cannot even<br />afford to buy the land that the government claims is available<br />to them .. On the other hand, those in power and huge foreign corporations<br />who supoort .1arcos are given all the land they want.<br />4. Aside from contributing vastly to the economic failures of<br />the Philippines, the regime continues to be a repressive one.<br />It continues to violate the human rights of volitical dissenters,<br />although it has tried to hide these repre-sive policies with the<br />cloak of "normalization°;. Furthermore, the people of the land<br />have no participation~in making laws since, under the )976 referendum<br />which many peol,Jle acknowledge to have been the res lt 9f<br />fraudulent public voting - f-iai:cos can veto even the Batasang<br />Pambansao With this kintl of power, and the active support of<br />the U.S. government, Harcos is very confid.Ant of remaining as dictator.<br />The recent U.S.-RP bases agreement , which grants ?!areas<br />$500 million in military aid, is an example of how much the U.S.<br />is willing to keep Ilarcos in power ..<br /><br />Page 3 {PHilippines Today •.• )<br />Various alternatives were reviewed an<l discussed for their<br />merits. One alternative is constitutional democracy. This is<br />proposed by disenfranchised politicians who do not see the need<br />to change the whole social and economic system but only see the<br />need to repla~e Marcos and some of his policies. Another alter~··<br />native is social democracy, adopted by some former politicians,<br />Jesuit priests and some students who see the need for reforms<br />but are not willing to dismantle fully UoS. and foreign control<br />of the Philippine economy and the systen of landlordisM. The<br />other alternative is the national democratic program which is fast<br />gaining popularity among workers, peasants, students and<br />intellectunls, religious, professionals and even nationalistic<br />Pilipino capitalists. This alternative proposes to dismantle fully<br />landlordism by distributing lands to the landless, free the<br />Philippines from foreign economic domination by nationalizing<br />foreign investments and holdings and protecting native capital<br />and resources for the benefit of Filipinos. This alternative<br />proposes to raise the living standards of the majority while<br />promoting democratic freedoms of speech, religion, asse.rnbly<br />and ass0~j_ation under a coali.ti.nn government of all patriotic<br />forces who fought to overthrow the U. So backed r-1arcos dictatorship.<br />This alternative Bees that only national revolution can<br />topple a well-armed dictatorship but that this revolution has to<br />take place in a protracted process to ensure the participation<br />of the majority of the people. The workshop partici~ants generally<br />felt they would like to study and understand more about<br />this alternative. The workshop was also encouraged to support<br />the resistance movement Jack home by partic~~ating in or<br />supporting the activities of groups like the 1'.Jlti-!iartial Law<br />Coalition.<br />Furthermore, as a workshop, we adopted the following<br />resolution.<br />We, the members of the workshop on Philippine Conditions<br />Today of this year's Filipino Peoples Far Hest Convention<br />hereby resolve~<br />]. We condemn the martial law dictatorship of Harcos<br />in the Philippines and call for an end to martial law in the<br />Philippines.<br />2. He call for a restoration of civil liberties and human<br />rights in the Philip~ines, including restoration of freedom of<br />speech and the press.<br />3. · tJe call for the freeuom of all political prisoners in<br />the Philippines.<br />4. We call for an end of U.S. military and economic ai<l to<br />I-larcos in the Philippines, and call for an end to economic<br />exploitation of the Philippines by U.S. corporations.<br /><br />•<br />Page 4 (Philippines Today ••• )<br />5. Be it resolved, that we support united efforts to end<br />martial law in the Philippines.<br />This position was adopted by a vote of 34 yes, zero no<br />and]] abstantions. On the whoae, the workshop members over~.<br />whelmingly felt that the workshop discussions were informative,<br />thought-provoking and fruitful in strengthening our bonds with<br />the homeland and heigthening our patriotic concern over the<br />plight and fate of the Philippines and the Filipino people.<br />We came away from the workshop with a sense of overwhelming<br />necessity to inform both the Filipino and the broader American<br />communities of the true conditions of the Philippines today and<br />of their responsibility to.help see that the Philippines, be truly<br />independent, free and prosperous.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
1978 Convention- Minutes, Event Programs, Committee Rules, Correspondences (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 21)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Far West Convention
University of California, Los Angeles
Union of Democratic Filipinos
Filipino Americans -- Political activity -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Samahang Pilipino
Asian American Studies
Description
An account of the resource
Promotional, planning , and fundraising material for the 1978 Far West Convention. Includes Filipino Sacramentan fundraising efforts with "Vision of a War Bride" presentation.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Far West Convention
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1978
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en">NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED<br /></a><span>For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at </span><a href="mailto:ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu">ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu</a><span>.</span>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s002_0001-0099; ucdw_wa012_s002_f021
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YcEjc7kl35YvrFGo-WiwYv-ZVxTf0ugp?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dp-Kgfh-9MWt9h-AHgKzeUi8g2r4BF92/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Document Text
Document text
Publication of the National Resource Center on<br />Political Prisoners in the Philippines<br />( Project of the Anti-Martial Law Coalition- Philippines)<br />VOLUME 1, Number 2 JUNE 1978 FREE<br />Mondale Pleaser<br />Marcos Denies Political Prisoners Exist<br />President Marcos and U.S. Vice President Mondale<br />conferred on U.S. -R. P. relations during the latter's visit to<br />the Philippines last April. Marcos again denied the<br />existence of political prisoners despite overwhelming<br />evidence prouing otheru•ise.<br />Once again, in his visit with U.S. Vice President Walter<br />Mondale, President Marcos has asserted that "there are no<br />political prisoners remaining in the country. Those still<br />under detention are prisoners facing charges'' (Times<br />Journal, May 4, 1978). Actually, as of March 31, 1978 there<br />were 552 political detainees accounted for in the country's<br />military stockades; 27 political detainees are still on the<br />missing list; and 25 political detainees of only one detention<br />center (Bicutan Center) are still without charges. The 1973<br />Philippine Constitution guarantees the right to a speedy,<br />public and impartial trial (Article IV, Sec. 16 and 19).<br />So regardless of the verbal ''sleight of hand,'' there are<br />political detainees in the Philippines; there are persons<br />under detention for political reasons as well as for political<br />crimes. (PP Update, May 5, 1978). •<br />Tantiado, Luarca<br />Dirty Elections Casualties<br />Though unknown to each other, Teotimo Tantiado and<br />Orlando Luarca were similar in many ways during their<br />brief but inspiring lifetimes. Both were poor peasants lured<br />to the big city, Manila, by the hope of a better future. Both<br />found out the harsh reality that lay behind the glitter of city<br />life, where one had to eke out a living through hard toil.<br />Both came to the realization that the promise of a better<br />future lay in social change. Both worked for social change,<br />Teotimo as a church worker; Orlando as a trade unionist;<br />together as advocates for clean elections during the last<br />polls. Both returned home for the last time in May to be<br />buried.<br />TIMOY'S ORDEAL<br />Ironically, returning home was foremost on Teotimo' s<br />mind on April 10, the day he was apprehended at the Loyola<br />House of Studies by a team of Metrocom Intelligence men.<br />On the same day, Teotimo ''Timoy,'' had planned to leave<br />for Buhi, Camarines Sur, with his sister on the occasion of<br />the fourth death anniversary of their late father. Timoy<br />never showed up at the appointed time, keeping instead, a<br />surprise visit with the military. For four days, not a word<br />was heard of Timoy and a co-worker, Lorenzo Faustino ( still<br />in detention), arrested with him. Meanwhile, rumours<br />circulated that he was being heavily tortured. On April 15,<br />Fr. Elmer Romero called Col. Rolando Abadilla, head of the<br />Metrocom unit which arrested Timoy, to verify the<br />rumours. A badilla replied with a bare-faced lie that the two<br />were still being investigated. Little did Fr. Romero and<br />concerned Jesuits like him suspect that Timoy was already<br />dead.<br />According to records at V. Luna Hospital, Tantiado was<br />admitted on April 12 at 7:30 p.m. He seemed seriously ill<br />and kept uttering incoherent remarks indicating delirium.<br />Once he bit a dextrose tubing attached to him and drank the<br />fluid directly. On April 13, Timoy was brought to the<br />Surgical Intensive Care Unit where he died at 4:00 p.m.,<br />April 15. Cause of death was listed as "acute pancreatitis"<br />- the rupture of the pancreas and the release of digestive<br />juices to other internal organs. Turn to page 6<br /><br />2<br />EDITORIAL<br />During the last elections, thousands took to the streets to<br />raise the democratic rights of the Filipino p eople. Among<br />them, as the banner above reads is ''Free all Political<br />Prisoners. '·<br />INTERCEDE FOR RELEASE<br />ADOPT -A - PRISONER<br />'' International press did help a lot in our release,'' wrote<br />one recently released polit ical detainee . This young<br />prisoner had been held for three months without trial in<br />Bicutan prison outside of Manila. Her charge- ' 'subversion.''<br />Evidence to substantiate this charge - none.<br />Like thousands of other political prisoners in the<br />Philippines, her freedom was subject to the prosecutorial<br />discretion of the martial law military apparatus . Due to<br />international publicity on her case and on those others<br />arrested with her, and to massive g rassroots pressure<br />against the jailor government for its perpetration of<br />injustices, she was released. But thousands of innocent<br />men and women continue to remain their cells- for weeks,<br />for months, for years deprived of their liberty.<br />In an effort to internationally spotlight the arbitrary and<br />brutal arrests of innocent persons in the Philippines under<br />President Marcos, and thereby work for their eventual<br />release from prison, the National Resource Center on<br />Political Prisoners in the Philippines has begun its adopt-aprisoner<br />campaign. Groups will work on behalf of specific<br />prisoners whose dossiers have been disseminated to them<br />on request (see back page) by the NRCPPP. This work will<br />include publicizing the plight of each prisoner in the local<br />press and media, and pressuring the Marcos government<br />for each prisoner's release by intensive letter writing<br />campaigns each month aimed at top government officials<br />in the Philippines. It is work of this nature that has been<br />effective in securing the release of thousands of men and<br />women who have been political prisoners in countries<br />especially sensitive to international public opinion (and to<br />foreign aid) - such as the Philippines.<br />Your letters could mean the difference between<br />imprisonment and liberty. Join us . •<br />TANOD • June 1978<br />WHO WE ARE •..<br />TANOD draws its information from Political Prisoners<br />Update and Quarterly, publications of the Task Force On<br />Detainees, and various documentation and profile<br />provided by concerned groups in the Philippines.<br />Should you have access to any information which<br />would be helpful in promoting the cause of political<br />prisoners, please share with us.<br />Since President Marcos declared martial law in the<br />Philppines in 1972, over 60,000 persons have been<br />arrested for political reasons. Brutal torture has been<br />applied to these political prisoners systematically. Many<br />have died in detention. Others have simply '' disappeared''<br />- later to be found dead.<br />The judicial system within which political detainees<br />are tried is that of the military tribunal - described as '' a<br />mockery" by prominent U.S. civil rights attorney John<br />c~ughlan and as a "farce" by one reputable International<br />Commission of Jurists observer. "Justice" is delivered<br />by Marcos-appointed judges whose very employment<br />depends on compliance with the will of the President.<br />In light of these consistent and widespread violations<br />of internationally recognized human rights which have<br />shown no sign of subsidence although now universally<br />acknowledged by respected non-governmental organizations<br />such as Amnesty International, it has become<br />crucial to widely publicize the patterns and victims of<br />repression in the Philippines and to initiate campaigns<br />aimed at preventing further human rights violations.<br />TANOD, the monthly bulletin of the National Resource<br />Center on Political Prisoners in the Philippines is<br />responding to this need to monitor, inform the general<br />public on, and challenge martial law policy with regard to<br />political dissent. TANOD, or "to watch," broadly<br />suggests vigilance and the protection of life in a<br />community where just law in inoperative.<br />The National Resource Center on Political Prisoners in<br />the Philippines was created during the October 1977<br />conference of the Anti-Martial Law Coalition. The<br />NRCPPP is committed to generating support for<br />Philippine prisoners through letter writing and telegram<br />campaigns directed at the Marcos regime; fundraisers<br />for prisoners and their families; and the dissemination of<br />literature publicizing their plight.•<br /><br />TANOD • June 1978 3<br />APPEALS/UPDATES . .<br />Six Freed Under Gag<br />Senator Lorenzo Tanada and other members of the<br />opposition LABAN party as they were hauled off to prison<br />last April 9.<br />Six political foes of President Marcos were freed June 6<br />on the condition that they not talk to journalists or support<br />''subversive'' organizations.<br />The release of former senator Francisco Rodrigo and<br />five others came two days after Marcos announced that all<br />charges of sedition and illegal assembly would be dropped<br />against them and more than 500 arrested in April for<br />anti-government demonstrations.<br />The six had to pledge not ''to join or support directly or<br />indirectly any subversive organization or association or join<br />any lawless gang."<br />''That's not difficult to do,'' Rodrigo said in a telephone<br />interview, ''but I have my own definition of subversion."<br />Police arrested the opposition demonstrators April 9<br />during a march through downtown Manila protesting<br />martial law and alleged vote rigging at the National<br />Assembly elections earlier that month.<br />All others were released earlier. They included former<br />Senator Lorenzo Tanada, 79, who had been the opposition's<br />chief campaign manager.<br />The others freed June 6 were Ernesto Rondon and<br />Teopisto Guingona, members of the 1971 convention which<br />drafted the present parliamentary constitution; Aquilino<br />Pimentel, the Rev. Romeo Intengan and Joker Arroyo,<br />chief attorney for the opposition party.<br />All but Intengan and Arroyo contested the April elections<br />in which Marcos' party swept into office. (Associated Press)<br />''Sylvia Sales''<br />ldentif ied, Located<br />Evelyn Sarmiento (alias Sylvia Sales) has also been<br />located at the MSU, Ft. Bonifacio. Earlier, it had been<br />reported that Sylvia Sales was missing. Evelyn who was<br />with the party arrested with Sison, was recently reunited<br />with her sister Norma on April 6, 1978. Norma acting on<br />a hunch, repeatedly pressed the Department of National<br />Defense to allow her access to the then unknown Sylvia<br />Sales. Letters and telegrams urging the transfer of<br />Evelyn to regular detention quarter is highly recommended.•<br />Sison Still -<br />Incommunicado<br />The whereabouts of Jose<br />Ma. Sison, alleged chairman<br />of the Communist Party<br />of the Philippines has<br />been traced to the Military<br />Security Unit (MSU), Fort<br />Bonifacio, reliable sources<br />report.<br />Mr. Sison has been held<br />incommunicado in an isolation<br />cell since his arrest<br />along with four others last<br />Nov. 10. Meanwhile, a campaign<br />urging the military to<br />transfer Sison to regular<br />Mr. Sison has been held<br />incommunicado in an isola-<br />Jose Ma. Sison has been tion cell since his arrest<br />kept in solitary confine- along with. four others last<br />ment for over seven Nov. 10. Meanwhile, a cammonths.<br />paign urging the military to<br />transfer Sison to regular detention quarters is being<br />unfolded by the International Association of Filipino<br />Patriots (IAFP), a U.S. AND Canada based organization<br />supporting the Philippine resistance. Already, 400 signatures<br />to a petition urging the military to allow Sison access<br />to family, and defense, have been gathered. Copies of the<br />petitions were sent to President Marcos, Defense Secretary<br />Enrile and Amnesty International. For more information<br />write: IAFP, P.O. Box 24737, Oakland CA 94623.•<br />Ailing Detainee<br />Pleas For Release<br />Joaquin Rivera, arrested in October 1974 and presently<br />detained at the Bicutan Rehabilitation Center, is pleading<br />for his release on medical grounds. Rivera is suffering from<br />osteomyelitis - the inflamation of the bone and marrow as a<br />result of infection - and could only seek adequate medical<br />attention and save his leg from amputation under<br />conditions of freedom.<br />Upon his arrest, Rivera only suffered from a gunshot<br />wound which was only attended to after two weeks had<br />elapsed. Under the ''care'' of Camp Crame physicians, the<br />wound ''progressed'' to a bone fracture: Only a year later<br />was he transferred to the National Orthopedic Hospital<br />where he underwent major surgery. His family went into<br />heavy debt to pay for medicines amounting to more than<br />P5,000.00. Against his doctor's advice, he was moved to<br />Camp Crame and later to Bicutan where follow-up care is<br />nearly impossible.<br />Rivera is seldom visited by relatives; his widowed mother<br />having to support many other dependents. Letters pressing<br />for his release as well as donations for his medical<br />expenses, are strongly urged. •<br />'<br /><br />4<br />TANOD • June 1978<br />Eastern Samar<br />Military Terrorism Escalates<br />Despite mounting concern and indignation<br />over military operations against<br />innocent civilians in Eastern Samar,<br />arbitratry arrests, forced evacuation,<br />atrocities and murders, continue unabated.<br />The latest round of abuses occurred<br />between April 19 to May 27, 1978 in<br />Dolores and surrounding villages. Over<br />this period, ten persons were arrested,<br />six of these tortured, six more killed and<br />18 houses burned by elements of the<br />Task Force Leysam, Armed Forces of<br />the Philippines (AFP). On April 19,<br />three brothers, Romeo, Mario and Jose<br />Lazarra were arrested, tortured and<br />held hostage for their brother who was<br />suspected to be a member of the New<br />Peoples Army. In the following days<br />Loreto J ardio, Zosimo Ribarter, Sen soy<br />Calvo, Joseph Ducabo, Artemio Boletin<br />and his small child, Francisco Nebreja<br />and his 69-year old grandfather, were<br />rounded up and arrested.<br />Between April 23 to May 7, the<br />following were killed: Abe and Berting<br />Rivato ; Soseng Aberia and his son , and<br />Magdaleno Lazarra and a companion,<br />Eufracio.<br />Adding a gruesome finish to their<br />rampage, Army troopers stationed in<br />Bo. Buenavista, severed the ears and<br />thumbs and slit the abdomens of<br />Magdaleno and Eufracio.<br />Map of Samar. Calbiga is under the<br />seige of military forces who abuse<br />p eople at will.<br />NATIONAL PATIERN<br />These series of crimes fallows a<br />national pattern of punitive actions<br />against local populations suspected of<br />supporting the insurgent New Peoples'<br />Army (NPA). Over 1977, there has been<br />an upsurge in military abuses in the<br />provinces of Davao del Norte, Cagayan<br />Valley, Ilocos-Montanosa, Negros Occidental<br />and Eastern Samar - areas<br />where the NP A reportedly draws significant<br />support.<br />In 1978 however, military counterinsurgency<br />activity has been most<br />concentrated and acutely felt in the<br />economically depressed provinces of<br />N egros Occidental and Eastern Samar,<br />both located in the Visayas. Some 23<br />deaths in the hands of the military have<br />been reported from these two provinces<br />alone between January and March, this<br />year.<br />VILLAGES VIRTUALLY DESERTED<br />One of the worst afflicted towns is<br />Calbiga, Eastern Samar where the Task<br />Force Leysam and the 553rd Company<br />have forcibly evacuated some four<br />hundred families from nineteen adjoining<br />barrios. One resident has described<br />the situation as '' worse than the<br />Japanese occupation." Prior to the<br />mass evacuation, military troops roamed<br />the barrios arresting and torturing<br />anyone they suspected and confiscating<br />at will, the food, poultry, livestock, farm<br />implements and other properties of the<br />farmers.<br />Occasionally, the trigger-happy soldiers<br />would decapitate the heads of<br />their victims and display these in the<br />town plaza to serve warning to those<br />who would resist their tyranny. Even<br />the mayor could not oppose the rule of<br />the military for he is under heavy<br />surveillance. He has been threatened<br />several times for reporting atrocities to<br />military higher ups.<br />The following reports are a few<br />examples of the murders and other<br />Turn to page 7<br />Mau ban Victims'<br />Freedom for 20 Asked<br />#<br />Whereabouts - a Mystery<br />Letters and cables demanding<br />information on<br />fou r detainees miss ing<br />since August 1977, are urgently<br />needed. Jessica Sales,<br />Gerardo Faustino, Rizalina<br />Ilagan, Bong Sison<br />and Cristina Cattalla, are<br />claimed by the 11 P . C.<br />Zone Command to have<br />been killed in an armed<br />encounter in Mauban, Quezon.<br />They were allegedly J essica Sales, former U. P.<br />buried in a common grave instructor is still missing.<br />in Lucena City. Only<br />Bong's body however, has<br />in Lucena City, Only Bong's body however, has been<br />exhumed and positively identified. Sightings of J essica in<br />the company of military men were reported four times<br />from the period of August to November, 1977.•<br />Relatives of Prisoners<br />Petition Mondale<br />Some sixty-eight relatives of political prisoners petitioned<br />U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale to inquire on the<br />human rights situation of political detainees, last April 30.<br />In particular, the relatives pressed Mondale to inquire on<br />the non-implementation of Letter of Instruction No. 621<br />providing among others, for the grant of temporary release<br />to any detainee "for humanitarian considerations."<br />The group recommended the release of twenty political<br />prisoners who, because of illness or personal difficulties,<br />qualified for temporary release. Their open letter read in<br />part: ''We believe that long, indefinite detention and<br />torture inflicted upon our detainee-relatives already call for<br />redress. Moreover, we believe that the mental and<br />emotional sufferings and economic difficulties undergone<br />by our families make for just, humanitarian grounds to<br />grant our petitions for the release of our detained<br /><br />J<br />TANOD • June 1978 5<br />Visayan Farmer<br />Lay Worker Remembers 19-Hour Ordeal<br />Leonila Artagme, baring the marks of torture, was one<br />victim of fhe escalating abuses of the military in the<br />Visayas.<br />My name is Leonilo Alberto Artagme. I was born in<br />Victorias on Sept. 27, 1953. My father is Benito Artagme,<br />48 years old, and my mother is Rizalina Alberto Artagme,<br />4 7 year old. I have five brothers, two sisters and I am the<br />eldest in my family. My father works on his 4. 06 hectares of<br />rice and com fields, and my brother is a sugar worker. On<br />Oct. 19, 1974, I began to work for the parish in our barrio in<br />Banman, Locotan, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental as a lay<br />leader in prayer services and later I began to help give<br />seminars in the parishes.<br />The following is a true account of my experience on the<br />night of Feb. 6, 1978.<br />NIGHT CALLERS<br />It was Monday evening at about 11:00 when I heard an<br />angry voice calling' 'Boy, Boy, Boy!'' Because I recognized<br />the voice, without hesitation, I opened the door. But as soon<br />as I stepped outside, somebody pointed a gun at me and<br />ordered me to come down from our house. I was not able to<br />refuse. When I came down, they brought me to the santol<br />tree near our house. While hitting me with the muzzle of a<br />gun, one of them asked me if I saw a man carrying a<br />sub-machine gun. I answered, "No, sir.'' Then I felt the<br />butt of the gun, hitting me on the back and then I was asked<br />another question, '' Did you see any man with a gun going<br />by?" I answered, "No, sir." Then the muzzle of the gun<br />was hit against my ribs.<br />' 'FINISH HIM' '<br />Then they ordered all the males to come out of the house<br />and asked the same questions. They also answered ''No.''<br />They asked me '' Where are they?'' I answered, '' I don't<br />know.'' Then they tied and blindfolded me. ·They brought<br />me a short distance away from our house. They constantly<br />kicked and hit me with their fists and the muzzle and butt of<br />the gun. Then they took hold of my two feet and dragged<br />me. After a while, I was untied and the blindfold removed.<br />At that time, I did nGt know what happened to my father and<br />brother, Elizalde.<br />We walked for about a kilometer and then I saw their six<br />by six truck (approaching). We rode for about an hour and<br />then stopped at a very secluded place. I was ordered to get<br />down from the truck, and I got down. Somebody again<br />asked me, "Where is Juan?" I answered, "I don't know<br />sir.'' One of them said, ''We cannot do anything with him,<br />it's better if we finish him (up)." I was hit again and again<br />and then one of them said, ''I will finish him. sir.·'<br />At that time I became aware that they were miJitary n1en.<br />He clicked the bolt on his gun. Their commander said,<br />'' Fool we will run over him so there will be no<br />'<br />investigation.'' They all got up on the truck and the driver<br />was ordered to run over me. I had not totally lost<br />consciousness and when the truck backed up, I rolled and<br />ran as fast as I could.<br />LEFT FOR DEAD<br />When I was a short distance away, I head explosions and<br />felt a sharp pain in my left shoulder. I ran faster until I<br />reached a cane plantation and I went in to hide n1yse1f<br />because they were running after me. They searched . . .<br />for about 15 minutes but could not find me. I overheard<br />them saying, ''He's no longer here, sir.·' And ... the<br />commander said, ''Even if we cannot find hiin. it doesn't<br />matter, because he cannot survive his wounds .... ·'<br />15-HOUR ORDEAL<br />I think at that time it was about 3: 00 in the morning of<br />Feb. 7 when they (finally) left. About an hour later, I started<br />to walk until I reached a clearing. I slept at a camote<br />plantation and it was about 8:00 in the morning when I woke<br />up. I went to a nearby brook to wash. A man who was<br />grazing his carabao passed by and I implored him to help<br />me but he did not.<br />I did not eat for the whole day and the sun was hot. I<br />went back to the camote plantation at about 3:00 in the<br />afternoon to lie down. It so happened that I heard<br />somebody chopping wood on the other side of the brook so<br />I asked for help. It was about 6:00 p.m. when I finally<br />drank some boiled water. Later my friends came and<br />brought me to a house neasr the clearing. At about 11 :00<br />p. m., Fr. Hogan arrived in his Toyota and picked me up<br />and brought me to the hospital. I stayed in the hospital<br />until Feb. 21, 1978.<br />(Signed)<br />Leonilo Artagme<br /><br />6 TANOD • June 1978<br />Teotimo Tantiado<br />''SPIRIT SHALL DWELL IN OUR MINDS''<br />From page 1<br />SACRIFICIAL LAMB<br />What did Timoy do to deserve such a fate? For those who<br />knew him, Timoy was a hard working young man, forced by<br />poverty and the death of his father to assume the role of<br />breadwinner at the age of 15. Timoy worked odd jobs at Bo.<br />Capre, Novaliches, Quezon City and interspersed his time<br />v;ith community work and church-related activities. He was<br />also an office aide to Fr. Romeo lntengan of the Jesuit<br />order. Timoy 's last weeks were spent volunteering as a poll<br />\.\ratcher at the Bo. Capre voting center and hawking the<br />newspaper Malayang Pilipinas.<br />His brief record in community involvement could hardly<br />be deemed "subversive," much less warrant his death by<br />torture. This paradox had led many to believe that Timoy<br />was a victim of circumstances-a convenient scapegoat<br />caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. His death is<br />further proof of the thoroughly cruel nature of the Marcos<br />dictatorship. Angered by the massive outpour of civilian<br />discontent throughout the election period, the regime<br />struck back at its critics blindly and with a vengeance.<br />Arbitrary arrests, surveillance and a travel ban were used<br />to force back the citizenry into submission. But the<br />dictatorship not only demanded scapegoats upon which to<br />ventilate its fury: it demanded sacrificial lambs as well in<br />the persons of Tirnoy, Orlando and many yet unknown<br />casualties of the infamous elections.<br />TRIALS OF A TRADE UNIONIST<br />It was against this backdrop of terror and retaliation that<br />Orlando "Ka. Orly" Luarca met his death on April 22.<br />Rather than be cowed, Ka. Orly braved the repressive<br />headwinds to tell the truth about the fraudulent elections.<br />But then danger was nothing new to Ka. Orly. A trade<br />unionist at the Sacoba Manufacturing Corporation, Ka.<br />Orly had just led a successful strike, amidst difficulties,<br />sacrifice and great personal risk.<br />He was distributing leaflets to churchgoers and<br />passersby in front of the Pasig Church, Barrio Kapasigan<br />when three military operatives arrested him. Eyewitnesses<br />identified his assailants as Robert Vasco, a trooper of the<br />221st Constabulary Detachment; Patrolman Antonio Buenavides<br />and a certain ·'Abe,'' both of the Pasig police.<br />Unfazed by the presence of many bystanders, the three<br />frisked Ka. Orly and confiscated all his things. Then he was<br />brought to Plaza Pariancillo where he was severely<br />manhandled and publicly ridiculed as a "thief and<br />snatcher. ' ' He was then dragged to a private jeep and<br />brought to the Pasig rotunda where the second round of<br />investigation ensued. There Luarca suffered anew from<br />blows and kicks dealt by all three. Unable to extract<br />information from him on the whereabouts of his companions,<br />one of his arresting officers drew a gun and shot<br />Luarca in the neck, arms and torso.<br />Ka. Orly was buried in his native Marinduque the first<br />week of May. A week ordinarily marked by demonstrations<br />and celebrations, extolling the working class' cause.<br />COVER-UP<br />When a government's express policy is to persecute and<br />even kill its detractors, it goes without saying that<br />implementation is complete from beginning to end. The<br />Tantiado and Luarca were among the thousands of<br />Filipinos who demonstrated and organized for a fair<br />election.<br />end is always a whitewash of the crime; a concerted attempt<br />to protect the killers because the very existence of the<br />government depends on their service. Such was the end for<br />Timoy and Ka. Orly.<br />On April 24, the regime broke its silence on the Tantiado<br />murder. The controlled press printed the following story on<br />Tantiado: ''There was no foul play involved in the death of<br />the 17-year old boy. He died of natural causes. The<br />investigation is over.'' The ''newstory'' was actually a<br />press release from the Department of National Defense,<br />copied word for word by all dailies. It was the first and<br />maybe the last time Manila readers will ever hear of<br />Teotimo Tantiado-from the Marcos side at least. Even<br />Timoy' s autopsy report was tampered with. Col. Rolando<br />Abadilla, best known for the "Marikina shoemaker<br />murder,'' ordered traumatic pancreatitis changed to acute<br />pancreatitis as if a mere change in words could<br />satisfactorily explain how the previously healthy Timoy<br />died suddenly of '' natural causes'' after four days of<br />detention. Even the large bruised area directly above his<br />pancreas, indicating heavy trauma, was labeled a birthmark.<br />Ka. Orly's death on the other hand, was publicized as a<br />case of self-defense. The worker martyr was actually a<br />would-be assailant had not a quick witted trooper fired<br />first , the military claimed.<br />But there is another end to the tragedies of Tantiado and<br />Luarca. An end which in the long-run will prevail over the<br />government's whitewash. By killing Timoy and Ka. Orly,<br />the government has not been rid of two less dissidents. On<br />the contrary, the regime has created two more martyrs<br />whose memories will continue to inspire the participation of<br />many more in the resistance against the Marcos dictatorship.<br />An account of Timoy' s life and death is being<br />massively disseminated throughout the country, rousing<br />public anger.<br />Ka. Orly's death is sending waves of indignation among<br />the restive workers' ranks. As his fellow workers put it:<br />"Ka. Orly's death was a great loss to the genuine trade<br />union movement and the workingman's cause but his spirit<br />shall forever dwell in our minds. Experience has again<br />taught us that, with Ka. Orly's unflinching commitment to<br />the people, there is a far greater need for all workers to<br />unite and fight for their emancipation even if they be<br />deemed 'subversives.''•<br /><br />TANOD • June 1978<br />7<br />New AMLC Report A Report<br />DEMOCRACY IN FORM,<br />DICTATORSHIP IN SUBSTANCE<br />HUMAN RIGHTS AND MARTIAL<br />LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES<br />'' Philippine dictator Ferdinand<br />E. Marcos, whose<br />name will long be synonymous<br />with corruption and<br />wanton violation of human<br />rights, may yet pull the<br />biggest fraud he has perpetrated<br />so far on the Filipino<br />people - lift martial<br />law, without surrendering<br />his one-man rule."<br />So began the introductory<br />section of the Anti- Rene Cruz, AMLC coordi-<br />Martial Law Coalition's la- nator<br />test release, ''Marcos' Plan To Lift Martial Law:<br />Democracy in Form, Dictatorship in Substance." For one<br />unfamiliar with the political shell games of the Marcos<br />dictatorship, this assertion may seem like an uncanny<br />prediction. Approximately two weeks after the release of<br />the pamphlet, Marcos announced on June 12, his intention<br />to end six years of martial law rule. What a coincidence!<br />Written by AMLC National Coordinator Rene Cruz, the<br />concise analysis demonstrates that even with the lifting of<br />martial law, the Filipino people's democratic rights and<br />freedoms- will remain suspended. The pamphlet is<br />available for free at the following address: AMLC National<br />Staff Office, 41-32 56th Street, Woodside, NY 11377. •<br />The new report of the 1977 Friends of the Filipino<br />People-Anti-Martial Law Coalition Investigating Mission<br />to the Philippines, ''Human Rights and Martial Law in the<br />Philippines" has assailed the facade of benign "constitutional<br />authoritarianism'' promulgated by President Marcos.<br />The succinct report, written by members of the<br />mission and published by the National Resource Center<br />On Political Prisoners in the Philippines sets forth the<br />findings of the investigation and details current human<br />rights violations in the Philippines, which include among<br />other things '' ... the mockery of due process and normal<br />legality which marked the trial of Trinidad Herrera· s<br />torturers,'' and the frequent and systematic infliction of<br />torture upon political detainees, ''brutal yet sophisticated<br />enough so as to minimize permanent scars."<br />The report corroborates the findings of the reports of<br />Amnesty International, The International Commission of<br />Jurists and the Association of Major Religious Superiors<br />and goes further as the mission members recount their<br />first hand exposure of a ''safehouse''-secret detention<br />center where torture normally takes place after arrestand<br />vividly relate their experience at a human rights<br />teach-in which was brutally disrupted by water cannons<br />and truncheon wielding police.<br />The report, with an introduction by Representative<br />Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Dem.-CA) is available for $1.00<br />through the National Resource Center on Political<br />Prisoners in the Philippines.•<br />~~~~~:v'WORSE THAN THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION'<br />From page 4<br />atrocities perpetrated by the 533rd<br />Company under the command of Major<br />Pedro Montano:<br />• Molito Mabute was killed on Dec.<br />29, 1977. Molito was mentally deranged<br />and thus when asked if he was an NPA,<br />responded with nods. Molito was shot<br />for nodding at a question he did not even<br />understand.<br />• On January 31, 1978, a man was<br />killed in Barangay Botoc. The man was<br />gathering firewood when upon seeing<br />approaching soldiers, decided to run.<br />He was shot and brought to the<br />barangay captain for identification. He<br />died before he could be identified or<br />investigated.<br />• On January 26, 1978, a team of P. C.<br />soldiers looted and ransacked some<br />houses in Pinabacdao, bringing with<br />them radios, roosters and some cash.<br />• On January 29, 1978 a boy was<br />maltreated in the Calbiga '' gallera,''<br />taken to the camp for interrogation and<br />later shot in the evening.<br />REFUGEE SITUATION<br />Meanwhile, the plight of the refugees<br />continues to worsen and their ranks,<br />swells by the day. The refugees estimated<br />at over 2,000, live in makeshift<br />shanties near the town proper. Conditions<br />are described as sub-human and<br />disease and malnourishment are rampant.<br />At least three children have died<br />of El Tor, a cholera strain. Schooling has<br />been discontinued and the evacuees are<br />constantly hounded by fear and other<br />anxieties.<br />Because farming, the main source of<br />income for this town, has ground to a<br />standstill, the whole town is feared to<br />experience food shortages and starvation<br />in the months ahead. Some farmers<br />have sneaked out of the evacuation<br />centers at night to gather root crops in<br />their deserted farms which remain offlimits<br />to all but the military.<br />The Archbishop of Calbayog and<br />various religious groups are the only<br />other sources of assistance for the<br />refugees. On several occasions the<br />Archbishop and evacuee-delegates<br />have made representations to the regional<br />P. C. and Army officials. They<br />have received verbal promises but no<br />concrete actions to date. It is believed<br />that the complete cessation of military<br />activity in the area could only come \\-Tith<br />massive pressure from inside and<br />outside the country.<br />MASS PROTESTS HALT ATROCITIES<br />Meanwhile in Negros, the people<br />have turned the situation to their favor<br />through protest actions . Fed up with the<br />abuses of Task Force Mananaba.."'lg,<br />some 5,000 persons staged a march and<br />rally on March 5 of this year. The antimilitary<br />sentiment is reportedly so<br />widespread that the P. C. Provincial<br />Commander of Bacolod, Col. de Villa,<br />recently resigned. '' If the people recognize<br />the NP A as their army, and not the<br />AFP, then there is no reason for our<br />existence," commented de Villa. A<br />protest mass was even held inside the<br />Bacolod Police Headquarters to denounce<br />the atrocities of the AFP. Some<br />soldiers were even moved to tears as<br />they listened to the accounts of rape,<br />murder and other atrocities, heaped on<br />their fell ow N egrenses. •<br /><br />HELP A PRISONER • WRITE A LETTER<br />Campaign Focus on Samar<br />Refugees, Election Casualties<br />In response to appeals of political prisoners for assistance in calling attention<br />to, and immediate action on, their grievances and demands, the NRCPP ll' ill be<br />launching letter writing campaigns to intercede on their behalf.<br />This month, the NRCPP will focus on the specific concerns of Samar refugees<br />and will seek justice for the deaths of Teotimo Tantiado and Orlando Luarca. We<br />encourage all to participate.<br />SAMPLE LETTER<br />Salutation<br />I am deeply concerned over the reported deaths of Teotimo Tandiado, a church<br />worker and Orlando Luarca, a trade unionist, in the hands of your military.<br />Tantiado was arrested on April 10 by men under the command of Col. Rolando<br />Abadilla (Metrocom) and was discovered dead five days later. Luarca, reports<br />say, was publicly shot by an Army soldier, Roberto Vasco on April 22 in Pasig,<br />Rizal.<br />If as you say. military personnel found guilty of torture will be punished, I<br />sincerely hope your office will take action against the men involved in the deaths<br />of Tantiado and Luarca.<br />Furthermore, reports that the conduct of your military in Eastern Samar, has<br />caused the evacuation of 400 families in Calbiga, deserves prompt attention.<br />The lives of the Calbiga townfolk have been disrupted physically and<br />economically by the presence of Task Force Leysam and the 553rd Company in<br />their barrios. In light of these conditions, I urge your office to take action on the<br />follo""·ing demands:<br />1. Cease all military operations in Eastern Samar. withdraw all forces from the<br />area:<br />2. Provide adequate assistance to evacuees created by the military situation;<br />recompense all victims of military abuse;<br />3. Release all those arrested.<br />Signature<br />JOIN US!<br />ADOPT-A-PRISONER<br />In return for a political prisoner dossier (which includes<br />prisoner profile, san1ple letters and addresses of Philippine<br />government authorities, and suggested media and fundraising<br />approaches), I agree to send quarterly updates on<br />all activities on behalf of our adopted prisoner to the<br />National Resource Center on Political Prisoners in the<br />Philippines, P. 0. Box 27118, Oakland, CA 94602, with<br />copies of all responses received from Philippine authorities.<br />,-------------- ----- --- -, NCRPPP<br />TA OD • June 197c<br />Whom to Write<br />The NRCPPP recommends that letters,<br />or copies of letters be furnished to<br />the following officials:<br />Pres. Ferdinand Marcos<br />Malacanang Palace, Manila<br />Philippines<br />Mr. Juan Ponce Enrile<br />Department of National Defense<br />Camp Aguinaldo, Manila<br />Philippines<br />Major-General Fidel Ramos<br />Headquarters of the<br />Philippine Constabulary<br />Camp Crame, Quezon City<br />Philippines<br />Mr. Carmelo Barbero<br />Department of National Defense<br />Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City<br />Philippines<br />Mr. Jose Crisol<br />Office of Detain~e Affairs<br />Department of National Defense<br />Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City<br />Philippines<br />In the U.S., we recommend that<br />copies of your letters be furnished to<br />your representative in Congress and:<br />Ms. Pat Derian<br />Office of Human Rights, Rm. 7802<br />U.S. Department of State<br />Washington, D.C. 20520<br />I D I would like to join the adopt-a-prisoner cam- I<br />I paign I<br />: D I would like to participate in your monthly letter I<br />P.O. Box 27118<br />Oakland, CA 94602<br />Bulk Rate<br />U.S. Postage<br />PAID<br />Permit No. 3383<br />Oakland, Ca.<br />writing campaigns I I D I would like to receive T ANOD and other I<br />l publications of the NRCPPP. I<br />I I<br />I<br />I Name- -------------- I<br />1 Address_________________ I<br />I I Organization ________________ I l Telephone Numb_:_r _____________ _ J<br /><br /><br />MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER<br />ON POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE PHILIPPINES<br />Volume 1, Nune• 1 April 1978<br />Vigilance, Protedion of Life<br />Introducing<br />'TANOD'<br />Since President Marcos declared martial law in the<br />Philppines in 1972, over 60,000 persons have been<br />arrested for political reasons. Brutal torture has been<br />applied to these political prisoners systematically. Many<br />have died in detention. Others have simply "disappeared'<br />' - later to be found dead.<br />The judicial system within which political detainees<br />are tried is that of the military tribunal - described as '' a<br />mockery" by prominent U.S. civil rights attorney John<br />Caughlan and as a "farce" by one reputable International<br />Commission of Jurists observer. "Justice" is delivered<br />by Marcos-appointed judges whose very employment<br />depends on compliance with the will of the President.<br />In light of these consistent and widespread violations<br />of internationally recognized human rights which have<br />shown no sign of subsidence although now universally<br />acknowledge by respected nongovernmental organizations<br />such as Amnesty International, it has become<br />crucial to widely publicize the patterns and victims of<br />repression in the Philippines and to initiate campaigns<br />aimed at preventing further human rights violations.<br />TANOD, the monthly bulletin of the National Resource<br />Center on Political Prisoners in the Philippines is<br />responding to this need to monitor, inform the general<br />public on, and challenge martial law policy with regard to<br />political dissent. TANOD, or ' 'to watch,'' broadly<br />suggests vigilance and the protection of life in a<br />community where just law in inoperative.<br />The National Resource Center on Political Prisoners in<br />the Philippines was created during the October 1977<br />conference of the Anti-Martial Law Coalition. The.<br />NRCPPP is committed to generating support for<br />Philippine prisoners through letter writing and telegram<br />campaigns directed at the Marcos regime; fundraisers<br />for prisoners and their families; and the dissemination of<br />literature publicizing their plight.•<br />INSIDE THIS ISSUE . . .<br />Testimony of One Survivor .................. 5<br />Three Bicutan Detainees Escape ........... 7<br />Importance of International Support ...... 2<br />Where is Jessica?<br />'Salvaging' -<br />Unofficial Death Policy<br />Jessica Sa/,es was an active leader in the Student Christian<br />Movement at the time of her disappearance.<br />In August of 1977, six students and one instructor at the<br />University of the Philippines, mysteriously disappeared.<br />The students: Modesto "Bong" Sison, Cristina Cattalla,<br />Rizalina Ilagan, Gerardo Faustino, Ramon Jasul, and<br />Erwin Cruz and the instructor, Jessica Sales, were all well<br />known among various student and academic circles in<br />Manila. Shortly after their disappearance, verification was<br />received of their arrest in Makati, Manila, spurring their<br />anxious parents to scour the prisons of Metro Manila and<br />nearby provinces. Their search ended tragically at the<br />Lucena City Public Cemetary, on Sept. 28, 1977. The body<br />of Bong Sison was found buried in a common grave with<br />three others. Nearby was another grave containing three<br />more bodies. All victims are believed to be the companions<br />of Bong. However, only two females were found, leaving<br />one body, believed to be that of Jessica, missing.<br />Camp Wilhelm authorities at Lucena claimed that t~e<br />victims were underground elements of the New People s<br />Amy who were killed in an encounter in Mauban, Quezon<br />on Aug. 17. However, relatives of the victims believe this<br />to be untrue: all were seen around Manila days before<br />their disappearance. turn to page 4<br /><br />2<br />-:=====::::::::::::..=--=-~~....::::::::-- ============================================================~T~'.A~N~0~1J~•~A~p~r~il~1~9~78<br />EDITORIAL: International SupP-ort cannot be Underestimated<br />MASS PRESSURE BLUNTS REPRESSION -~- .<br />:..:: .. / .."<br />-~~,-1\i~t~-., it-,;11\rr· · .,.,.,~ .'.tj·<br />Vemonstration in front of Philippine Consulate in<br />Francisco, protests the conviction of Aquino, Buscayno<br />Corpuz.<br />San<br />and<br />Oftentimes, grim news of a massacre, murder or torture<br />account, draws a mixed reaction of anger, fear, and<br />helplessness among those of us who are concerned, yet too<br />distant from the Philippine situation. As more and more<br />accounts of these deplorable crimes appear in print, we<br />face the danger of turning numb and apathetic towards the<br />plight of those in most need of help. ''What can we do, the<br />odds are insurmountable?" is a common sentiment. But if<br />we simply ponder the question, "What can we do" and<br />seriously think of the various ways to assist, we would<br />already be exercising our responsibility towards our<br />imprisoned brothers and sisters.<br />INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE PAYS-OFF<br />The effect of international pressure on the regime<br />cannot be underestimated. Since the release of the<br />Association of Major Religious Superiors Study on<br />Political Prisoners (Part 1 and 2); the Amnesty International<br />Report (1976); the State Department Report which<br />confirmed the findings of the two previous studies; and the<br />report of the Human Rights Investigating Mission to the<br />Philippines; the Marcos dictatorship has been put on the<br />defensive. With its naked use of repression exposed<br />internationally, the Marcos regime could not resort to<br />torture with the same impunity and openess, as before. To<br />do so would be to invite a barrage of criticism from abroad.<br />The importance of exerting international pressure has<br />been underscored by two significant victories: the release<br />of Trinidad Herrera, a well known civil rights activist, and<br />the suspension of the death sentences meted Benigno<br />Aquino, Victor Corpuz and Bernabe Buscayno.<br />In the case of the former, letters and cables denouncing<br />the torture of Ms. Herrera resulted in her immediate<br />release. With ..- '\quino, Corpuz, and Buscayno, the torrent<br />of protest - demonstrations and angry letters - which<br />followed their conviction, forced the Marcos regime to<br />suspend their trial. Other prisoners have also benefited<br />from regular and timely assistance of foreign friends.Delia<br />Delica Luneta, Elena Quinto, Isabelita Guillermo, Eliseo<br />Telles, Jr., Dr. Roger Posadas, and Dr. Dante Simbulan,<br />were either released or transferred to better detention<br />quarters, due to the persistent efforts of sympathizers<br />abroad. U .S.-based organizations, such as the Friends of<br />the Filipino People and the Anti-Martial Law Coalition<br />have met much success in their efforts to raise funds for<br />and ventilate the plight of political prisoners.<br />If these groups and individuals have met some measure<br />of success in their efforts to check the abuses of the<br />Ma_rco~ military, imagine what could be done with your<br />active input.<br />REPRESSION INHERENT IN DICTATORSHIP<br />While international pressure can not be underestimated,<br />neither can we expect miracles to result from it.<br />Repression is necessary to prop up a dictatorship which<br />does not enjoy popular support. By its very nature, the<br />Marcos regime cannot be expected to dispense with<br />repression altogether; otherwise it would collapse overnight.<br />But, because the regime wants international acceptance<br />so badly and realizes that its repressive reputation is a<br />drawback, it cannot use repression with such impunity as<br />to antagonize and shock the democratic sensibilities of<br />other countries. The regime's obsession with cosmetizing<br />its image abroad, is therefore its weakest point. For<br />example, in the interest of improving its image, the<br />regime has vowed to uphold human rights, prosecute<br />torturers, improve prison conditions, release political<br />detainees, and propel the country towards normalization.<br />To date, Marcos has not substantially implemented any of<br />these promises. Being amongst the very peoples Marcos<br />hopes to impress, we find ourselves in the excellent<br />position of putting Marcos' promises to test. For every<br />victim of torture, for every death and disappearance, we<br />can pointedly accuse Marcos before the court of world<br />opinion, of total disregard for human rights. And since<br />world opinion seems to be one of Marcos' greater fears, he<br />faces no choice but to bow to international pressure or risk<br />eroding his image even further.<br />YOU COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE<br />Thus while we hold no illusions that the Marcos regime<br />would reform its repressive ways, we have a healthy<br />optimism that our supportive efforts abroad will blunt the<br />effects of repression. Actions such as letter writing and<br />telegram campaigns, fundraisers, pressure to end U.S.<br />military aid to the Marcos regime, educational forums, and<br />demonstrations when necessary, will go a long way<br />towards the abatement of repression and alleviation of the<br />political prisoners' plight. Past actions such as these have<br />been acknowledged by prisoners themselves, particularly<br />those detained at the Bicutan Rehabilitation Center.<br />By making known your concern over a torture report to<br />your government representatives and to the Marcos<br />dictatorship, you would have already contributed concretely<br />towards alleviating the condition of the prisoner<br />concerned. Your letter and those of your friends and<br />relatives could mean the difference between a prisoner<br />spending a day or a week more in a torture chamber. •<br />BE CONCERNED, GET INVOLVED, JOIN US!<br /><br /><br />TANOD • April 1978 3<br />Demand for Disclosure<br />Sison Whereabouts Remain Unknown<br />The Sison 's in 1961. Juliet de LimaSison<br />has been charged with subversion<br />along with 54 others, while Jose<br />Ma. Sison is being held incommuicado<br />in an undisclosed detention center.<br />Despite the wide publicity accorded<br />the capture of Jose Ma. Sison, alleged<br />chairman of the Communist Party of<br />the Philippines,last Nov. 8, the Marcos<br />regime has remained silent on the<br />whereabouts of Sison. Virtually no<br />news on Sison' s condition has been reported,<br />although the local media continues<br />to brag about the crippling blows<br />dealt the resistance movement with<br />Sison' s capture.<br />However, unconfirmed reports that<br />Sison is being kept in bartolina (isolation)<br />and is tortured regularly, continues<br />to circulate. Sison was sentenced<br />for six days and starved for another two<br />following his arrest. An appeal by his<br />mother, Mrs. Florentina Sison to Pres.<br />Marcos that she be allowed to see her<br />son as a Christmas present, was<br />denied.<br />Meanwhile, Juliet de Lima Sison,<br />Jose's wife and alleged ranking member<br />of the CPP, was brought to trial on<br />March 7 along with 54 others on<br />charges of subversion. Ms. Sison has<br />entered a plea of not guilty and has<br />Aguinol Buscaynol Cor~uz<br />accused the military of denying her access<br />to counsel.<br />Staff members of Sison's who were<br />captured with him, Reynaldo Reynosa<br />and Ester Cineza, were recently released<br />from the bartolina section of the<br />Bicutan Reahbilitation Center, leaving<br />one, Sylvia Sales, unaccounted for.<br />With Sales and Sison still languishing<br />in bartolina and the military mum<br />on any information about them, the<br />signs look ominous. Under the dreaded<br />bartolina section, prisoners are separately<br />kept in dark and damp cubicles<br />and are made to sleep in crouching<br />positions for lack of space. They are<br />denied visits from their immediate<br />family and contact with other prisoners,<br />for weeks or months. Oftentimes,<br />their names are excluded from the<br />official list of persons currently detained,<br />to relieve the military of any<br />responsibility for their treatment and<br />whereabouts.<br />Telegrams and letters demanding<br />humane treatment for these prisoners<br />and the disclosure of their whereabouts<br />are strongly urged.•·<br />Reopened Military Trial Called to Halt<br />Bernabe Buscayno, Victor Corpuz and Benigno Aquino hear guilty verdict and<br />death' sentence at Nov. 9th, 1977 hearing.<br />In a surprise move, the Philippine Supreme Court with lack of respect.<br />Supreme Court called a halt to the re- The hearings had reopened Decemopened<br />military trial of Senator Benig- her 5 at the Fort Bonifacio Military<br />no Aquino, Bernabe Buscayno and Camp to reconsider the cases of the<br />Victor Corpuz, December 15. The only three. These three political prisoners<br />explanation offered was by Chief Jus- had been sentenced to death November<br />tice Fred Ruiz Castro who claimed that 25 by a Marcos controlled military<br />the military tribunal had treated the tribunal in an act defying all legal precedent.<br />Responding to international<br />outcry, President Marcos ordered a<br />new military trial for Senator Aquino,<br />Buscayno, alleged chief of the underground<br />New People's Army (NPA) and<br />former armed forces Lieutenant Corpuz.<br />The defendants had challenged the<br />military tribunal to examine its C(jnscience<br />and decide if it could give them<br />a fair trial after having already sentenced<br />them to death by firing squad.<br />The seven member tribunal responded<br />by rejecting these requests that it disqualify<br />itself. Col. Marciano Bacalla of<br />the tribunal replied that the seven<br />members were not rehearing the case<br />but only receiving additional evidence<br />in a special procedure directed by the<br />President, and that the court did not<br />regard its previous verdict as vacated<br />or set aside.<br />The proceedings were monitored by<br />two foreign lawyers of the International<br />Commission of Jurists, San Francisco<br />attorney George Davis and Australian<br />John Dowd. Davis described the tribunal<br />hearings as a "farce," announced<br />he could not remain neutral,<br />and that he was returning to the U.S. to<br />organize a defense committee. •<br /><br /><br />4 TANOD • April 1978<br />HARRASSMENT FAILS<br />Prisoner Released After 3 Months<br />Susan Tagle, an ex-detainee speaks<br />before Aug. 28, 1977 rally on Human<br />Rights: ''Ours is a struggle for genuine<br />freedom and democracy, and I'm proud<br />to be part of it. ''<br />from paget<br />In the same month, the strangulated<br />bodies of Virgilio ''Beer'' Silva and<br />Salvador Panganiban were found<br />dumped in a ravine in Tagaytay,<br />Cavite.<br />The August murders sent waves of<br />fright and indignation among activist<br />ranks, for it signalled the beginning of<br />the conscious and systematic use of<br />''salvaging'' as the means to eliminate<br />suspected subversives. ~<br />THE UNOFFICIAL DEATH PENALTY<br />In the past few months, a number of<br />deaths at the hands of the military have<br />been reported from various sections of<br />the country which has led to the<br />speculation as to whether the expose of<br />torture in the years 197 4 to 1977 has not<br />led to a new trend, that of eliminaton of<br />detainees. This speculation is borne out<br />by the facts; since the declaration of<br />martial law, an estimated 120 persons<br />have disappeared or were killed while<br />under military custody. Of this figure,<br />58 deaths and disappearances have<br />occured in 1977 alo_ne, including the<br />disappearance of some 40 persons in<br />troubled Agusan del Sur. In almost all<br />of these cases, the military tried to<br />justify their actions by saying that<br />these people attempted to escape or to<br />fight back, hence they were shot. But<br />circumstances surrounding the deaths<br />reveal that they were killed unarmed.<br />The military refers to this manner of<br />elimination as ''salvaging.'' The verb<br />Continuing evidence suggests that<br />the arrest and harrassment of Philippine<br />political detainees is in fact not<br />achieving one of its intended results -<br />intimidation. In a recent letter from expolitical<br />detainee, University of the<br />Philippines student Susan Tagle, an<br />account of imprisonment is followed by<br />a committment to further political and<br />human rights work:<br />''I was arrested September 24, 1977<br />at about 6:00 pm at the lobby of the<br />University of the Philippines Arts and<br />Sciences Building. They had no warrant<br />of arrest on hand, but they insisted<br />upon taking me to the Security Division<br />(SD) Headquarters where I waited for 1<br />hour while they fetched the Arrest,<br />Search and Seizure Order from Camp<br />Crame . . . After the SD, I was taken to<br />Metrocom Intelligence Security Group<br />to ''salvage'' means to '' save whatever<br />is left,'' in its dictionary meaning. The<br />Philippine military however, has given<br />the term a new meaning.<br />According to reports from Mindanao<br />some military officials were reportedly<br />overheard to say "We're tired of<br />bringing cases to court.'' A similar<br />statement was reportedly made by a<br />high ranking military official of the II<br />PC Zone Command a few months ago:<br />'' There will be no more political detainees.''<br />It was in the II PC Zone a few<br />months ago, where Bong Sison and his<br />companions were killed.<br />What is alarming about these incidents<br />is that the death penalty can be<br />given and executed "unofficially" apart<br />from the normal legal processes in<br />a country in which the courts are<br />supposedly functioning.<br />WHERE IS JESSICA?<br />Meanwhile, Jessica's whereabouts<br />remain a mystery. Some sources believe<br />she is being kept in a military<br />saf ehouse and purport that she was<br />seen at least four times in the company<br />of military men around the Greater<br />Manila area and as far away as<br />Mindoro. These sources believe Jessica<br />may have been spared because of the<br />military' s tendency not to unduly harm<br />prominent personalities.<br />A research associate at the U niversity<br />of the Philippines in Los Banos,<br />Jessica was also an active leader in the<br />Philippine Student Christian Moveand<br />turned over to them. Then I was<br />made to strip before a male medical<br />officer. I spent the night at Camp<br />Crame and was transferred to Bi cu tan<br />Rehabilitation Center the next day ...<br />Charges were dismissed in November.<br />I was not interrogated until late November.<br />I was questioned only once.<br />And then I was released on December<br />14 at about 11 :00 pm.<br />' 'I'm very proud, really, of the fact<br />I was a political prisoner. I guess now I<br />know that I've done something even<br />something very small, for my country.<br />And my detention won't stop me from<br />pursuing our cause, and won't scare<br />me off. We are in the midst of a<br />struggle that is too important to simply<br />turn my back on. Ours is a struggle for<br />freedom and for true democracy, and<br />I'm proud to be a part of it.''•<br />ment and represented the Philippines<br />in Christian conferences in Malaysia<br />and Hong Kong, two months before<br />she disappeared.<br />Other sources, however, confirm her<br />death based on the government's release<br />of a ' 'piece of evidence.'' A letter<br />ascribed to Jose Ma. Sison, alleged<br />Chairman of the Communist Party of<br />the Philippines, claims Jessica was<br />killed in an encounter. Many doubt the<br />authenticity of the letter and believe<br />that the military is only using Sison' s<br />name to lend credibility to the encounter<br />story. But the mere use of this hoax,<br />bolsters the belief that Jessica was<br />indeed a victim of a rubout.<br />Whatever the fate Jessica may have<br />met in the hands of the military, her<br />case deserves prompt investigation.<br />Human rights groups and concerned<br />individuals must not allow the Philippine's<br />military to get away with thelie<br />that Jessica was just another encounter<br />casualty.<br />Protest letters and cablegrams urging<br />the following are strongly recommended.<br />1. Divulge the whereabouts of Jessica<br />Sales; execute a full civilian<br />investigation of her disappearance and<br />the deaths of her six companions.<br />2. Investigate and put an end to<br />''salvaging'' as a standard operating<br />procedure. In particular, target the II<br />PC Zone Command under Brig. Gen.<br />Alfredo Montoya for being the worst<br />offenders. •<br /><br /><br />TANOD • April 1978 ------·---------------------- 5<br />ADORA FAYE DE VERA<br />TESTIMONY OF ONE SURVIVOR-<br />(For nearly a year, Adora Faye de Vera,<br />was on the missing persons list of the<br />Task Force on Detainees. Together<br />with two others, Adora was last seen at<br />the Philippine National Railway Station<br />in Tutuban, Metro Manila. After futile<br />inquiries by the TFD, the three were<br />assumed dead. At the risk of endangering<br />her life, Adora emerged to tell of<br />her experiences of torture at the hands<br />of the 2nd Military Intelligence Group<br />headed by Capt. Eduardo Sebastian -<br />Editor)<br />I am Adora Faye E. de Vera, a<br />graduate of the Philippine Science<br />High School and former NSDB scholar<br />at the University of the Philippines,<br />residing at 71 Malakas Street, Pinahan,<br />Quezon City, 22 years old, married with<br />one son.<br />At around 11 o'clock on the evening<br />of October 1, 1976, at the PNR station<br />at Lucena City, while I was aboard a<br />Mayon Limited train to Bicol, I was<br />taken, together with two other persons,<br />by plainclothesmen whom I learned<br />later were elements of the 2MIG,<br />2CSU, and 231 st PC Company. I<br />learned later that my two companions<br />were Rolando Federis y Morallo and<br />Flora Coronacion, residents of Project<br />4, Quezon City and Real, Quezon,<br />respectively.<br />We were dragged from the train to a<br />waiting ambulance which took us to an<br />unlighted three-door apartment somewhere<br />in Lucena City. Our heads were<br />pushed down onto the laps of the men<br />and our eyes covered during the trip,<br />so we could not tell exactly where the<br />apartment was located. Here, Rolando<br />and Flora were made to stand against<br />the wall and subjected to a body search<br />and when nothing illegal in nature was<br />found, we were promptly separated<br />into the three rooms where we were<br />interrogated.<br />I refused to answer any questions<br />and requested that I see my parents<br />first, because I was not yet of legal age.<br />I also requested that the men identify<br />themselves and their motives, thinking<br />at first that we had been kidnapped.<br />One of them identifed himself simply<br />as a peace officer and member of an<br />intelligence group. He promised to<br />notify my parents as soon as curfew is<br />lifted. However, they continued asking<br />questions and when I refused to answer,<br />one officer, whom I got to know<br />later as Captain Eduardo P. Sebastian<br />ordered me to strip in the presence of<br />more or less 20 men, while he flashed a<br />lamp several times on my face, preventing<br />my eyes from getting used to<br />the darkness. He threatened to subject<br />me to further sexual indignities if I<br />continued to deny their accusation.<br />Rolando Federis, who was in the<br />room next to mine, was punched<br />several times to reveal my alleged<br />subversive activities.<br />At around 2:00 o'clock AM on<br />October 2, I was allowed to dress and<br />the three of us were taken to a former<br />beer garden at the third floor of<br />Samurai Health Temple and Massage<br />Parlor at Juarez Street comer Quezon<br />Avenue. Here Rolando was punced,<br />kicked, and stabbed with a screwdriver<br />several times until he lost consciousness.<br />He was then doused with cold<br />water and when he recovered. He was<br />again punched, kicked and stab bed by<br />several men, among them Major Escracha,<br />Lt. Luis Beltran, TSgt. Florante<br />Macatangay, Cpl. Charlie Tolopia,<br />Cpl. Albert Trapal, Major Diamante,<br />Pfc. Alex Estores, Pfc, Pablito Pesquisa,<br />a certain Bong, a certain Jing<br />and a certain Severino. Several officers<br />took turns in questioning me and Maj.<br />Escracha pointed a gun at my temple,<br />threatening to shoot me if I did not<br />answer. I was punched thrice in the<br />stomach and forearm and slapped<br />several times by Col. Alejandro Gallido<br />when I denied their accusations. We<br />were finally allowed to sleep at 4<br />o'clock AM. Rolando was placed inside<br />a windowless room, a former storeroom<br />which now served as their bartolina. He<br />was allowed to go out only when<br />performing his personal necessities,<br />and was guarded even inside the<br />comfort room. All three of us were not<br />allowed to go near the windows or to<br />Rolando Fideris, 24, and a tailor, has<br />been missing for 17 months.<br />talk with each other.<br />During the following days, Flora was<br />frequently taken inside a small room<br />next to the bartolina, where she was<br />continually interrogated by Welen Escudero.<br />Rolando was allowed to come<br />near us only to wash dishes after<br />meals.<br />On October 9, at around 2 o'clock<br />PM, Capt. Sebatian ordered me to take<br />off my pants, and not to put them on<br />until I gave the information he wanted.<br />I was ordered to stand in the center of<br />the room, Rolando Federis, stripped<br />naked, was taken from the bartolina,<br />made to stand before me, and ordered<br />to masturbate. When we refused, he<br />was whipped several times on the<br />genitals with a broom (walls tingting)<br />while Cpl. Trapal, Cpl. Tolopia, Pfc.<br />Pesquisa and others laughed and<br />shouted obscenities at him. We were<br />allowed to sit down only around 5: 00<br />o'clock PM and forced to make a<br />write-up about our alleged subversive<br />activities. Rolando was again punched<br />when he refused. He was cuffed hand<br />and foot to a chair and not allowed to<br />sleep the whole night. Cpl. Trapal<br />constantly punched, whipped or tickled<br />him whenever he stopped writing.<br />When Capt. Sebastian arrived the<br />next day, he kicked Rolando several<br />times on the face and threatened to kill<br />us all if we continued to insist on our<br />innocence. I was ordered to enter the<br />room next to the bartolina where Capt.<br />Sebastian ordered Cpl. Trapal to undress,<br />preparatory to raping me. I was<br />also made to take off my underwear,<br />and threatened to be raped if I did not<br />give any information. According to<br />turn to page 6<br /><br /><br />6<br />ADORA:<br />'A Matter of Life and Death'<br />frompage5<br />Capt. Sebastian, we were to be killed<br />anyway, they might as well exploit<br />while still alive. After some time, I was<br />ordered to stand before Rolando, and<br />Capt. Sebastian even said, ''Huwag mo<br />namang sabihing madamot ako, pinakikita<br />ko rin naman sa iyo." (Don't say<br />I'm selfish, I let you have a look, also.)<br />When Rolando tried to talk to me, he<br />was placed prone on the floor and Cpl.<br />Charlie Tolopia, W elen Escudero and<br />several other person kicked and punched<br />him.<br />The following days, we were still not<br />allowed to dress. Rolando had to sleep<br />naked on the cold cement floor without<br />any beddings. Cpl. Trap al and a civilian<br />called Severino P. took turns in burning<br />my fingernails and toenails with cigaretes,<br />stroking my thighs and pulling the<br />hairs off my knees and legs.<br />On Oct. 13, Cpl. Charlie Tolopia and<br />a civilain named Rodolfo took me to the<br />bartolina where Cpl. Trapal and Severino<br />P. subjected me to sexual indignities,<br />touching my private parts while<br />uttering obscenities.<br />On October 14, I was raped by Capt.<br />Eduardo Sebastian as his method of<br />extracting information. Because I had<br />no information to give, I was abused<br />sexually from 12: 00 o'clock noon to past<br />three PM. After this, I was also made<br />to undress by Capt. Jesus Calaunan,<br />and later that evening by Lt. Joseph<br />Malilay. When Flora Coronacion was<br />finally allowed to talk with me that<br />evening, she confided that she had<br />been raped the previous days by W elen<br />Escudero and Florante Macatangay.<br />After supper, she was taken to the<br />small room by Pfc. Alex Estores, and<br />when she came out crying, she confided<br />again to me that she was raped.<br />On Octboer 16 and 17, Capt. Sebastian<br />threatened to rape me again, still<br />on the pretext of extracting information.<br />He challenged me to file charges<br />against him after I am released, "just<br />to see how far the government will<br />support the efforts of the intelligence<br />community." At around 8 PM,<br />October 17, Lt. Joseph Malilay notified<br />us that Rolando Federis and Flora<br />Coronacion were to be transferred that<br />evening, and he instructed them to take<br />just a few pieces of clothing. He then<br />ordered me to get into the room next to<br />the bartolina, so that I would not see<br />who would take my two companions.<br />That was to be left behind for further<br />interrogation. Also present during the<br />tirhe were Major Escracha, Capt. Caluanan,<br />and Capt. Sebastian.<br />On Oct. 18, Capt. Sebatian and Lt.<br />Malilay both tried to rape me but<br />stopped in the presence of other<br />persons.<br />On October 23, Lt. Malilay attempted<br />to rape me and when I resisted, he<br />hit me several times on the face, I was<br />sent careening across the room.<br />At around 2 o'clock AM, November<br />2, I was blindfolded and taken to<br />another safehouse, which I learned<br />later was located in Manila, at 2010<br />Nuestra Senora del Carmen, Guadalupe,<br />Makati. Here, I was again strictly<br />prohibited from going near the<br />windows, and frequently kept inside<br />one room, hidden from other military<br />personnel who were not concerned with<br />my case.<br />On November 12, Capt. Sebastian<br />kept pressuring me to accept my guilt<br />and to promise not to report anything<br />that happened to me, as a matter of life<br />and death." According to him, "Your<br />two companions were under military<br />custody. They did not escape, but now<br />they are missing. You know the implications.''<br />From the time I was apprehended,<br />TANOD • April 1978<br />all my requests for medicine during<br />asthmatic attacks, requests to notify<br />my parents, requests for legal counsel,<br />and to at least be transferred to a<br />proper detention center, were denied,<br />and I was again taken to their safehouse<br />at Samurai Health Temple,<br />Lucena City, on December 16, 1976.<br />During this whole time, Capt. Sebastian<br />would take liberties with me<br />whenever he pleased.<br />On March 11, 1977, I was forced to<br />sign a ready-made nine page sworn<br />statement dated November 3, 1976 at<br />Lucena City, subscribed by Fiscal<br />Escueta. Capt. Sebastian made it clear<br />to me that I had no other choice, as he<br />has said before, on November 12. I was<br />also made to sign other papers which<br />they said were requisites for my release.<br />I was released on June 30, 1977, but I<br />was not given any release papers.<br />I learned upon release that Task<br />Force Detainee has listed me as missing,<br />together with Rolando Federis and<br />Flora Coronacion, but I could not seek<br />help from said task force because I<br />feared for my life and security, knowing<br />very well what happened to my two<br />companions. During my bi-weekly reports<br />to Capt. Sebastian, I was constantly<br />threatened by the papers I<br />signed, although the military has always<br />been quick to say that there were<br />just ' 'reminders.''<br />Rolando Rd eris, age 24, and Flora<br />Coronacion, 18 are still missing as of<br />this date and indications are strong that •<br />they were killed. The brutal torture and<br />afterwards killing of persons still untried<br />by due process may shock our<br />democratic sensibilities, but what is<br />more striking is that everything that<br />happened to us was done under the full<br />knowledge, with express approval and<br />personal participation of the senior and<br />junior officers concerned.<br />In this connection, I would like to<br />appeal for your aid in the following<br />actions.<br />1. Render null and void, all papers I<br />signed, because these were signed<br />under duress and with false promises.<br />2. Prosecute the following officers<br />and men for acts ranging from maltreatment<br />and lasciviousness to rape<br />and murder, and all other irregularities<br />and illegalities connected with our<br />apprehension and detention.<br />Col. Alejandro Gallido, former group<br />commander, 2 MIG, ISAFP; Major<br />Escracha, Assistant Group Commander,<br />2 MIG, ISAFP; Major Diamante, 2<br />MIG, ISAFP; Capt. Eduardo P. Sebastian,<br />Team Leader of GT205, 2 MIG,<br />ISAFP;, Lt. Joseph Malilay, former<br />company commander, 231st PC Company;<br />Lt. Luis Beltran, 2 MIG, ISAFP;<br />Capt. Jesus Caluanan, 2CSU; Cpl.<br />turn to page 7<br /><br />TANOD • April 1978 7<br />--------------=-=-=-=-=-,=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-======:-=============================================;<br />ALMOST SALVAGED<br />NUN ESCAPES<br />CAPTORS<br />In mid-January 1978, at about 11:00<br />a.m., a religious sister was apprehended<br />in Marikina by two military<br />men and made to get into a car at gunpoint.<br />The car sped from Marikina<br />down Aurora Boulevard and finally to<br />an area near the Folk Arts Theatre.<br />During the ride, Sister was constantly<br />asked the names of people she had<br />worked with in her home province<br />where she had done community work<br />before she entered the order.<br />Upon arrival at the Folk Arts Center<br />area, the two military men threatened<br />to bum her if she would not cooperate<br />with them. They got out of the car and<br />opened the trunk to get the gasoline<br />which they said, they would douse her<br />with. Sister quickly turned the ignition<br />key and began to drive away with<br />the two men running after her. After<br />some 300 ft. or so, Sister jumped from<br />the car and ran toward the water<br />where she jumped in and swam to an<br />area wher she could hang onto. She<br />remained there for several hours until<br />it was dark at which time she emerged<br />from the water and boarded a cab and<br />headed for her convent.<br />She could have been another salvage<br />victim. •<br />ADORA:<br />Prevent iniustice<br />frompage6<br />Charlie Tolopia, GT205, 2 MIG; Cpl.<br />Albert Trapal, GT205, 2 MIG; TSgt.<br />Florante Macatangay, GT205, 2 MIG;<br />Pfc. Pablito Pesquisa, GT205, 2 MIG;<br />Welen Escudero, civilian employee,<br />GT205; Severino P. and Rodolfo, both<br />of Pagbilao, Quezon; and all others<br />concerned with our apprehension and<br />detention.<br />3. Locate the whereabouts of Rolando<br />Federis and Flora Coronacion and<br />demand a full investigation of the<br />officers concerned with their custody.<br />4. Expose torture and liquidation as a<br />policy or method of operation of the 2nd<br />Military Intelligence Group and other<br />connected units, to general public<br />oprmon m safeguarding our human<br />rights.<br />5. Seek aid from Amnesty International<br />and other like international<br />organizations concerned with cases like<br />lmP-risonecl without Charges<br />3 DETAINEES ESCAPE<br />Bicutan Rehabilitation Center is located in a remote area, outlying Manila.<br />Rather than await the mercy of<br />their captors, three political prisoners<br />from the Bicutan Rehabilitation Center,<br />staged a clever escape last Dec.<br />24. The three, Eugenia Magpantay,<br />Alfonso Abrazado and Agaton Topacio,<br />took advantage of the Christmas<br />season, when prison authorities are<br />relatively more lenient on prisoner<br />rights and privileges.<br />Magpantay and Topacio staged<br />their escape by securing Christmas<br />Eve passes to visit their f am iii es and<br />friends. Although escorted, the two<br />managed to elude their security<br />guard, and have since re-joined the<br />.<br />mme.<br />I am now with the peasant masses,<br />it is here where I feel my security can<br />be guaranteed. I wish to express my<br />sincere and heartfelt thanks to . . . for<br />their efforts in locating us, and I am<br />confident that this organization will<br />help me again. I am sure all civic and<br />religious organizations ever vigilant in<br />keeping alive our human rights and<br />civil liberties will be of great help in<br />bringing justice to our case, and<br />preventing similar incidents from happening<br />in the future.<br />If you would want added clarification<br />on my case, the peasant masses would<br />urban underground movement.<br />Abrazado on the other hand, invited<br />the prison guard to join him in a<br />drinking binge. During their drinking<br />session, Abrazado managed to get the<br />guard so inebriated, that when he<br />turned sober the following day, Abrazado<br />was nowhere to be found. A few<br />weeks later, Abrazado sent word to<br />his former prison companions, that he<br />has joined the peasant struggle in the<br />countryside.<br />Magpantay, Topacio and Abrazado<br />were all victims of torture and have<br />spend an average of 2 to 3 years in<br />prison without any charges.•<br />be very willing to arrange a meeting. If,<br />however, this would be very difficult<br />for you, my parents, Atty. Julian de<br />Vera and Candida de Vera, can be of<br />help in giving necessary information<br />regarding my personal history until the<br />time I was under military custody and<br />declared missing.<br />I swear the everything stated in this<br />affidavit is the truth, the whole truth<br />and nothing but the truth, to the best of<br />my knowledge. Done on this twentysixth<br />day of December, in the year of<br />our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-<br />seven. •<br />Sgd. Adora Faye E. De Vera<br /><br /><br />8 TANOD • April 1978<br />r-------- ----------::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-::::-.:::-::::-::::-::::-::::-.:::-::::-~~::::-~~::::-::::-::::-::::--.---~_-_-_::-_::-..::-.::::::::-.::::::::::::==---_:::-...:::-..::-.::::.::::.::::.::::::::-::::-::::-::::::::::::==-~<br />• HELP A PRISONER . WRITE A LETTER •<br />Sison, Sales, De Vera Focus of Campaign<br />In response to appeals of political prisoners for assistance in calling<br />attention to and immediate action on their grievances and demands, the<br />National Resource Center on Political Prisoners in the Philippines will be<br />launching telegram and letter writing campaigns supporting these demands.<br />These campaigns will be directed at Pres. Marcos and other top ranking<br />officials of the Marcos military. Copies of these letters will also be furnished<br />to the U.S. government as well as humanitarian organizations such as<br />Amnesty International, urging them to exert pressure on the Marcos regime<br />to take action on prisoner's complaints and demands.<br />This month, the NRCP PP will focus its campaign on the specific concerns of<br />Jose Ma. Sison, Sylvia Sales, Adora Faye de Vera, and Jessica Sales. We<br />encourage aU our readers to participate in this campaign which only amounts<br />to sparing a few hours of a day to write your letter.<br />Below is a sample letter from which you could base your draft. Participants<br />are also requested to furnish the center with a copy and to forward<br />subsequent response of the Philippine or U.S. governments.<br />SAMPLE LETTER<br />Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos<br />Malacanang Palace. Manila, Philippines<br />Mr. President:<br />I am deeply disturbed by the recurrent reports of torture of political<br />prisoners, despite your avowals of your governments respect for human<br />rights. Recently, I have been informed that Jose Ma. Sison, and Sylvia Sales<br />are being held incommunicado at an undisclosed detention center. They have<br />been denied access to legal counsel and contact with their immediate and<br />feared to be tortured regularly.<br />Even worse was the treatment meted Adora Faye de Vera and Jessica<br />Sales. The former was a survivor of "salvaging," or in your military's<br />parlance, the unexplained disappearance and death of political prisoners. Her<br />two other companions at the time of her arrest, Rolando FidE .. is and Flora<br />Coronacion are feared to be dead. Jessica Sales on the other hand, who was<br />apprehended on August 1977, with six others, all of whom are confirmed<br />dead, is still missing.<br />In view of these deplorable crimes, I urge your office to take action on the<br />following demands:<br />1. Disclose the whereabouts of Jose Ma. Sison and Sylvia Sales; allow them<br />access to legal counsel and the immediate family, and insure their humane<br />treatment.<br />2. Explain the whereabouts of Jessica Sales. Order a full civilian<br />investigation of the deaths of her six companions and the suspected murder of<br />Rolano Fideris and Flora Coronacion.<br />3. Put an end to salvaging, in particular prosecute officers of the II PC Zone<br />Command and the 2nd Military Intelligence Group. Prosecute all officers<br />involved in the torture of Adora Faye de Vera.<br />..._ · ·{nature<br />Copies of your letter should be sent to:<br />Defense Sec. Juan Ponce Enrile, Camp Aquinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines<br />Ms. Pat Derian, Office for Human Rights-Rm. 7802, U.S. Dept. of State, Washington,<br />D.C.20520<br />Amnesty International, 53 Theobalds Rd., Loru:lon, WCIX 8 SF, United Kingdom<br />NCRPPP<br />A ReP-ort<br />HUMAN RIGHT<br />and MARTIAL LAW<br />ii the PHILIPPINES<br />The new report of the 1977 Friends<br />of the Filipino People-Anti-Martial<br />Law Coalition Investigating Mission<br />to the Philippines, ''Human Rights<br />and Martial Law in the Philippines''<br />has assailed the facade of benign<br />'' constitutional authoritarianism''<br />promulgated by President Marcos.<br />The succinct report, written by members<br />of the mission and published by<br />the National Resource Center on Political<br />Prisoners in the Philippines sets<br />forth the findings of the investigation<br />and details current human rights<br />violations in the Philippines, which<br />incl~de among other things ''. . . the<br />mockery of due process and normal<br />legality which marked the trial of<br />Trinidad Herrera's torturers'', and<br />the frequent and systematic infliction<br />of torture upon political detainees,<br />''brutal yet sophisticated enough so<br />as to minimize permanent scars.''<br />The report corroborates the findings<br />of the reports of Amnesty International,<br />The International Commission<br />of Jurists and the Association of<br />Major Religious Superiors and goes<br />further as the mission members recount<br />their first hand exposure of a<br />'' saf ehouse'' - secret detention center<br />where torture normally takes place<br />I after arrest- and vividly relate their<br />experience at a human rights teach-in<br />which was brutally disrupted by water<br />cannons and truncheon wielding police.<br />The report, with an introduction by<br />Representative Yvonne Brathwaite<br />Burke [Dem.-Ca.] is available for<br />$1. 00 through the National Resource<br />Center on Political Prisoners in the<br />Philippines. •<br />JOIN US!<br />Write to the NRCPPP indicating the following:<br />P .0. Box 27118<br />Oakland, CA 94602<br />Bulk Rate<br />U.S. Postage<br />PAID<br />Permit No. 3383<br />Oakland, Ca.<br />Name<br />Address ------------------<br />( Check boxes)<br />□ I would like to receive T ANOD and your other<br />publications regularly.<br />□ I would like to join your letter writing campaign.<br />□ I would like to donate to the Political Prisoners<br />Fund.<br />'
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Tanod Publication & Logo (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 20)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Political prisoners
Torture--Philippines
New People's Army (Philippines)
Description
An account of the resource
This folder contains various issues of Tanod, detailing political prisoners in the Philippines, interfered elections, & Philippine military operations against the New People's Army
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anti-Martial Law Coalition
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1978 June
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en">COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED<br /></a>For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at <a href="mailto:ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu">ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu</a>.</p>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_f020
ucdw_wa012_s001_0350-0368
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MY_SP8gHJOElcG13AzExPmna4KzUf64I?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eVNcA9ljM50H302belg98M5H1a_5FX4g/view?usp=sharing">PDF</a>
Document Text
Document text
<p>TALIBA</p>
<p>(News Flash/ Commentary )</p>
<p>A Publication of the COALITION AGAINST THE MARCOS DICTATORSHIP</p>
<p>(formerly the Anti-Martial Law Coalition-Philippines, AMLC)</p>
<p>Volume VI, Number 1</p>
<p>January, 1982</p>
<p>FREE</p>
<p>US-RP Extradition Treaty</p>
<p>CIVIL LIBERTIES OF U.S. FILIPINOS IN DANGER</p>
<p>LET'S</p>
<p>EXTRADITE THOSE</p>
<p>MS. - BASED REBELS</p>
<p>AND LET THEM</p>
<p>VOICE THEIR</p>
<p>COMPLAINTS IN</p>
<p>MY FACE .</p>
<p>Filipinos in the United States are faced with an imme-</p>
<p>the power to determine whether an act is political or</p>
<p>diate danger. The Marcos government and the Reagan</p>
<p>not. As everyone knows, Marcos can have a heyday with this</p>
<p>administration are preparing the ground for an extradition</p>
<p>provision alone!</p>
<p>process which will enable the dictatorship to retaliate</p>
<p>Even if ratified, the treaty can not be immediately</p>
<p>against its critics here. Extradition is a process by which a</p>
<p>implemented because some of its provisions contradict the</p>
<p>person in another country is arrested and sent to the</p>
<p>present U.S. Extradition law. However, Marcos' friends are</p>
<p>requesting country to face trial. Once in operation, this</p>
<p>coming to the rescue. The State Department is working with</p>
<p>extradition process could inhibit the free expression of</p>
<p>Congress conservatives such as Sen. Strom Thurmond to</p>
<p>political beliefs in the Filipino community here. It could</p>
<p>change this law so that it can accomodate the US-RP</p>
<p>mean the legalized extension of martial rule to the communi-</p>
<p>treaty and others like it. There are now bills (HR 5227; SB</p>
<p>ty in the U.S.</p>
<p>1639) prepared by the State Department and its allies</p>
<p>pending in Congress which if passed will transfer the power</p>
<p>REPRESSION BY EXTRADITION</p>
<p>to determine whether a crime is political or not, from the</p>
<p>The US-RP Extradition Treaty now awaiting ratification in</p>
<p>courts to the Secretary of State. In addition, if the bills</p>
<p>the Senate will make it possible for Marcos to ask for the</p>
<p>become law. a person accused of an extraditable crime can</p>
<p>extradition of Filipino and U.S. citizens deemed to have</p>
<p>be immediately jailed for up to 60 days-at the mere</p>
<p>committed acts that are considered crimes by both the</p>
<p>request of a foreign government!</p>
<p>Philippines and the U.S. These include crimes which are not</p>
<p>listed in the treaty and which the two governments may even</p>
<p>FM ITCHING FOR EXTRADITION</p>
<p>have different names for. Also. a person who may not even</p>
<p>Yet Marcos has not even waited for the treaty to be</p>
<p>have set foot in the Philippines could be extradited if</p>
<p>ratified to begin extradition proceedings against U.S. based</p>
<p>charged with conspiracy, for example. In extradition procee-</p>
<p>opponents. On Jan. 5, Marcos issued arrest warrants for 40</p>
<p>dings, hearsay is accepted evidence. The US-RP treaty</p>
<p>persons many of whom are living in the U.S. (Bulletin</p>
<p>supposedly excludes political crimes from extradition.</p>
<p>Today, 1/6/82). The list includes Benigno Aquino, MFP's</p>
<p>But it allows the Executive Branches of both countries</p>
<p>Raul Manglapus. Steve Psinakis and CAMD's Rene Cruz.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>The wanted persons are accused of terrorist bombings</p>
<p>FILIPINO COMMUNITY MUST RESIST</p>
<p>and/or being members of "subversive groups". Manila</p>
<p>The impact of the extradition treaty on the Filipino</p>
<p>announced that the extradition of the U.S. residents will</p>
<p>community is clear. It is not enough that the Consulates are</p>
<p>begin as soon as the treaty is ratified, and of course, as soon</p>
<p>already functioning as spy networks in the community-the</p>
<p>as the U.S. extradition law is changed. Clearly, with the</p>
<p>treaty calls on U.S. state agencies to descend on politically</p>
<p>treaty Marcos is not so much interested in going after</p>
<p>active Filipinos at the request of the Marcos regime. Just the</p>
<p>businessman who are running away from debts, but after his</p>
<p>thought of being investigated by the FBI for possible</p>
<p>political opponents.</p>
<p>extradition is already traumatic for most people. The treaty</p>
<p>How did Marcos determine who should be extradited?</p>
<p>will strengthen Marcos' capacity to intimidate the commu-</p>
<p>With the direct assistance of Sec. Haig who helped arrange</p>
<p>nity into silence. Already politically timid, the community</p>
<p>the current Grand Jury and FBI investigations of the</p>
<p>will be further discouraged from exercising their democratic</p>
<p>Psinakises in connection with the Manila bombings. He had</p>
<p>rights here. The negative effect of this will be felt not only in</p>
<p>other equally appaling assistance as well. To prove that</p>
<p>Phil.-related political activities but even in the struggle</p>
<p>others who may not be linked to the bombings are "subver-</p>
<p>against discrimination.</p>
<p>sives" nonetheless, Marcos used the testimony of LA</p>
<p>The CAMD is not going to stand by and let the Reagan-</p>
<p>Consul Armando Fernandez. The consul admitted in a</p>
<p>Marcos assault bulldoze the community's democratic rights</p>
<p>Manila court that part of his job is to spy on community</p>
<p>without a fight. It has launched the National Committee in</p>
<p>activities here. The subversive group he says, includes the</p>
<p>Opposition to the US-RP Extradition Treaty which</p>
<p>KDP, AMLC (now CAMD), and the MFP. He reported that</p>
<p>includes many Filipino community leaders as well as well-</p>
<p>their "subversive activities" include demonstrations, the</p>
<p>respected scholars and personalities such as Richard Falk,</p>
<p>distribution of literature critical of the regime, fundraising</p>
<p>Professor of International Law at Princeton, Nobel laureate</p>
<p>for anti-Marcos groups back home and "festivals called</p>
<p>George Wald and actor Edward Asner, president of the</p>
<p>Philippine National Day." The grim message then is, even</p>
<p>Screen Actors Guild. The Committee is asking everyone to</p>
<p>for constitutionally protected activities that Fernandez</p>
<p>write letters to the Senate opposing the extradition treaty</p>
<p>reported, one can be the target of extradition.</p>
<p>and the proposed changes in the extradition law (see</p>
<p>addresses below). Even if the treaty pushes through, the</p>
<p>IT'S PART OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY</p>
<p>CAMD will fight every attempt by Reagan and Marcos to</p>
<p>Why is the Reagan administration cooperating in the</p>
<p>use it for political ends.</p>
<p>importation of martial rule to the U.S. Filipino community?</p>
<p>The CAMD is calling on all Filipinos to defend their</p>
<p>It fits in very nicely with his own foreign policy. When he</p>
<p>democratic rights by exercising them. Consulate spies must</p>
<p>declared war on "international terrorism" he did not mean</p>
<p>be exposed, isolated and ostracized. All attempts by US</p>
<p>war with Marcos, Chile's Pinochet, S. Korea's Chun, Haiti's</p>
<p>agencies to harass people for their political beliefs must be</p>
<p>Duvalier or El Salvador's Duarte who are all protecting U.S.</p>
<p>made public. The extradition treaty must be defeated. The</p>
<p>interests in their respective countries. Reagan meant war</p>
<p>CAMD has always said that U.S. Filipinos are very much a</p>
<p>on their opponents, whose resistance to dictatorial rule is</p>
<p>part of the fight for freedom in the homeland. The Marcos-</p>
<p>now being painted with the broad brush of "terrorism".</p>
<p>Reagan attempt to muzzle the community is driving home</p>
<p>Resistance to America's dictator friends, under Reagan's</p>
<p>this very point. The Filipino community must show that it</p>
<p>foreign policy, is now being called a crime-not a political</p>
<p>has no intention of abandoning the people back home. It</p>
<p>act. No wonder Sec. of State Alexander Haig supported the</p>
<p>must staunchly oppose the US-RP Extradition Treaty and</p>
<p>proposed changes in the extradition law by telling Congress</p>
<p>Reagan's unjust foreign policy.</p>
<p>that these changes are crucial if the U.S. is to be able to</p>
<p>honor its "international obligations."</p>
<p>Filipinos are not the only victims of this foreign policy.</p>
<p>Already, Salvadoran and Haitian refugees are being deported</p>
<p>DOWN with the MARCOS DICTATORSHIP:</p>
<p>back to certain persecution and even death. The recently</p>
<p>STOP U.S. AID!</p>
<p>imprisoned U.S.-based anti-Duvalier rebels will be facing</p>
<p>STOP REAGAN'S SUPPORT FOR MARCOS!</p>
<p>extradition. Meanwhile, the "friendly" anti-Castro terrorists who</p>
<p>are openly training in Florida are left untouched. Reagan is</p>
<p>also reviewing other extradition treaties "to modernize"</p>
<p>them, which means the democratic rights of many more</p>
<p>communities are going to be undermined.</p>
<p>Oppose House Bill 5227</p>
<p>Oppose the Ratification of the US-RP Extradition</p>
<p>Write to:</p>
<p>Treaty</p>
<p>House Judiciary Committee</p>
<p>Write to:</p>
<p>Sub-Committee on Crime</p>
<p>Senate Foreign Relations Committee</p>
<p>c/o Cong. William Hughes</p>
<p>c/o Sen. Charles Percy</p>
<p>U.S. Congress</p>
<p>U.S. Congress</p>
<p>Washington.D.C. 20501</p>
<p>Washington. D.C. 20501</p>
<p>IPASA PAGKABASA</p>
<p>PASS ON TO A FRIEND</p>
<p>COALITION AGAINST THE</p>
<p>Contact your Local CAMD:</p>
<p>MARCOS DICTATORSHIP (CAMD)</p>
<p>(formerly AMLA)</p>
<p>COALITION AGAINST THE</p>
<p>Geline Avila</p>
<p>MARCOS DICTATORSHIP</p>
<p>Walden Bello</p>
<p>SACRAMENTO CHAPTER</p>
<p>National Co-coordinators</p>
<p>P. O. Box 173</p>
<p>2108 57 TH AVENUE</p>
<p>Oakland, CA 94668</p>
<p>SACRAMENTO, CA 95822</p>
<p>(916) 428- 7856<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>TALIBA</p>
<p>(News Flash/Commentary )</p>
<p>JANUARY 1984 A Publication of the COALITION AGAINST THE MARCOS DICTATORSHIP</p>
<p>(formerly the Anti-Martial Law Coalition-Philippines, AMLC)</p>
<p>454-5263</p>
<p>PLEBI - CHEAT</p>
<p>PLEBWISIT</p>
<p>JANUARY 27 PLEBISCITE: FIRST STEP</p>
<p>thereby increasing the number of</p>
<p>IN A GRAND U. S. -MARCOS MANEUVER. ..</p>
<p>seats available (to entice larger</p>
<p>rural participation in the plebis-</p>
<p>The Filipino people need another</p>
<p>cite ; the exercise is also supposed</p>
<p>to increase the size of public</p>
<p>plebiscite like a hole in the head, but</p>
<p>lands available for "land reform").</p>
<p>for the Reagan administration, the Janu-</p>
<p>Clearly the centerpiece of</p>
<p>ary27 plebiscite marks the first step in</p>
<p>the "normalization plan" is the</p>
<p>the U. S. maneuver to maintain its grip on</p>
<p>IBP. It is the key mechanism for</p>
<p>the Philippines now that the political</p>
<p>a smooth and credible succession</p>
<p>strength of its faithful ally-Marcos- is</p>
<p>from now until 1987.</p>
<p>Its Speaker</p>
<p>rapidly deteriorating.</p>
<p>is to preside over the transition</p>
<p>The dictator has not been able to</p>
<p>from a discredited U. S. ally to a</p>
<p>wash his hands of Aquino's blood. The pop-</p>
<p>new set of U.S. allies. The IBP</p>
<p>ular clamor for his resignation is piercing</p>
<p>must, therefore, be deodorized and</p>
<p>his ears. On top of this, the bottom has</p>
<p>cleansed of its image as a Marcos</p>
<p>fallen out of the economy. Marcos is trap-</p>
<p>rubberstamp .</p>
<p>ped. His political isolation has become</p>
<p>With "clean elections" on May</p>
<p>irreversible.</p>
<p>14th, meaning an increase in the</p>
<p>Seeing that their ally has become a</p>
<p>number of opposition seats from the</p>
<p>liability, Marcos' U.S. sponsors are not</p>
<p>measly 12 that exist now, the U.S.</p>
<p>wasting any time embarking on a "normal-</p>
<p>hopes to rid the IBP from the Marco</p>
<p>ization plan" to ease the situation as well</p>
<p>regime's pervasive stink.</p>
<p>With a</p>
<p>as to assure the continuity of their domin-</p>
<p>new and "clean" image for the IBP</p>
<p>ant influence on Philippine affairs.</p>
<p>With</p>
<p>Marcos ill and lacking any credibility,</p>
<p>the US hopes to keep the restive</p>
<p>they must secure a suitable guardian of U. S.</p>
<p>Filipino public at bay. It could</p>
<p>interests in the country. How can the mass</p>
<p>give Marcos a few more years in</p>
<p>protests be neutralized? Who will protect</p>
<p>power or the opportunity for Marcos</p>
<p>the U. S. bases? These are the concerns pre-</p>
<p>to gracefully "retire" should the</p>
<p>occupying the U. S. White House with regard</p>
<p>heated protests persist.</p>
<p>to the Philippine situation.</p>
<p>MARCOS GRANTS HOLLOW</p>
<p>CONCESSIONS - - BEGRUDGINGLY</p>
<p>"DEODORIZED" IBP AS A MECHANISM</p>
<p>At first, Marcos balked at these</p>
<p>FOR TRANSITION</p>
<p>"political reforms" suggested by</p>
<p>Washington, intent as he was on des-</p>
<p>In their view, the scheduled May elec-</p>
<p>ignating Imelda as his successor an</p>
<p>tions to the Interim National Assembly (IBP)</p>
<p>on monopolizing political power at</p>
<p>may be the answer. The May election could</p>
<p>all costs . But through "silent di-</p>
<p>give the appearance of the restoration of</p>
<p>plomacy", Washington put on the pres</p>
<p>democratic processes and at the same time,</p>
<p>sure , even sending Reagan's hatchet</p>
<p>put into place a key mechanism for an order</p>
<p>men, John Monjo , General Vernon</p>
<p>ly succession from Marcos to a new set of</p>
<p>Walters, and ominously, former CIA</p>
<p>U. S. -backed beaurocrats.</p>
<p>Washington hopes</p>
<p>coup expert Col. Edward Lansdale</p>
<p>that the process would pacify a population</p>
<p>to Malacanang.</p>
<p>clamoring for an end to Marcos' one man</p>
<p>US Ambassador, Michael Arma-</p>
<p>rule .</p>
<p>cost, has been busy giving warning</p>
<p>The January 27th plebiscite is meant</p>
<p>signals to Marcos to toe the US</p>
<p>to give a "legal blessing" to the ground-</p>
<p>line. As well, Armacost has been</p>
<p>works necessary for a credible election in</p>
<p>busy meeting opposition leaders in</p>
<p>May. It is supposed to amend Marcos' con-</p>
<p>his Forbes Park backyard, trying</p>
<p>stitution abolishing the Executive Commit-</p>
<p>convince them to cooperate with</p>
<p>tee for succession and re- instituting in-</p>
<p>the US normalization scenario.</p>
<p>stead, the Vice-Presidency in 1987. Mean-</p>
<p>Without too many options left,</p>
<p>while, should Marcos die or become incapac-</p>
<p>Marcos has decided to go along-</p>
<p>itated before 1987, the IBP Speaker is sup-</p>
<p>he cannot risk increasing the dis</p>
<p>posed to take over, convene a caretaker</p>
<p>pleasure of his US godfather d</p>
<p>government, and call for elections in 60</p>
<p>these times . Begrudgingly, he</p>
<p>days. The plebiscite is also supposed to</p>
<p>offerthe above mentioned co.</p>
<p>call for representation to the IBP from its</p>
<p>sions to the legal oppositi</p>
<p>regional character to a provincial one,</p>
<p>betraying the hollowness of t.</p>
<p>concessions, he quickly announced his</p>
<p>intentions to secure sweeping electoral</p>
<p>refuse to man the polls or again be</p>
<p>victories for his KBL party. He has</p>
<p>coerced into becoming the regime's in-</p>
<p>even gone so far as to predict that only</p>
<p>strumentsfor defrauding the people.</p>
<p>20-30 IBP seats will to to the opposition.</p>
<p>MODERATE OPPOSITION VACILLATES AGAIN</p>
<p>Despite the strong wave of sentiments</p>
<p>FILIPINOS TIRED OF</p>
<p>for a boycott, some of the traditional</p>
<p>ELECTORAL "PALABAS"</p>
<p>opposition are still wafflict have</p>
<p>But concession or no concession,</p>
<p>ill-concieved hopes for the coming</p>
<p>the Filipino people cannot be pursuaded</p>
<p>election.</p>
<p>that his next visit to the polls will be</p>
<p>Salvador Laurel's United Nationalist</p>
<p>any different from the last ones.</p>
<p>Democratic Organization (UNIDO) is giv-</p>
<p>They know they don't need any</p>
<p>ing "democracy one last try". As if</p>
<p>Pleb-bwisit to amend the 1973 constitu-</p>
<p>there is any real democracy in being</p>
<p>tion cooked up by Marcos, and that what</p>
<p>part of a rubberstamp body . Laurel has</p>
<p>they need is to junk that charter alto-</p>
<p>warned that a boycott will bring the</p>
<p>gether.</p>
<p>country "a step closer to violent con-</p>
<p>Neither are they fooled with elec-</p>
<p>frontation", as if the regime is not</p>
<p>tions held under the tight reins of the</p>
<p>violent enough and as if another elec-</p>
<p>repressive U. S. -Marcos alliance. They .</p>
<p>tion will minimize the violence that</p>
<p>know that this coming electoral farce</p>
<p>has already bloodied the doorstep of</p>
<p>is only meant to paint a new layer of</p>
<p>the legal opposition.</p>
<p>cosmetics on the hated face of the regime.</p>
<p>The Nationalista Party, the Liberal</p>
<p>As for the IBP, there is the joke</p>
<p>Party, and PDP, LABAN have thrown their</p>
<p>that it does not say yes to Marcos all</p>
<p>hats in the ring, despite the fact that</p>
<p>the time; it also says no - when Marcos</p>
<p>some of their own prominent peers, like</p>
<p>says no. No amount of laundering will</p>
<p>Senator Jovito Salonga and former Pres-</p>
<p>wash away IBP's rubberstamp image , for</p>
<p>ident Diosdado Macapagal, have tagged</p>
<p>the very existence of this body depends</p>
<p>this election as another attempt to</p>
<p>largely on Marcos' own arbitrary powers.</p>
<p>legitimize the regime.</p>
<p>BOYCOTT SPOILS US-MARCOS MANEUVER</p>
<p>OUR ROLE TO EXPOSE MANIPULATION</p>
<p>The organized opposition in the</p>
<p>The growing boycott movement is a</p>
<p>Philippines is quick to show that it can-</p>
<p>concrete expression of the Filipino</p>
<p>not be fooled by the US-Marcos maneuver.</p>
<p>people's rejection of the new US-</p>
<p>To Washington's dismay, the movement to</p>
<p>Marcos "normalization plan", No amount</p>
<p>boycott the plebiscite and the May elec-</p>
<p>of sugarcoating will cover up the US'</p>
<p>tion is already gaining momentum.</p>
<p>real motive. No amount of cosmetics can</p>
<p>Demanding no less than dismantling</p>
<p>beautify the bloated face of a regime</p>
<p>the US-Marcos dictatorship, the National</p>
<p>sinking in a terminal crisis.</p>
<p>Alliance for Justice, Freedom and Democ-</p>
<p>We, Filipinos in the US and Canada,</p>
<p>racy is exposing the coming elections as</p>
<p>must continue to be vigilant to not</p>
<p>one more deception aimed at legitimizing</p>
<p>fall for the media hype which has al-</p>
<p>an illegal government and an illigitimate</p>
<p>ready begun to surround the plebiscite</p>
<p>constitution.</p>
<p>and the IBP election. We must frustrate</p>
<p>An official of the Alliance, Father</p>
<p>the renewed attempts of the Reagan</p>
<p>Joe Dizon states "the people do not</p>
<p>administration to convince world opin-</p>
<p>need the Batasang, only the regime</p>
<p>ion that these electoral exercises</p>
<p>needs it."</p>
<p>will bring the Filipino peoples' lives</p>
<p>The prestigious Catholic Bishops</p>
<p>"back to normal" or that they consti-</p>
<p>Conference of the Philippines issued</p>
<p>tute the first steps toward "demo-</p>
<p>a statement approving the peoples'</p>
<p>cratization."</p>
<p>"moral right" to join the boycott.</p>
<p>It is by consistently supporting</p>
<p>The National Priests and Religious</p>
<p>the real demands of the Filipino</p>
<p>Union and the Concerned priests of</p>
<p>people that we can contribute our</p>
<p>Manila have endorsed the boycott. So</p>
<p>share in their struggle for real</p>
<p>have Kaakbay, a nationalist grouping</p>
<p>democracy. Marcos and his one-man</p>
<p>led by Jose Diokno, and the Justice</p>
<p>laws must go. Political freedoms</p>
<p>for Aquino, Justice for All Movement</p>
<p>must be genuinely restored. Polit-</p>
<p>(JAJAM) led by Lorenzo Tanada, which</p>
<p>ical prisoners must be released. U.S.</p>
<p>sprang out of the frenzied events</p>
<p>interference in Philippine internal</p>
<p>following the Aquino assassination.</p>
<p>affairs must end.</p>
<p>By a majority vote of 2, 000 dele-</p>
<p>The plebiscite is meaningless.</p>
<p>gates, the Congreso Ng Mamamayang</p>
<p>The May election --a deception.</p>
<p>Pilipino (CONPIL) decided to boycott</p>
<p>* SUPPORT THE BOYCOTT</p>
<p>unless Marcos satisfies five impor-</p>
<p>Write your families and friends</p>
<p>tant requirements, including the re-</p>
<p>back home to support the boycott</p>
<p>peal of his power to issue decrees and</p>
<p>*DEMAND A STOP US AID and BASE</p>
<p>to detain anyone indefinitely without</p>
<p>RENTAL PAYMENTS TO THE REGIME</p>
<p>trial.</p>
<p>Write to your representatives</p>
<p>CONPIL's chairman, Agapito Aquino,</p>
<p>in the US Congress.</p>
<p>brother of the slain senator, boasts</p>
<p>of having members "as far right as</p>
<p>COALITION AGAINST THE</p>
<p>LOCAL CAMD / PSN :</p>
<p>Cardinal Sin and as far left as Jose</p>
<p>MARCOS DICTATORSHIP/</p>
<p>Maria Sison."</p>
<p>PHILIPPINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK</p>
<p>Sectoral organizations have joined</p>
<p>LIZ FENKELL</p>
<p>NATIONAL OFFICE</p>
<p>the boycott movement: Progressive</p>
<p>PO. BOX 17:3</p>
<p>COORDINATOR</p>
<p>Labor Federation, Kilusang Mayo Uno , KMU,</p>
<p>OAKLAND , CALIF. 94668</p>
<p>454-5243</p>
<p>GELINE AVILA</p>
<p>and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers,</p>
<p>NATIONAL COORDINATOR</p>
<p>info on educationals , video</p>
<p>materials , housemeetings</p>
<p>who have declared that teachers will<br /><br /></p>
<p>TALIBA</p>
<p>(News Flash/Commentary )</p>
<p>A Publication of the Anti-Martial Law Coalition (Philippines)</p>
<p>VOLUME 3, Number 2</p>
<p>FEBRUARY-MARCH 1979</p>
<p>FREE</p>
<p>Carter to Host Philippine Dictator-</p>
<p>MARCOS SCHEDULES U.S. VISIT</p>
<p>Two recent events leave no doubt as to the character of the Philippine martial law regime on the one</p>
<p>hand and the substance of the human rights foreign policy of the Carter Administration on the other.</p>
<p>On February 1, Agence France Presse reported that Philippine dictator Marcos is scheduled to visit the</p>
<p>U.S. sometime in late February or early March upon the invitation of President Carter. This report was</p>
<p>followed by a State Department report dated February 8, admitting that the Marcos regime uses torture,</p>
<p>even murder, in dealing with dissidents to its unpopular rule.</p>
<p>against the widespread opposition to the martial law</p>
<p>government.</p>
<p>For his part, the dictator can now breathe easier with</p>
<p>this assurance of continued U.S. support for his one-man</p>
<p>rule. He has now shamelessly dropped all nationalist</p>
<p>posturing laying bare for the whole world to see, his</p>
<p>unmistakeable dependence to the U.S. Among his heinous</p>
<p>crimes against the Filipino people will now count the</p>
<p>selling of Philippine sovereignty in exchange for the</p>
<p>dubious privilege of flying a Philippine flag over the bases</p>
<p>and having a Filipino commander whose only duty will be</p>
<p>to "command" that portion of the bases where there are</p>
<p>no military facilities.</p>
<p>Hand in hand with these "paper changes," the dictator</p>
<p>is now prattling about returning the country back to</p>
<p>normalcy. It has for instance dangled the promise of local</p>
<p>elections to a population that is understandably cynical</p>
<p>about any "democratic processes" under a regime that</p>
<p>has continuously attempted to legitimize itself in five</p>
<p>referenda and one national election through the twin use</p>
<p>of fraud and armed force.</p>
<p>The planned visit to the U.S. is no doubt meant to cap</p>
<p>Both reports are significant. While the revelation of the this normalization scheme by making the Filipino people</p>
<p>regime's human rights record comes as no big surprise to</p>
<p>and the American people believe that things are indeed</p>
<p>many since the Marcos dictatorship has long been</p>
<p>back to normal.</p>
<p>denounced by human rights watchdog agencies such as</p>
<p>But it will take more than a dinner at the White House</p>
<p>Amnesty International, International Commission of to disguise the fascist character of the Marcos regime. No</p>
<p>Jurists, what is more revealing is the fact that its sordid talk of normalization can hide the fact that under this</p>
<p>record has in no way discouraged that purported human bankrupt dictatorship, close to one million Filipinos have</p>
<p>rights advocate, the Carter Administration, from extend- been turned into refugees by its brutal military campaigns</p>
<p>ing an invitation to the Philippine dictator.</p>
<p>and no less inhuman economic policies that place foreign</p>
<p>The State Department while neither confirming nor</p>
<p>investment over the needs of the Filipino people. Being</p>
<p>denying the report can only lamely say that the visit is not hosted by Jimmy Carter will not add any shine to its</p>
<p>an official state visit, but a "private" one. Nonetheless,</p>
<p>tarnished image as a gross violator of human rights, a</p>
<p>they did admit that a reception is being planned for the regime that solves the problem of political prisoners by</p>
<p>dictator by the White House.</p>
<p>the simple expedient of not taking any political prisoners</p>
<p>This stance of officially keeping at arm's length the</p>
<p>- alive.</p>
<p>brutal dictatorship while objectively supporting it, is</p>
<p>The Filipino people and all progressive people of this</p>
<p>typical of the Carter Administration's hypocritical foreign</p>
<p>country must give this dictator the reception he deserves.</p>
<p>policy. While making loud pronouncements about human</p>
<p>We must teach this dictator that wherever he goes, he has</p>
<p>rights as the cornerstone of its foreign policy, in the same</p>
<p>to account for his crimes against the Filipino people.</p>
<p>breath it concludes an agreement with the repressive</p>
<p>Likewise, we must teach Jimmy Carter that his pious</p>
<p>dictator which in essence extends its lifeline for the next</p>
<p>preachings about human rights has long been exposed as</p>
<p>five years. In the beginning of this year, President Carter</p>
<p>all hot air and no muscle. We must expose the dictator</p>
<p>and President Marcos announced an executive agreement</p>
<p>Marcos and Jimmy Carter as the biggest "human rights</p>
<p>regarding the U.S. bases in the Philippines which</p>
<p>masqueraders" of our time. _</p>
<p>provides for over $1 billion compensation to the Marcos</p>
<p>DOWN WITH THE U.S. - MARCOS DICTATORSHIP ! ! !</p>
<p>regime. This financial commitment (which cleverly took</p>
<p>STOP U.S. AID TO THE MARCOS REGIME! ! !</p>
<p>the form of an executive agreement thus skirting any</p>
<p>discussion of this controversial issue in the U.S. Congress</p>
<p>ANTI-MARTIAL LAW ALLIANCE (AMLA)</p>
<p>where it was expected to meet staunch opposition) is</p>
<p>thinly disguised U.S. aid to the isolated regime whose</p>
<p>Sacramento AMLA Center</p>
<p>existence would otherwise be in jeopardy. The new</p>
<p>2108 - 57th Avenue</p>
<p>agreement is also ominous because it increases the</p>
<p>Sacramento, CA 95822</p>
<p>likelihood of direct U.S. military intervention in the</p>
<p>Philippine internal affairs by providing legal justification</p>
<p>(916) 428-7856 or (916) 966-5698</p>
<p>for U.S. participation in counterinsurgency operations<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>TALIBA</p>
<p>(News Flash/Commentary )</p>
<p>A Publication of the Anti-Martial Law Coalition (Philippines)</p>
<p>VOL. 3, NO. 3</p>
<p>APRIL 1979</p>
<p>FREE</p>
<p>AMLC Pressure Succeeds-</p>
<p>Marcos Cancels U.S. Visit in Fear of Protests</p>
<p>President Marcos' planned state visit coincided</p>
<p>with the recently concluded U.S.-R.P. Military</p>
<p>Bases Agreement signed in January, 1979.</p>
<p>Under the guise of "bases rental" for such</p>
<p>facilities as Subic Naval Base (right), Marcos</p>
<p>received a 150% increase ($500 million for the</p>
<p>(picture credit; Harvard Magazine)</p>
<p>next five years) in U.S. aid, plus $1 billion in</p>
<p>economic aid.</p>
<p>Aerial view of Subic Naval Base in Olongapo, Zambales Province, Philippines.</p>
<p>Recent issues of rabid pro-Marcos newspapers</p>
<p>Aside from the horse's mouth, so to speak, the</p>
<p>such as Filipino Reporter and the Bataan News</p>
<p>other reliable sources of AMLC include:</p>
<p>(based in Stockton, Calif.) have accused the</p>
<p>Agence France Presse in its Jan. Ist news release</p>
<p>anti-martial law movement, the Anti-Martial Law</p>
<p>reported that Marcos was coming in early March.</p>
<p>Coalition in particular, of spreading "rumors" and</p>
<p>Last Feb. 22, a member of the Congress</p>
<p>engaging in idle speculation with regards to the</p>
<p>Education Project (CEP, an organization based in</p>
<p>Marcos state visit to Washington, D.C., originally</p>
<p>Washington, D.C.), called an aide of Hal Brooke</p>
<p>projected to be in March. A look at the facts,</p>
<p>(Undersecretary of State) whose response was</p>
<p>however, will show that this is not the case. In fact</p>
<p>'maybe, but not official."</p>
<p>it is the Marcos-controlled media itself which was</p>
<p>On March 1, CEP also called Rep. Lester Wolf's</p>
<p>the first to trumpet Marcos' upcoming visit by</p>
<p>aide who confirmed that Marcos was coming</p>
<p>floating trial balloons. Teodora Valencia, well-</p>
<p>mid-March to late March to "appeal to the</p>
<p>known for his his "close ties" with the Philippine</p>
<p>business community." (By this, we assume for</p>
<p>dictator (like mouthing the dictator's line on all</p>
<p>further penetration of U.S. investment in the</p>
<p>issues without fail) raised in a February issue of</p>
<p>Philippines.)</p>
<p>the Filipino Reporter that, "It's about time Marcos</p>
<p>Several calls were also placed to the State</p>
<p>comes to the U.S." Another publication, the</p>
<p>Department by congresspeople nationwide, upon</p>
<p>ASIAWEEK, also well-known for having close ties</p>
<p>the prodding of anti-martial law alliances who sent</p>
<p>to Malacanang, in its Feb. 23, 1979 issue wrote :</p>
<p>delegates to their representatives and senators.</p>
<p>"When would Marcos go? A presidential aide told</p>
<p>The State Department at various times confirmed</p>
<p>ASIA WEEK's Antonio Lopez that his boss "has a.</p>
<p>the visit ("It's a private visit.") and, not</p>
<p>standing invitation from Carter . . .</p>
<p>Official</p>
<p>unexpectedly tried to remain vague about the</p>
<p>sources intimated that the date would be either in</p>
<p>whole affair.</p>
<p>spring or summer, "that is, sometime between</p>
<p>As the above information shows, contrary to</p>
<p>March and August. Insiders, however, are betting</p>
<p>what the pro-Marcos papers want us to believe,</p>
<p>on next month. .</p>
<p>these are hard facts not based on "rumors" nor</p>
<p>Continued<br /><br /></p>
<p>TALIBA</p>
<p>(News Flash/Commentary )</p>
<p>A Publication of the Anti-Martial Law Coalition (Philippines)</p>
<p>VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1</p>
<p>JANUARY 1979</p>
<p>FREE</p>
<p>FILIPINO PEOPLE DEMAND:</p>
<p>"U.S. BASES OUT OF R.P."</p>
<p>PAWALAN BIS</p>
<p>US-RF</p>
<p>MILITARY BAS</p>
<p>EEMENT</p>
<p>The Filipino people have repeatedly demanded the removal of U.S. bases from Philippine soil.</p>
<p>On New Year's Day, 1979, President Jimmy Carter fully exposed the hypocrisy of his well-publicized</p>
<p>concern for human rights along with his pretense of mild disapproval for the regime of President Ferdinand</p>
<p>E. Marcos of the Philippines. On that day, Carter and Marcos announced the conclusion of several years</p>
<p>negotiations over U.S. bases in the Philippines. Proudly they revealed that the governments of the two</p>
<p>countries had arrived at an "Executive Agreement" concerning the bases. Key points of this agreement</p>
<p>involve the payment of $500 million in "compensation" to the Marcos government over the next five years</p>
<p>and certain superficial changes billed as increased Philippine control over the bases.</p>
<p>The agreement reveals the undeniable collusion</p>
<p>$475 million is pure military aid to the Marcos regime.</p>
<p>between Carter and Marcos - two cronies who, for over</p>
<p>For the next three years, the agreement mandates a full</p>
<p>a year, have performed a sometimes convincing act of</p>
<p>$125 million per year as "compensation" in addition to</p>
<p>mutual dislike.</p>
<p>the $37 million which is part of the regular U.S. military</p>
<p>Deception runs through every aspect of the new</p>
<p>assistance to the Philippines. This will bring U.S.</p>
<p>"Excecutive Agreement." Major changes have been</p>
<p>military assistance to the repressive Marcos regime up to</p>
<p>made in the 1947 Bases Treaty. Chief among these is the</p>
<p>$162 million, over four times the current figure.</p>
<p>payment of rent - which has been innocently labeled</p>
<p>But why have the negotiators been forced to adopt</p>
<p>'compensation" - to the Marcos government. Yet in</p>
<p>such patently undemocratic and deceptive tactics to</p>
<p>spite of what is actually a treaty renegotiation, the Carter</p>
<p>achieve their goals and to tack on to their agreement a</p>
<p>Administration has carefully labeled the outcome not a</p>
<p>series of measures which are supposedly designed to</p>
<p>new "treaty," but an "Executive Agreement."</p>
<p>insure a measure of Philippine control over the bases?</p>
<p>This seemingly trifling difference is tremendously</p>
<p>The answer lies in the unpopularity of the Marcos</p>
<p>important. A new treaty must be approved by the U.S.</p>
<p>dictatorship both in the Philippines and the United</p>
<p>Senate and be opened for discussion by the American</p>
<p>States. The repressive character of this faithful U.S. ally</p>
<p>people. An Executive Agreement is exactly what it</p>
<p>has made it both thoroughly hated at home and</p>
<p>says - an agreement between two heads of state. In one</p>
<p>extremely controversial in the United States. A new</p>
<p>careful choice of terms, the Carter-Marcos team has</p>
<p>treaty with the Philippine dictator would have stirred up</p>
<p>managed to avoid public discussion on a highly</p>
<p>a debate which might have proven uncomfortable for</p>
<p>controversial issue - whether the bases should remain in</p>
<p>both heads of state.</p>
<p>the Philippines at all, bypass the role of Congress in</p>
<p>The new "Agreement" claims that, through a series</p>
<p>approving major foreign policy decisions, and narrow the</p>
<p>of cosmetic moves, Philippine control over the</p>
<p>issue to a simple matter of Congressional approval over a</p>
<p>bases has been increased. Filipino base commanders</p>
<p>budget appropriation. Brilliant!</p>
<p>are to be installed and each base will fly the</p>
<p>Even the terms of the "Agreement" itself are</p>
<p>Philippine flag. The land area of the base is to be</p>
<p>deceptive. The $500 million figure has been reported as</p>
<p>somewhat reduced. Perimeter security has been turned</p>
<p>combined economic and military aid. In fact, only $25</p>
<p>over to the Armed Forces of the Philippines with some</p>
<p>million is to be used for economic aid. The remaining</p>
<p>provisions for joint control in certain areas. Yet the<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Taliba, January 1979</p>
<p>Page 2</p>
<p>'Agreement" contains not a word concerning Philippine</p>
<p>This damage is felt not only in broad social terms but</p>
<p>jurisdiction over American servicemen who commit</p>
<p>in specific military situations as well. The bases have</p>
<p>crimes against Filipinos. There is no guarantee</p>
<p>been used repeatedly for intervention in Philippine</p>
<p>whatsoever that American soldiers who in the future</p>
<p>affairs. Prior to the declaration of martial law,</p>
<p>mistake Filipinos for "wild boars" and kill them will not</p>
<p>Congressional testimony reveals they were used against</p>
<p>be abruptly transferred out of the country as in years</p>
<p>the Huks and, more recently, they have been used</p>
<p>past. This is Philippine control?</p>
<p>against the New People's Army. Immediately after the</p>
<p>Why has this charade of Philippine control over the</p>
<p>declaration of martial law in 1972, the entire modern</p>
<p>bases become necessary?</p>
<p>fighter component of the Philippine Air Force - a</p>
<p>Because the Filipino people have come increasingly to</p>
<p>squadron of F-5's - was based at Clark Air Field at a</p>
<p>see the U.S. bases in their homeland as, in the words of</p>
<p>time when it was reportedly carrying out bombing</p>
<p>the Civil Liberties Union of the Philippines, "an affront</p>
<p>missions over Isabela.</p>
<p>to Philippine sovereignty."</p>
<p>The Filipino people recognize that such intervention is</p>
<p>What is the role of the U.S. bases in the Philippines?</p>
<p>likely not only to continue, but to increase, as long as the</p>
<p>According to the 1947 bases agreement, their purpose</p>
<p>bases remain on their soil. The wording of the 1947</p>
<p>is two-fold: to "protect U.S. security interests in Asia"</p>
<p>treaty clearly invites the U.S. to slide into internal</p>
<p>and to "insure the territorial integrity of the Philip-</p>
<p>involvement in the Philippines without the slightest</p>
<p>pines. " Numerous spokesmen for the U.S. government,</p>
<p>obstacle. Whereas previously U.S. intervention in the</p>
<p>even several from the Department of Defense, however,</p>
<p>country has been indirect and covert, the new</p>
<p>have agreed with Filipino nationalists that external</p>
<p>"Agreement" with its cooperative security arrange-</p>
<p>aggression is not a threat to the Philippines. The bases</p>
<p>ments dramatically increases the possibility of direct and</p>
<p>thus remain principally to "protect U.S. security</p>
<p>open intervention. The "Agreement" brings one step</p>
<p>interests in Asia."</p>
<p>closer the possibility of sending U.S. troops to the</p>
<p>Filipinos have come increasingly to resent the role of</p>
<p>Philippines to intervene in the country's growing</p>
<p>these bases as launching pads for U.S. aggression and</p>
<p>domestic conflicts.</p>
<p>intervention in the internal affairs of other countries.</p>
<p>Not only do U.S. bases on Philippine soil invite U.S.</p>
<p>Filipinos wish to dissociate themselves altogether from</p>
<p>intervention in Philippine affairs, they represent a</p>
<p>situations like the Vietnam War when bombing missions</p>
<p>serious threat to the "territorial integrity of the</p>
<p>against the Vietnamese originated from Clark Air Base.</p>
<p>Philippines" which the Treaty claims they are supposed</p>
<p>Only a few days ago, on Dec. 29, 1978, the Defense</p>
<p>to protect. It has long been known that these bases are</p>
<p>Department announced that a naval task force and the</p>
<p>major storage sites for nuclear weapons. This makes</p>
<p>nuclear-capable carrier Constellation had left Subic</p>
<p>them into key strategic targets for any enemy of the</p>
<p>Naval Base enroute to the Indian Ocean. Speculation</p>
<p>U.S., should the U.S. be drawn into a major armed</p>
<p>suggested that its mission was to respond to develop-</p>
<p>confrontation.</p>
<p>ments in Iran and possibly to aid one of the world's most</p>
<p>The Filipino people have no desire to be blown to bits</p>
<p>despised dictators whose entire nation has risen up</p>
<p>in another man's war. Nor do they wish to have</p>
<p>against him.</p>
<p>foreigners, armed and strategically located on their own</p>
<p>Yet many have argued that the bases are actually</p>
<p>soil, intervene in their own affairs and dictate the course</p>
<p>beneficial to the Philippines because they provide both</p>
<p>of their history. The Filipino people do not need or want</p>
<p>employment for a large number of Filipinos and because</p>
<p>the economic impetus to turn their people into pimps,</p>
<p>base spending pumps dollars into the Philippine</p>
<p>prostitutes, dope-peddlers, and black marketeers. They</p>
<p>economy. Their removal, supporters of the bases have</p>
<p>do not want to see an inch of their territory used to</p>
<p>argued, would mean a massive economic dislocation.</p>
<p>launch aggressive action against peoples of other</p>
<p>The Filipino people have taken a closer look at the</p>
<p>countries. The Filipino people want the bases out. The</p>
<p>economic impact of the bases on the country and have</p>
<p>Anti-Martial Law Coalition full supports their desire and</p>
<p>come up with some surprising discoveries. The bases in</p>
<p>calls on all Filipino and American people to support their</p>
<p>fact employ less than one percent of the Philippine</p>
<p>demand to remove all U.S. bases from the Philippines.</p>
<p>non-agricultural labor force. Further, while it is true that</p>
<p>the base economy has a major impact on the Philippines,</p>
<p>Philippine economic and political institutions have</p>
<p>absolutely no control over it. The wages spent by</p>
<p>thousands of U.S. servicemen in the Philippines have a</p>
<p>highly inflationary effect. As one economist put it, they</p>
<p>"add to the total demand in the economy without</p>
<p>increasing the supply of new goods because the soldier</p>
<p>spends his pay on things he has not produced and the</p>
<p>munitions worker does not go out and buy a tank."</p>
<p>Filipinos have reexamined the character of the</p>
<p>so-called "growth industries" spawned by the bases.</p>
<p>Where have all those dollars pumped by U.S.</p>
<p>servicemen into the Philippine economy gone and what</p>
<p>has been the result socially? The principal industry</p>
<p>stimulated by the base economy has been prostitution</p>
<p>ANTI-MARTIAL LAW COALITION</p>
<p>and related entertainment activities. Angeles City, site</p>
<p>of Clark Air Base, boasts of over 500 bars and brothels</p>
<p>(PHILIPPINES)</p>
<p>Olongapo City, site of Subic Naval Base contains at least</p>
<p>Rene Cruz, National Coordinator</p>
<p>12,000 prostitutes who form a full 10 percent of the city's</p>
<p>P.O. Box 540</p>
<p>population.</p>
<p>Woodside, N. Y. 11377</p>
<p>Another major industry spawned by the bases is the</p>
<p>(212) 898-1969</p>
<p>procurement and sale of illegal drugs to U.S.</p>
<p>servicemen. Since the Philippines does not produce</p>
<p>heroin, this has meant developing smuggling rings from</p>
<p>LOCAL ALLIANCE:</p>
<p>the "Golden Triangle" of Thailand and Burma. Another</p>
<p>flourishing base-related industry is the black market in</p>
<p>AMLA CENTER</p>
<p>PX goods.</p>
<p>2108 57th Ave.</p>
<p>All three of these industries have stimulated a rise in</p>
<p>Sacramento,</p>
<p>CA</p>
<p>95322</p>
<p>organized crime. They can hardly be labeled beneficial to</p>
<p>the Filipino people. In fact, the social damage these</p>
<p>428-7856</p>
<p>Or 966-3593</p>
<p>institutions do is immeasurable.<br /><br /></p>
<p>TALIBA</p>
<p>(NEWSFLASH/</p>
<p>COMMENTARY)</p>
<p>A Publication of the COALITION AGAINST THE MARCOS DICTATORSHIP/</p>
<p>PHILIPPINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK (CAMD/PSN)</p>
<p>August 1984.</p>
<p>One year after the Aquino assassination</p>
<p>NO END TO THE CRISIS</p>
<p>OF THE MARCOS DICTATORSHIP</p>
<p>The</p>
<p>It has been a year since thousands of festive yellow ribbons</p>
<p>Collantes leads a group of 30 KBL and independent parliament</p>
<p>which were to herald a welcome for the returning opposition leader,</p>
<p>tarians in supporting Aquilino Pimentel's resolution demanding</p>
<p>Benigno Aquino, Jr., suddenly unfurled into giant banners that</p>
<p>the repeal of Amendment No. 6 of the Marcos-engineered</p>
<p>screamed outrage over his assassination at the Manila Inter-</p>
<p>Constitution. Amendment No. 6 gives Marcos power to make laws</p>
<p>national Airport.</p>
<p>beyond the reach of the Assembly or the judiciary.</p>
<p>Today, the dictator Ferdinand Marcos faces essentially the</p>
<p>In an attempt to regain the support of businessmen and members</p>
<p>same political crisis that threatens the continuation of his absolute</p>
<p>of the traditional opposition, Marcos devised non-partisan calls for</p>
<p>rule. The agitation of the Filipino people to oust him and end the</p>
<p>them to join him in resolving the political and economic problems</p>
<p>dictatorship remains the catalyst that spells his doom.</p>
<p>plaguing his regime. But when he reconstituted his cabinet, the</p>
<p>same old familiar faces showed up, including that of his wife,</p>
<p>The downward spiral of the Philippine economy cannot be</p>
<p>Imelda.</p>
<p>arrested even as the Reagan administration infuses life-giving aid</p>
<p>and promises to release $180 million of the $900 million rental it</p>
<p>While the sham election momentarily divided the broad opposition</p>
<p>agreed to pay for the maintenance of U.S. military bases at Subic</p>
<p>into advocates of participation and those of boycott, the unanimous</p>
<p>and Clark. The long-awaited $650 million from the International</p>
<p>call for Marcos' ouster echoes both in the Batasan (Assembly),</p>
<p>Monetary Fund constitutes but another gasp before a fatal</p>
<p>and in the "parliament of the streets."</p>
<p>drowning.</p>
<p>Marcos fully intends to widen the gap in the opposition by</p>
<p>In its desperation to stay in power for as long as it can, the</p>
<p>stepping up his strident anti-communist attacks and military</p>
<p>Marcos regime has narrowed down its choice to two alternate</p>
<p>violence against the militant protest movement. "It is not the</p>
<p>options: deception and military reprisal.</p>
<p>opposition who is the enemy of the people, but the subversives," he</p>
<p>declared.</p>
<p>But the Filipino people have not been waylaid in their deter-</p>
<p>mined path towards democratization. They have no other option.</p>
<p>TERROR IN MANILA</p>
<p>On the opening day of the Batasan last July 23, 2,000 riot police</p>
<p>BY CROOK OR BY FORCE</p>
<p>used truncheons, tear gas and pillbox bombs to scuttle a de-</p>
<p>The election of 65 opposition UNIDO candidates in the May 14</p>
<p>monstration of 25,000 people who came to listen to former senator</p>
<p>National Assembly election went beyond the 20 to 30 seats</p>
<p>Lorenzo Tanada give an address of the "true state of the nation.'</p>
<p>Marcos had predicted. Still it gave him reason to crow that</p>
<p>democracy has prevailed.</p>
<p>In the month preceding, Marcos had ordered a rapid succession</p>
<p>of repressive measures to put a lid on the unrest produced by a new</p>
<p>Although the rules are heavily stacked against the minority party</p>
<p>set of restrictive economic decrees which set prices rocketing and</p>
<p>in the Assembly, it has been bolstered by disgruntled members of</p>
<p>plunged the peso to P18 to $1.</p>
<p>Marcos' Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) party. Manuel</p>
<p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><br /><br /></p>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Taliba, Articles, & Drafts (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 19)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Extradition
Marcos, Ferdinand E. (Ferdinand Edralin), 1917-1989
Martial Law -- Philippines
Aquino, Benigno S., Jr., 1932-1983
Reagan, Ronald
Military bases, American
Description
An account of the resource
Select issues of the Taliba Newsletter, detailing Ferdinand Marcos' canceled trip to the U.S., Military bases in the Philippines, US-Philippine extradition policies, and general policies of the Regan and Carter administrations.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Taliba
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1978-1984
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en">NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT</a><span> – EDUCATIONAL / NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</span><br />For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu. </p>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0340-349
ucdw_wa012_s001_f019
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v5UzxmQtnEZ_ruKGL6tIALcU33gG3PUv?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14cqTZWldTrfxc1KfWvjB6HXqcRjZAeeL/view?usp=sharing">PDF</a>
Document Text
Document text
<p>ING/PANATA</p>
<p>1 .</p>
<p>Sing, I do wish the world would sing</p>
<p>I do wish the world would say</p>
<p>How they want to live in peace</p>
<p>How they need each other.</p>
<p>2 .</p>
<p>Peace, that is all we want to know</p>
<p>That is all we want to share</p>
<p>Let us live our lives in peace</p>
<p>Let us give this life a chance.</p>
<p>REFRAIN :</p>
<p>Love, love is all we need</p>
<p>Love is all we want</p>
<p>Love is everywhere.</p>
<p>Peace, peace is all we want</p>
<p>Peace is all we need</p>
<p>Peace is everywhere.</p>
<p>3 .</p>
<p>Ang tinig ng madlay dinggin</p>
<p>Sumpa'y dapat pansinin</p>
<p>Kailan man o bayan ko</p>
<p>Tulong ko'y asahan mo.</p>
<p>4 .</p>
<p>Sa panganib ilalayo</p>
<p>Ang layang nakamtan mo</p>
<p>Bunga ng paghihirap mo</p>
<p>Ang panata ko'y ito.</p>
<p>REFRAIN:</p>
<p>Ngayon pag inabot man</p>
<p>(KAILAN MAN)</p>
<p>(ASAHAN MO)</p>
<p>Ng kadiliman</p>
<p>(0 BAYAN KO)</p>
<p>Ang nilalandas</p>
<p>(MAPAPARAM ANG HIRAP, KAILAN MAN)</p>
<p>Hirap ay mapaparam</p>
<p>(ASAHAN MO)</p>
<p>Sa liwanag ng</p>
<p>(0 BAYAN KO)</p>
<p>Tunay mong lakas.</p>
<p>(LAKAS NG BAYAN, NGAYON)</p>
<p>(REPEAT TAGALOG REFRAIN 2X)</p>
<p>Ist Refrain - with harmony</p>
<p>2nd Refrain - with harmony /counterpoint ACAPPELLA! ! !</p>
<p>3rd Refrain - with harmony/counterpoint first 3 lines only)</p>
<br /><br />SOLIDARITY FOREV~R<br />( by Ralph Chaplin, January 1915)<br />sung to the tune of The Battle Hymn £f the Republic<br />When the Union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run,<br />There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun.<br />Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one?<br />But the Union makes us strong.<br />CHORUS. SOLIDARITY FOREVER!<br />SOLIDARITY FOREV~R!<br />SOLIDARITY FOREVER!<br />FOR T~ UNION ~lAKES US STRONG.<br />Is there aught we hold in common with the greedy pare.site<br />Who would lash us into serfdom and would crush us with his might?<br />Is there anything left to us but to organize and fight?<br />For the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />It is we who plowed the prairies. built the cities where they trade,<br />Dug the mines and bui 1 t the work:snops, endless miles of railroad laid.<br />Now we stand outcast and starvin;, 'midst the wonders we have made,<br />While the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />All the world that's owned by idle drones is ours and ours alone.<br />We have laid the side foundations, built it skyward stone by stone.<br />It is ours, not to slave in, but to master and to own,<br />While the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn,<br />But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn.<br />I We can break their haughty power, gain our freedom when we learn,<br />That the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold,<br />Greater than the might of annies, magnified a thousand-fold.<br />We can bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old.<br />For the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />"An Injury To One Is An Injury To All''<br /><br />SIN0/P_ANATA<br />1. Sing, I do wish the world would sing<br />I do wish the world would say<br />Ho\~ they ~~ant to live in ·peace<br />How they need each other.<br />2. P'eace, tt1at is a 11 we v~ant to knov~<br />That is all we want to share<br />Let us live our lives in peace<br />Let us give this life a chance.<br />REFRAIN:<br />Love, love is all we need<br />Love is all we W8nt .<br />Love is everywhere.<br />Peace, peace is all we want<br />~ ~eace is all we need 0 ~eace is everywhere.<br />Ang tinig ng madla'y dinggin<br />Sumoa'y dapat pansinin<br />Kailan man o bayan ko<br />Tulong ko'y asahan mo.<br />Sa oang2nib ilalayo<br />{\ n (; j '"'I \ / ,-. ~, r"1 n "I !./ r.. l"'Y', +- '""' ..... ...... -<br />·---.! 1.=J .t. V) c~i 1'::1 1101,al,1 Ldl l ll :1.. )<br />Eunga ng pagh i hi rap n10<br />Ang panata ko'y ito.<br />REFRAIN:·<br />Ngayon pag inabot man<br />Ng kadiliman<br />Ang nilalandas<br />Hirao ay mapaparam<br />S a 1 i \-,r a n a g n g<br />Tunay mong lakas.<br />(KAILAN MAN) (ASAHAN MO)<br />(0 BAYAN KO)<br />CMAPAPARAM ANG HIRAP, KAILAN MAN)<br />(ASAHAN MO)<br />(0 BAYAN KO)<br />(LAKAS NG BAYAN, NGAYON)<br />(REPEAT TAGALOG REFRAIN 2X)<br />1st Refrain_; with harn1ony<br />2nd Refrain - with harmony/ counterpoint ACAPPELLA ! ! !<br />3rd Refrain - with harmony/counterpoint first 3 lines only)<br />SOLIDARITY FOREV~R<br />( by Ralph Chaplin, January 1915)<br />sung to the tune of The Battle Hymn £f the Republic<br />When the Union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run,<br />There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun.<br />Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one?<br />But the Union makes us strong.<br />CHORUS. SOLIDARITY FOREVER!<br />SOLIDARITY FOREV~R!<br />SOLIDARITY FOREVER!<br />FOR T~ UNION ~lAKES US STRONG.<br />Is there aught we hold in common with the greedy pare.site<br />Who would lash us into serfdom and would crush us with his might?<br />Is there anything left to us but to organize and fight?<br />For the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />It is we who plowed the prairies. built the cities where they trade,<br />Dug the mines and bui 1 t the work:snops, endless miles of railroad laid.<br />Now we stand outcast and starvin;, 'midst the wonders we have made,<br />While the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />All the world that's owned by idle drones is ours and ours alone.<br />We have laid the side foundations, built it skyward stone by stone.<br />It is ours, not to slave in, but to master and to own,<br />While the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn,<br />But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn.<br />I We can break their haughty power, gain our freedom when we learn,<br />That the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold,<br />Greater than the might of annies, magnified a thousand-fold.<br />We can bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old.<br />For the Union makes us strong. /CHORUS/<br />"An Injury To One Is An Injury To All''<br /><br /><p>DE COLORES</p>
<p>De colores, de colores</p>
<p>Se visten los compos en la primavera</p>
<p>De colores, de colores</p>
<p>Son los pajarillos que vienen de afuera</p>
<p>De colores, de colores</p>
<p>as al arco iris que vemos lucir</p>
<p>Y por eso los grandes amores</p>
<p>dis suchas colores an gustan a mi</p>
<p>Y por eso los grandes amores</p>
<p>de muchos colores is gustan a al.</p>
<p>Canta el gallo, canta el gallo</p>
<p>Con al kiri kiri, kiri, kim, king</p>
<p>La gallina, la gallina</p>
<p>Con el kara, kara, kara, kara, kara</p>
<p>Las pollitos, los pollitos</p>
<p>Con el pio, pio pio, pio, pi</p>
<p>Y por eso los grandes smores</p>
<p>de muchos colores me guscan a mi</p>
<p>Llora el gallo, llora el gallo</p>
<p>Porque el aguilits ya lo ha desplumado</p>
<p>Las gallinas, las gallinas</p>
<p>Gue viven en su area ya lo han consolado</p>
<p>El campesino, el campesino</p>
<p>Con el sufrimiento no quiere saquir</p>
<p>Y ahunque el gallo se sienta my gallo</p>
<p>ante el aguilita tendra que morir</p>
<p>Y shunque el gallo se stenta muy gallo</p>
<p>ante el aguilita tendra que sorir</p>
<br /><br />
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Song Lyrics: Journey Never Ends, Sing/Pinata, Solidarity Forever (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 18)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Revolutionary ballads and songs
Description
An account of the resource
This folder contains song lyrics from <em>Sing/Panata</em>, <em>Solidarity Forever</em>, <em>& </em><em>De Colores</em>.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
n.d.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en">COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED<br /></a>For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at <a href="mailto:ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu">ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu</a>.</p>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Language
A language of the resource
English
Spanish
Tagalog
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_f018<br /><br />ucdw_wa012_s001_0337-339
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e-1xc5H2gO0gl3_cBHLxmj40bihc03WK?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1owNj-MYjB1MQ-TC1enEdnsVOxsJHP9ua/view?usp=sharing">PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sacramento Anti-Martial Law Alliance, Summation Speech (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 16)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Antinuclear movement
Christmas
Political activists
Revolutionary ballads and songs
Anti-martial Law Coalition
Description
An account of the resource
These documents detail activities from the Anti-Martial Law Alliance Sacramento Chapter, including the Christmas Caroling campaign, anti-nuclear plant concerns, and song lyrics.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anti-Martial Law Alliance, Sacramento. Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1978
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">IN COPYRIGHT</a> - Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies and the University of California Regents hold intellectual control of the material. Educational and non-profit usage permitted. For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu. </p>
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_f016<br /><br />ucdw_wa012_s001_0322-0336
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/100J591Rf9fFOkAjfn3uuS7AIFL9Aucku?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FrDbn8slDVfqnxS0NQaSv5EIhaZE6pgK/view?usp=sharing">PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sacramento Anti-Martial Law Alliance, Organization Structure, Minutes, Notes, Events & Speeches (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 15)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Anti-martial Law Coalition (Philippines)
Bay Area Anti-martial Law Alliance
Sacramento Anti-martial Law Alliance
Community Organization
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Description
An account of the resource
These documents contain chapter notes, speeches, event information, and program documentation for various activities from the Sacramento Anti-Martial Law Alliance.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Anti Martial Law Alliance, Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1977-1980
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en">NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT</a><span> – EDUCATIONAL / NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</span><br />For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu. </p>
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_f015<br /><br />ucdw_wa012_s001_0257-321
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jUj7lKuG5vAKZUmOh9AcY6XnFX8cxfU7?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15vdEvNVOMaXDRjweKq_VZ-lgQVnS9OOq/view?usp=sharing">PDF (Text Search not available)</a><br /><br />People's War temporarily available on HathiTrust (Log in Required, available as of 4/12/2021): <a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000701315">https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000701315</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sacramento Anti-Martial Law Alliance - Chapter Notes: People's War (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 14)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP)
Union of Democratic Pilipinos
Revolutionary literature
Description
An account of the resource
This folder contains handwritten notes summarizing the Union of Democratic Pilipinos' republication of <em>People's war in the Philippines. <br /><br /><br /></em>Copyright Restrictions prevent digitization of the article, however it can be accessed at HathiTrust (Access as of 4/12/2021. Log-in required; Guest or University).
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1974
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">IN COPYRIGHT – EDUCATIONAL / NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</a><br />For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at <a href="mailto:ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu">ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu</a>. </p>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0254-256<br />ucdw_wa012_s001_f014
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wiT5PA9fMXsF3t-QtZyQzbF9woVeGCSm?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fD4R2xxZ0LeyVqmuqwMMzmWWvrXkAVY7/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Document Text
Document text
(OCR Text with errors; See <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fD4R2xxZ0LeyVqmuqwMMzmWWvrXkAVY7/view?usp=sharing">PDF</a> for complete text)<br /><br />All supporters for the Struggle for Human Rights FROM & KDP RE: ATMES CRUZ CASE emple letter Mr. Lionel J. Castillo Commissioner, INS 425 J Street, N.W. Washington, DC20535 Mr. Castillo, We are gravely alarmed by the INS conduct toward Ms. Aimee Cruz, an important leader in the Filipino Community and the national com ordinator of the National Alliance for Fair Licensure for Foreign Nurse Graduates. Unless the INS explains its actions we an only con- clude that the surprise visit by its agents at her home in the early morning of May 2, their insistence of questioning her without any legal documents entitling then to do so and her scheduled hering on May 30 at the INS office in New York, are forms of harassment to stop her from proceeding with her valuable work in the Filipino Community. Your agents on questioning Ms. Cruz about her work in the NAFI FN are unjust. We see no reason for her to be treated as such. We DEMAND that the INS recognize Me. Oura's civil liberties and atop harassing her. The plan of subjecting her to new questioning be withdrawn, and that the INS provide an explaination for its actions. Citizen for Civil Rights, sample teleman Mr. Castillo, Weare alarmed of the INS's conduct toward Ms. Cruz, national co ordinator of the NAFL-FNG. We ask that the INS respect Ma. Crus's civil liberties and refrain from harassing her and her organization, withdraw its plan to question her on May 30 and give an explanation for its actions. #*This harassment of Ms. Cruz is in essence an attack on the Filipino Community's rights to fight against injustices.<br /><br />NATIONP\L f1Lllf1NCE FOR FAIR LICEN~UR<br />FOREIGN NUR~E GRftDUP\T~S OF<br />No. 1<br />INS<br />•<br />national bulletin •<br />FLASH I •<br />AGENTS HARASS NAFL<br />M-0. Afme.e. C1tuz ( le.6t) , Na,;ltonal Coo1tcunax.01t<br />o,6 the. NAFL-FNG, p1te1>.-i_cun9 ot 1e.TL 2n.d !Ja,;ltonal<br />Con,&e.1te.n~e. he.ld lMt ye.£l/l in Ne.w Yo1tk Cay .<br />Ma y 197 9<br />LEADER<br />Agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) tried to barge int o<br />the home of ~ts. Aimee Cruz, ational Coordinator of the NAFL-FNG. Ms. Cruz an d a<br />visiting woman friend were rudely awakened by INS agents who came to her Woodside<br />Queens apartment at 7:10 a.m. last Wednesday, May 2.<br />Ms. Cruz opened her door to find two agents flashing their badges and demanding<br />to get in. The agents said that they wanted to question Ms. Cruz about her organizin g<br />work among Filipino nurses. Ms. Cruz asked whether the agents could show a search<br />warrant or a warrant to show cause. Unable to do so, Ms _ Cruz denied them entry.<br />Agent Petrino then proceeded to ask Ms. Cruz questions about the NAFL-FNG while<br />Ms. Cruz continued to refuse to answer any question in the absence of her lawyer.<br />Petrino then shoved the door and barked "Get dressedJ you're coming with us downtown."<br />Cruz ada~antly refused and said "No, you're not ta~ing me anywhere, and if you take<br />one step into my door, you will be in clear violation of my rights."<br />( over)<br /><br />- 2 -<br />Realizing the futility of their intimidation tactics, Petrino backed down and<br />asked instead to speak to Ms. Cruz' lawyer. Cruz reminded the agents to stay clearly<br />outside of her door until she is able to reach her lawyer, , Mr. Ira Gollobin. The two<br />agents waited for two hours still peppering Cruz with questions and threats which<br />she firmly ignored, as she tried to reach her lawyer.<br />Cruz also decided to contact Commissioner Lionel Castillo in an effort to get<br />an explanation. Castillo was leaving for Europe, and his assistant, Mr. Ralph Thomas<br />responded to Ms. Cruz' call. Thomas talked to Agent Petrino whom Cruz allowed in to<br />take the phone. Petrino claimed that they were just "implementing a memorandum to<br />conduct an expeditious investigation". Inspite of Mr. Thomas' advise that they leave<br />Ms. Cruz' home, Petrino insisted that they would only do so if ordered by their<br />NY INS Supervisor. Thomas agreed to contact the agents' supervisor to order them<br />to leave.<br />Finally, the agents' supervisor, Mr. Stout, called Ms. Cruz and proposed that<br />his agents would leave if Ms. Cruz would agree to appear at the INS Office in New<br />York at some date. Ms. Cruz' lawyer and ~1r. Stout agreed on May 30.<br />Stout finally agreed to instruct his agents to leave after obtaining Ms. Cruz'<br />birthday and birthplace and her consent to meet with the INS (NY) on May 30 in the<br />presence of her lawyer. After having received the information which they requested,<br />Petrino nevertheless attempted to subject Ms. Cruz to further questioning. Ms. Cruz<br />got back to the telephone with her lawyer and only a very sharp reminder from Mr.<br />Gollobin that they (the agents) were already clearly out of legal bounds did the<br />two agents prepare to leave.<br />In an act of desperation, they left shouting and hurling threats in Ms.<br />Cruz' doorway, accusing her and her guest of being the "most impolite Filipinos<br />they had ever met. 0 Ms. Cruz calmly reminded them that awareness and readiness<br />to fight for the observance of one's individual rights are considered impolite<br />only by those who do not respect these rights, in the first place. The agents<br />continued with their rabid and foul threats with furiously shaking forefingers<br />declaring that "We will scrutinize your files, and if we find one single thing<br />and we can make a case on anything at all, we'll get you."<br />Harassment of the NAFL-FNG<br />Asked what this sudden visit by the INS agents could possibly signify, Cruz said<br />that "some forces out there do not like what the NAFL is doing in protecting the rights<br />of foreign nurses and they are trying to intimidate us to prevent our work from going on.<br />This can be the only reason for this harassment."<br />Cruz added that although she feels angry about the violation of her individual<br />rights, she is even more angry when she realizes that the harassment is directed<br />against the democratic efforts of groups and individuals, aliens and minorities in<br />particular, to fight for their democratic rights. She added, "Now I know how the H-1<br />nurse feels when faced with these forms of intimidation. Now I know how shattering<br />it feels to be treated like a criminal by the INS."<br />Chapters of the NAFL-FNG are calling for community meetings to discuss this<br />incident and to plan out a campaign to defend the leaders of the NAFL-FNG and the<br />organization as a whole from further harassment from the INS.<br /><br />- 3 -<br />ORGANIZE TO STOP INS HARASSMENT OF THE NAFL-FNG !<br />DEFEND THE NAFL-FNG AND ITS LEADERS !<br />In light of the recent actions of the INS to harass the NAFL-FNG and its leaders,<br />all NAFL Chapters, supporters and sympathizers must rally around a vigorous national<br />campaign to oppose and condemn these violations of our democratic rights as an organization<br />and as individual members. At stake here is the task to uphold these precious<br />rights and to fight all forces who attempt to violate them. The acts of intimidation<br />and harassment must be seen not only as an attack against the National Coordinator,<br />and the NAFL-FNG, or the democratic rights of foreign nurses, but is also an attack<br />directed against the Filipino community as a whole.<br />All NAFL Chapters must prepare themselves for a major activity that will call<br />upon everyone to work even harder and persevere even more in the face of these actions<br />from the LS. We will aim to inform the Filipino communities all over the U.S. about<br />these events and strive to mobilize the broadest numbers of Filipinos to stand up<br />and oppose the harassment of the NAFL··FNG.<br />In the present period, prior to May 30, we should aim to effect enough pressure<br />on Commissioner Lionel Castillo to conduct an investigation on the actions of these<br />two agents from the New York District Office and to present an explanation to the<br />ational Staff of the NAFL-FNG. We will demand that the May 30 meeting be cancelled<br />altogether as this meeting essentially represents one of the many intimidation tactics<br />which the INS-NY committed against the NAFL-FNG.<br />Following are some suggestions on how to unfold our work in every community:<br />Immediately launch a telegram/mailgram campaign directed to INS Commissioner<br />Lionel Castillo. Samples of this telegram and mailgram can be seen on page 4. We also<br />encourage original texts because these can be very effective.<br />Lists should immediately be drawn up. Target churchpersons, congressmen,<br />civil libertarian groups, human rights groups, and immigrant and minority organizations<br />first. In contacting them, explain the issue to each of them, send them a copy of<br />the press release or our Bullettin, and urge them to send telegrams immediately.<br />Telegrams from the above-named groups should arrive at Castillo's office<br />. 0 LATER THAN ~1AY 15, 1979.<br />Call a Filipino Community Meeting to form a Preparatory Defense Committee<br />Filipino community groups and organizations should be convened to discuss the incident<br />and the serious implications on the broader Filipino community. We should aim to be<br />able to unite as many forces as possible to support us in this campaign. A preparatory<br />Defense Committee (with the formation of working committees like Publicity, Outreach,<br />Finance, etc) should be formed with people already volunteering into the work. The<br />Defense Committee will be on "stand-by" until we kr.:.ow, based on the response of the<br />INS, what actions we wil 1 undertake after lvtay 30. (P.:-ior to ~1ay 30, everyone should<br />devote all efforts to getting more and more telegrams and mailgrams to Castillo's<br />office) The community meeting should be called no later than May 20, 1979.<br /><br />- 4 -<br />@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @<br />SAMPLE MAILGRAM<br />We are gravely alarmed by the INS' conduct towards Ms. Aimee Cruz,<br />an important leader in the Filipino community and the National<br />Coordinator of the National Alliance for Fair Licensure of Foreign<br />Nurse Graduates (NAFL-FNG). Unless the INS explains its actions, we<br />can only conclude that the surprise visit by your agents in Ms. Cruz's<br />home in the early morning of May 2, their insistence at questioning<br />her without any legal documents entitling them to do so, and her<br />scheduled questioning on May 30th at the INS Office in New York, are<br />forms of harassment to stop her· from pursuing her valuable work in<br />the Filipino community.<br />Your agents' insistence on questioning Ms. Cruz about her work<br />in the NAFL-FNG alarms us. We see no reason for her to be treated<br />as if her and her organization's efforts to stop the unjust deportation<br />of Filipino nurses were a crime. We demand that the INS recognize and<br />respect Ms. Cruz's civil liberties and stop harassing her; that its<br />plan of suhjecting her to questioning on May 30th be withdratJn, and<br />that the INS give an expalanation for its actions.<br />SM1PLE TELEGRAM<br />w~ are alarmed at the Immigration and Naturalization Service's conduct<br />toward Ms. Aimee Cruz, National Coordinator of the National Alliance<br />for Fair Licensu.re of Foreign Nurse Graduates (NAFL-FNG). We ask that<br />the INS respect Ms. Cruz's civil liberties and refrain from harassing<br />her and her organization, withdrCl1.J its plans to subject her to questioning<br />on May 30 and give an explanation for its actions.<br />SEND BY MAY 25, 1979 TO:<br />Mr. Lionel Castillo, Commissioner<br />Immigration and Naturalization Service<br />425 Eye Street, N.W.<br />Washington D.C. 20536<br />SEND CONFIW..AIION COPY OF TELEGRAM, MAILGRAM OR LETTER TO:<br />NAFL-FNG - 58-22 41st Ave, Woodside, N.Y. 11377<br /><br />- 5 -<br />CG FNS PRE-IMMIGRATION EXAMINATION C0~1ENTARY ON THE<br />Rx for H--1 Problem:<br />The Perils of Pallia-t i ves<br />As is well-known, an illness which<br />has reached an advanced stage cannot be<br />treated with simple cures which merely<br />bring relief or rernedia~ effects. A_thorough<br />d detailed diagnosis is necessary, the<br />;:tient's entire medical history is thoroughly<br />studied; the many symptorns_and the<br />progression of the illness are review~d a~d<br />analysed, and all the resultant complica~ions<br />of the illness are examined. Based on this<br />diagnosis, the prescription g~ven to the<br />patient include medication which can a~leviate<br />the discomfort or assuage the pain<br />caused by the illness. In order to :eally<br />cure the illness, however, more radical<br />forms of treatment are prescribed (surgery,<br />for example) in order to excise the root<br />cause of the illness.<br />While palliatives do serve an important<br />function in any treatment process,<br />these must be recognized as such: mere palliatives.<br />The perils begin when we confuse,<br />or worse yet, substitute these temporary<br />measures for real and basic cures to the<br />illness or the problem.<br />The problems faced by nurses on H-1<br />visas are very complex and many, all rooted<br />in a host of injustices perpetrated from<br />several quarters.<br />There is the Philippine end of deceptive<br />recruitment where unscrupulous and<br />profit-hungry recruiters have stuffed their<br />· pockets with cash payments from nurses in<br />exchange for falsified passports or visas<br />(at worst) or shoddy orientations deliberately<br />meant to leave out the harsh realities<br />and problems yet to be faced by the nurse<br />so eager to find economic refuge in the<br />United States (at least).<br />Then there is the seemingly indomitable<br />State Board examination which close<br />to 85% of FNGs fail. The examination itself<br />seems to fall far short of what it alleges<br />to test (nursing competency). Initial studies<br />have revealed its shortcomings in the test's<br />validity in terms of "job-rel~tedness";<br />Further, it is known to contain cultureloaded<br />test items. To make matters w~rse,<br />there is a complete absence o~ any type<br />of government or hospital assistance to_<br />the FNG trying to obtain licensure. _Review<br />classes specially geared to the review<br />needs of FNGs are non-existent. Those .<br />which exist are mostly commercial enterpr1<br />ses motivated by profit and therefore low<br />in quality. In addition, it is very rare .<br />to find hospital administrations who prov1<br />FNGs whom they recruited with adequate<br />"educational hours" or time-off from work<br />in order to review for the State Board<br />examination.<br />The inevitable failure in the exam<br />brings the FNG to the bottom of the tenqer<br />trap. Once there, all tenderness is gone ,<br />for then, they begin to be subject and<br />open targets for stark forms of exploitatia<br />and discrimination. They are forced to<br />accept jobs at lower pay and 1mder worse<br />conditions for their survival is now<br />critically linked to holding on to this<br />job, no matter what. Under this state,<br />the pursuit of justice, fairness, equality,<br />job rights, become anathema to them for ·<br />this can become a threat to their jobs,<br />and therefore their survival.<br />In a belated act of concern, the<br />Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing<br />Schools (CGFNS) designed a plan to stem<br />this problem. It has administered the<br />worldwide pre-immigration examination which<br />essentially determines a nurse's ability to<br />obtain an H-1 visa to immigrate to the U.S.<br />Ostensibly designed to halt the exploi<br />tation of FNGs in the U.S. by a "screening"<br />process which could indicate a "reasonable<br />index of the FNG's ability to pass the Stat<br />Board examination in the U.S.", the whole<br />idea is a mere palliative which is intended<br />to arrest the problem in its size and<br />dimensions, and does not constitute a<br />thoroughgoing solution to the injustices<br />(con' t p. 6)<br /><br />..<br />- 6 -<br />to which H-1 nurses have been and will continue<br />to be subjected to, with or without<br />pre-immigration examinations.<br />By administering an examination in<br />the nurse's home country, the CGFNS hopes<br />that the number of FNGs who will eventually<br />gain entry into the U.S. will be limited to<br />those who show the highest possibility of<br />passing the State Board examination. In<br />this context, the CGFNS also consists of the<br />five parts of the State Board examination:<br />medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric<br />and psychiatric nursing.<br />The whole idea has some limited<br />value to it in so far as it mitigates the<br />deceptive character of the recruitment<br />process. At least, nurses who are still<br />in their home countries can get a clear<br />idea of what is required to hurdle the State<br />Board examination and therefore gain a more<br />truthful sense of the situation that they<br />will have to face in the U.S.<br />However, this seems to be the only<br />positive thing going for the FNG in the<br />CGF~ S scheme. All in all, the plan seems<br />to benefit the ANA, the NLN, the HEW ar ~<br />the INS more than the FNGs. It merely<br />serves to trim down the scale and dimensions<br />of the problems arising out of their recruit~<br />ment of foreign nurses. In addition, this<br />scheme, presented to us as some type of a<br />"cure-all" to the H-1 problem, is in fact<br />only one of several other reforms which<br />should be effected if we are to really<br />speak of justice for the FNGs. In and of<br />itself, this pre-immigration examination<br />falls far short of delivering real justice<br />for the FNGs.<br />First of all, passing the CGFNS<br />examination is no guarantee for passing<br />the State Board examination in the U.S.<br />Hence, the FNG who passes the CGFNS exam<br />still stands the risk of failing the State<br />Board examination and ending up with the<br />same tragic fate which H-1 nurses have faced<br />long before this pre-immigration examination<br />was instituted.<br />The probability of failing the State<br />Board examination (even if one has passed<br />the CGFNS exam) remains very high. For one<br />thing, there will be many test variables<br />which will affect the FNG's performance<br />while taking the examination 10,000 miles<br />away from home. The testing environment,<br />for example, will be radically different<br />for it would then be contaminated with<br />serious pressures borne by the FNG --pressure<br />arising from their knowledge that<br />failure in the exam can be disastrous for<br />them and their futures; the pressure of<br />adjusting and acculturation in a country<br />where they have just arrived. Furthermore,<br />until it is confirmed that the State<br />Board examination has been normed against<br />an FNG sampling, and has been rid of any<br />type of cultural bias, the possibility of<br />failing in this exam is still very real for<br />the FNGs, not\vi thstanding success with the<br />CGFNS exam.<br />If the CGFNS were really serious in<br />their protestations to "prevent the exploitation<br />of FNGs and to look after their<br />welfare in the U.S.", there are only two<br />courses of actions it could take.<br />The first, which we believe is the<br />simplest and most upright action,would be<br />to administer the actual licensing examination<br />in the home countries, with no other<br />examination to be hurdled in the U.S. In this<br />way, the process of recruitment completely<br />negates any risk for the FNG to get "trapped"<br />in the U.S. with visa or employment problems~the<br />conditions which make the FNGs vulnerable<br />to exploitation.<br />The second course of action is that if<br />the CGFNS insists on this pre-immigration<br />exam, this could only be viable if it is<br />implemented alongside and together with<br />other reforms which it must undertake in<br />order to createfair testing conditions for<br />the FNG who will try to complete licensure<br />in the U.S. (after passing the CGFNS exam).<br />Aside from this pre-immigration examination,<br />therefore, will the CGFNS work for review<br />programs for FNGs? Will it convince or<br />oblige hospital administrations to provide<br />adequate review hours to the FNGs whom they<br />have recruited? Will the INS continue to<br />offer deferred departure statuses to those<br />who may not pass the examination on first,<br />second, or even third take? Will the CGFNS<br />undertake efforts to assure that the examination<br />is rid of any cultural bias?<br />In implementing this pre-immigration<br />( con' t p. 7)<br /><br />- 7 -<br />(con't Perils of Palliatives from p. 6)<br />examination in the absence of the other necessary reforms mentioned above, the CGFNS<br />seems to imply that the essence of the H-1 problem is principally linked to the quality<br />of nursing education obtained by the nurse in their home countries. Hence, a selective<br />process effected by pre-testing, would solve the problem for the CGFNS.<br />It is high time that this contention be refuted. The simple truth is that as soon as<br />FNGs are recruited into U.S. hospitals, they get assigned, and have fared well in critical<br />care or int~nsive care units. How does one then reconcile then that it is these same nurses<br />who find themselves failing the State Board examination? The truth of the matter is that<br />the high rate of failure is directly linked to the quality and fairness of the review<br />conditions under which FNGs are made to take and pass the State Board examination. Given<br />better testing conditions, that is, free from pressures of survival or the threat of<br />deportation, the H-1 problem would not exist.<br />The CGFNS pre-immigration examination is a palliative to the H-1 problem. In and<br />of itself, the heart of the H-1 problem is unresolved, and there will still be no real<br />justice for the FNGs -- both for those who are already here and caught in the trap,<br />as well as for those who will come, clutching a CGFNS certificate in their hand, with<br />their hopes and expectations much higher, and who will receive nothing more than wishes<br />of "Good Luck" from the CGFNS, the INS, the ANA, the NLN and the HEW.<br />It could be the same story all over again, only this time, it could be more tragic .<br />NAFL-FNG<br />P.O. Box 960<br />Woodside, N.Y. 11377<br />T 0<br />* * *<br />• .<br /><br />•<br />• NAFL ° FNG NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR FAIR L.ICUlSURE<br />OF FOREIGN NURSZ ~OATES<br />58-22 41st Ave., Woodside, N.Y. 11377<br />(212) 458-6369 or 677-2509<br />S A M P L E L E T T E R .... __ ._.. _____ --~-- -<br />Inunigration and Naturalization Service {INS)<br />Commissioner Lionel Castillo<br />425 I Street<br />Northwest, Washington DC<br />Dear Com. Castillo:<br />20536<br />I (we are) am gravely alarmed by the Inunigration and Naturalization Service's<br />conduct towards Ms. Aimee Cruz, an important leader of the Filipino community and<br />a National Coordinator of the National Alliance For Fair Licensure Of Foreign Nurse<br />Graduates (NAFL-FNGl. Unless the INS explains its actions, I (we) can only conclude<br />that the surprise visit by its agents at her home in the early morning of May 2,<br />their insistance of questioning her without any legal documents entitling them to<br />do so and her scheduled hearing on May 30 at the INS office in New York, are forms<br />of harrassment to stop her from proceeding with her valuable work in the Filipino<br />community.<br />Your agents insistance in questioning Ms. Cruz about her work in the NAFL-FNG<br />is unjust. I (we) see no reason for her to be treated as such and her organization's<br />efforts to stop the unjust deportation of nurses as a crime.<br />I (we) demand that the INS recognize Ms. Cruz's civil liberties and stop harrassing<br />her, that the plan of subjecting her to questioning be withdrawn and that the<br />INS provid~ an explanation for its actions.<br />Sincerely,<br />Signed<br />SAMPLE MAILGRAM<br />INS (Immigrationaand Naturalization Service)<br />Commissioner Lionel Castillo<br />Northwest, Washington DC 20536<br />I (we) am alarmed of the INS' conduct towards Ms. Aimee Cruz, National Coordinator<br />of the NAFL-F~G (National Alliance For Fair Licensure Of Foreign Nurse Graduates.<br />We ask that the INS respect Ms. Cruz's civil Liberties and refrain from harrasinq<br />her and her Organization, withdraw the plan of harrasing her on May 30 and give an<br />exolanation for its actions. Signed.<br />..,./"---<br /><br /><br />AIVf.:l f\A I lt'UfVAIV-May ,o-J,, , ::II:, • ~<br />NAFL~F NG_ Coordinator I Interview With : Aimee Cruz:<br />I<br />In the early morning hours oil May. ' · Miss Aimee <Jruz 18 the target of minorities in thi!i country -<br />. d politic. al harassment of the INS_ for her What 1·s at stake m· this issue is our<br />2,, agents of the Immigration an h d .~ f h h f<br />Naturalization Services (INS) tried to role. in t e e,ense o t e ng_ ts o task to uphold these rights that are<br />,. barge into the home of Ms. Aimee foredi gn ndu rshes. . T• he A.n g Ka•t ihp uMna n prect•o u s and to fight all forces who<br />din f , con ucte t is interview wit s. tt t to · late them.<br />Cruz, national coor . ator o a nurses ,. .Cruz following the incident of INS a emp v10<br />,,<br />l •<br />•<br />,··"' .-~i,-~-.-~·;:~ ...<br />->~~-;~~;~~t~:~~,~. .. ,,~ ttt~.:~r~·•il\l: ~i}~~=::::.~~:~:~::~\~!::·:::~ ,, ........ ,,:•{-~ .. \·•} :x .. ,.·•• ., .. _,,,.._ ..<br />".. ... ~-.•~ 1,,,. ~ \; -~\ , .. ~ :- -:'.~·<br />•❖~·~::::;~;.:~=~~:• •:·:Ji1J1il\:. «: .•.· ·-:r ·x·····""' • ❖-;~:~· :l~t=~/M~:.. .•<br />::~·-~!~i~;,,°X'-"·~·-~~~. ~ .. ~; ;:~f :rt~;~~~·:·~:: ~, ~ ~ -;~ .... \.•~~·t-.-.... ;'\:..,.~:~ ... ~~•_..'-: v~.,:~ ~' <J!).}";1>;,.~:, ...<br />·" ,-.. ·~: ,r, •• _.,. ._ .,• • :x...:. , ....; . ., ~❖-~-~,v),•:..:X<br />:::~ =:✓~~ -..· :::~4: .. ·:~:~:!~~~:t::=~ ·:::x:~ s· .:~~~~:,~i! -~ ••. •• .,_,, •• :c.;-•:' ~ -~ :X-, ,i'.:'>x• . . • • ::t::f. /~q::1t11::irtfilt . ·-. -:f/Wtfi~f; _ ._,~.,.,· ;.,..._.,.,""':~x•'"'':.v"~"!❖~~-~• •, .., .,vi;•❖ «;_~ ,• •~,~~v t-?-:-:-;-:❖<-:.;,,. .~ ,:~.:,.. ...<br />•<br />0"•~♦-~~);;~;:(~>•y: i~~Y~:~~-~:i,~:~~t. ~. ;_.{.!~.:Y~"~ ~:•;:., ~••~ :;• ::c)~:~~r :i }/~~~,.~~ ~-~•:::• ..~ ,. •<br />_. ,•e1• ·r.. ..... ·.. ~:---•· V.;,. .~ :__-!.~<~.a,,• •<.c:,,.-.,.:.1• . ~>.:;~ .. -.,❖~·"} ,. ..~ . · ·"">;»·~ ..: iic:~.. ..: ,y-~~♦:•·~ <: ,~. •"X'_v... ••, ,• • • cf •.l•}•. .• .:', '• ,'."}").,\.J•• ,·;,,,:-.•. .- ..,.v'\ •" x,.•i';\:•"'•:;:'$,..."l~~-•-.,,;;.,,.,, ✓. . •. .• "?I'.,_•..:_' •<br />·. ....~ , ~'.~ ~ =~~:"' : ~-~; ~.,::.. • ,~_·{,~ ~;:';:::~! ;> ~t ~~ :~:~;,. ...: ~V~ ':'~~~;k_•f: :;~ •i~;,:~~ ;." :\~ ::~>, ~ ;': "<br />''·.:::i·;~::::~~(·f-:::~~~s-:(•}:f:~:~/1~~::~:i;~/~'::tk~:::~Hf.<-~:;:,~: ..<br />:~:~\/f aj~~it1:gl~it}r{lr-B~t!J:lefti½Jii~iii0i~\ rf;:~-~:~f tf:?tf~t~\nJ~\ui:/:-~:t )J~\t~~4t11r::-:\t\ ~-•~;~:~~ -:,. .. ,.1.v'..: }·~:,.~::v·, ·.~;.·:-..{ :~ ~:.~_..> "!<: :,•·~: ::· ..: :~· :-!,_. ., ;,~-~~'<v";·~- :>,:•;:~;::j);'\.-::~•<br />: . :. ·-·~,~-:~-~~{:}FiJzt.if ~tlitE~1ft .. = . · li~~tflr';~;,· ~M~ f,f}H{ft,<br />Aimee· Cruz [NAFL-FNG Photo)<br />ieft but not before threatening Ms.<br />Cruz. Furiously shaking their forefingers,<br />they declared, "We will scrutinize<br />your file and if we find a single<br />thing and we can make a case on<br />anything at all, we'll get you."<br />Ms. Cruz has charged the INS with<br />harassment. ''Some forces out there<br />do not like what the NAFL is doing in<br />, protecting the rights of FNGs and they<br />are trying to intimidate us to prevent<br />our work from going on.''<br />The NAFL-FNG has been in the<br />forefront of defending the rights of<br />FNGs recruited to work in U.S . .<br />hospitals. In an agreement ·directly<br />t<br />right organization. - harassment last May 2.<br />. Rudely awakened by banging on the -Editor ,5 Note AK: How do you foresee fighting<br />door of her Woodside, Queens apart- .<br />1<br />againsi this harassm~nt?<br />ment in New York City, Ms. Cruz was I ANG KATIPUNAN: What do you CRUZ: The first thing we should do<br />accosted by two agents flashing bad- } think was the reason for the INS action is realize that this act of harassment<br />ges an~ demanding to get in. The last May 2? does not indicate a reflection of the<br />agents said they wanted to questi~n AIMEE CRUZ: I think that the INS strength of the INS. Rather it is a<br />Ms. Cruz about her work. as the aimed to harass me. I believe that the reflection of the strength of the<br />coordinator of the National Alliance reason for this harassment cannot be NAFL-FNG ru_id its work.<br />for Fair Licensure for Foreign Nurse anyting but an indication of the In that light, we in the NAFL-FNG<br />Graduates (NAFL-FNG). . . .1 justness and effectiveness of the work feel there is no room for -intimidation<br />For three hours, the two agents i of the NAFL-FNG. ~his is an organi- and neither are we afraid. We are<br />attempted to intimidate Ms. Cruz into zation that I helped establish two confident that this act of harassment<br />letting them in and answering their years ago and which I've been actively . will not prevent us from going on with<br />questions. Refusing tQ be cowed, Ms. involved in since.. · the work that we've done in the last<br />Crμ.z contacted her lawyer and the INS Some forces out there do not like year and a half.<br />office in Washington, D.C. ... · what the NAFL-FNG is doing, particu- That's why the NAFL-FNG has<br />Finally, after negotiations between larly its task of protecting the rights of mobilized all chapters to rally around<br />Ms. Cruz' lawyer and .the INS New '. foreign nurses. By trying to intimidate a vigorous campaign to oppose and<br />York Commissioner, .an INS hearing . the organization, they think they can condemn the violations of our demo-<br />~as set on.May 30. The two agents stop our cause. This can be the only cratic rights as~ organization and as<br />. reason for the INS harassment. individual members.<br />negotiated with INS Commissioner<br />Lionel Castillo, Ms. Cruz and the .<br />NAFL successfully halted the deportation<br />of foreign nurses who failed the<br />nurses licensure examination. They re<br />currently negotiating for an extension<br />of this agreement.<br />Chapters of the NAFL-FNG are<br />caHing for a community meeting to<br />discuss the incident and to plan out a<br />campaign to defend the leaders of the<br />NAFL-FNG and the organization as a<br />whole from further harassment' from<br />the INS. □ '<br />'<br />AK: After the incident you made a<br />statement that the INS action was also<br />an attack on the democratic rights of<br />the Filipino community. What do you<br />mean?<br />CRUZ: I view the incident as an<br />attack not only agains1t my individual<br />,;ights nor the rights of FNG's who<br />have organized to defend their rights<br />in the U.S.<br />It is also an attack on the Filipino<br />. community who have expressed overwhelming<br />support for the FNG.<br />It is also an attack against groups,<br />individuals, and other organizations<br />who have .taken upon thcm~elves to<br />AK: What action do you plan to do?<br />CRUZ: The NAFL-FNG will demand<br />an explanation from INS Cornmissioner<br />Lionel Castillo as to why his<br />agents insist on my responding to<br />their questions without showing legal<br />documents that would have entitled<br />them to do so. We demand that the<br />INS stop all further harassment of our<br />organization and our individual tnembers.<br />We believe that the May 30 hearing<br />to which I .have been summoned<br />should be cancelled because it clearly<br />represents one aspect of the harassment<br />process. □<br /><br />SAMPLE LETTER<br />District Attonney Michael D. Bradbury<br />800 So Victory<br />Ventura, California<br />Dear District Attorney Bradbury,<br />September 2, 1979<br />I am a member of the (LAv SF, Seattle, etco) Filipino<br />community and the case of Dr. Bienv~nido Alona has come to my<br />attention. I strongly believe he is being prosecuted unjustly<br />for charges of criminal per~ury.<br />The basis for your insistence to prosecute Dr. Alona appears<br />to stern from hihgly suspicious motiveso This is clearly indicated<br />by the fact that there were initial attempts on the District<br />Attorney's office part to eagerly prosecute Dro Alona for negligence<br />in the daeth of Nicole Bond last August 28, 1970. However,<br />this scheme was foiled only because the DA's office had no jurisdiction<br />over Dr. Alona as th~ incident took place on Federal<br />grounds. A subsequent ~---~, ~ naval i11vestigation has already<br />found and concluded that Dr. Alona had acted properly and gave<br />proper treatment and care to tha child. Inspite fo these findings,<br />it seems that these have even further influenced and i biased<br />you adversely against Dro Alonao<br />In the trial of Timothy Read, where Dro Alona was called<br />to testify, it seems clear to me that your adverse fe~ling .- • · ··:<br />against Dro Alona and your definite intent to prosecute him<br />one way or another is clearly shown aby the~fact that no memtion<br />was made at all about the possibility of a second set of burns<br />even after this was brought to your attention by Dr. Alena's<br />military counselo<br />In this light, I conlclude that the charges of criminal<br />perjury filed against Dr. Alona stem from highly suspicious<br />motives on your part. This whole incident is definitely<br />s rneared with unmistakable racist ovorto11es. I stronly demand<br />that these charges be dropped.<br />Sincerely,<br /><br />-<br />NAFL ° FNG NATIONAL AU.I.ANO: ~OR FAI:R Lic:NSURE<br />CF FOREl:GN NURSE GaADOAT:!S<br />58-22 41st Ave., -Woodzide, N.Y. ll.377<br />(21. 2) 458-6369 or 677-2509<br />F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E<br />=-=s==s===================================<br />INS AGENTS F..ARRASS NAFL-LEADER<br />Agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) tried to barge into<br />the home of Aimee Cruz, National Coordinat0r of the National Alliance For Fair<br />Lic~nsure Of Foreign Nurse Graduates (NAFL-FNG).<br />Ms. Cruz and a visiting woman friend were rudely awakened by INS agent who came<br />to her Woodside Queens apartment in New York City, May 2, 1979.<br />The NAFL~FNG has been in the forefront for defending the rights of FNGs recruited<br />to work in the U.S. hospitals. In an agreement directly negotiated with<br />INS Conmissioner Lionel Castillo.,: Ms. Cruz and the NAFL successfully halted the deportation<br />of foreign nurses who failed the nurses licensure examination. They are currently<br />negotiating for an extension of this agreement.<br />Ms. Cruz op~ned her door to find two agents flashing their badges and demanding<br />to get in. The agents said they wanted to question Ms. Cruz about her organizing<br />work with the Filipino nurses. Ms. Cruz asked whether the agents could show a search<br />warrant or a warrant to show cause. Unable to do so, Ms. Cruz refused the two agents<br />entry.<br />Agent Petrino then proceeded to ask Ms. Cruz questions about the NAFL-FNG. Cruz<br />continued to refuse to answer questions in the absence of her lawyer. Petrino then<br />shoved the door and barked, "Get dressed. You're coming with us downtown."<br />Ms. Cruz adamantly refused and said, "No, you're not taking me anvwhere. An if<br />you take one step into my door you will be in clear violation of my rights."<br />Realizing the futility of their intimidation tactics, Petrino backed down and<br />asked instead to talk to ~s . Cruz's la~er, Mr . Ira Gollobin.<br />. The two agents waited for t"llO hours still pestering Ms . Cruz w.1 th auestions and<br />threats which she firmly ignored as she tried to reach her lawyer.<br /><br />Page 2<br />Ms. Cruz also decided to contact INS Commissioner Lionel Castillo in an effort<br />to get an explanation. As Castillo was leaving for Europe, his assistant Mr. Thomas<br />responded to Ms. Cruz's call. Mr Thomas talked to agent Petrino who . Ms. Cruz called<br />in to talk on the phone. Petrino claimed that they were just "implementing a memoran- 1<br />dum to conduct an expeditious investigation."<br />Inspite of Mr. Thomas' advice that they leave, Petrino insisted that they would<br />only do so if ordered by their New York supervisor. Finally, their supervisor,<br />Mr. Stoup said that his agents would leave if Ms. Cruz would agree to appear at the<br />INS office in New YOrk at some date. Ms. Cruz and her lawyer agreed to a date on<br />May 30.<br />Mr. Stoup finally agreed to instruct his agents to leave after obtaining Ms. Cruz's<br />birthplace and birthdate and .her consent to meet with the INS New YOrk . pn May 30<br />in the presence of her lawyer. After having received the information they requested,<br />Petrino nevertheless attempted to subject Ms. Cruz to further questioning.<br />Cruz returned to her lawyer and told the agents a reminder from Mr. Gollobin<br />that they were already clearly out of leg~i bounds and the two agents prepared to<br />leave.<br />In an act of desperation the agents left, shouting and hurling threats in -·-<br />r1s. Cruz's doorway, accusing her and her guest of being the most "impolite Filipinos"<br />thev have ever met. -<br />Ms. Cruz was quick to remind them that awareness and readiness to fight for the<br />observance of one's individual rights are considered impolite by only those who do<br />not respect these rights in the first place.<br />The agents continued with their rabid and foul threats by furiously shaking their<br />fingers, declaring that "We will scrutinize your file and if we find a single thing<br />and we can make a case on anything at all we'il get you.'<br /><br />Page 3<br />HARRASSMENT ON THE NAFL-FNG<br />Asked what the sudden visit of the INS agents could possibly signify, Ms. Cruz<br />said, "Some forces out there do not like what the NAFL is doing in protecting the<br />rights of FNGs and they are trying to intimidate us to prevent our work form going on.<br />This can be the only reason for this harrassment."<br />Ms. Cruz added that although she feels angry about the violation of individual<br />rights, she is even more angry that the harrassment is directed against the democratic<br />rights of groups and individual aliens, minorities in particular, to fight for their<br />democratic rights. She added, "Now I know hoaw the H-l nurse feels when faced with<br />these forms of intimidation. Now I know how shaterring it feels to be treated like<br />a c~iminal by the INS."<br />Chapters of the NAFL-FNG are calling for a community meeting.to discuss the<br />incident and to plan out a campaign to defend the leaders of the NAFL-FNG and the<br />organization as a whole from further harrassment from the INS.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Sacramento Anti-Martial Law Alliance - Chapter Notes: Aimee Cruz (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 13)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
National Alliance for Fair Licensure for Foreign Nurse Graduates (NAFL-FNG)
Immigration
Deportation--United States
Intimidation
Description
An account of the resource
Documents from the Sacramento Anti-Martial Law Alliance's on Aimee Cruz. Cruz was the National Coordinator for the National Alliance for Fair Licensure for Foreign Nurse Graduates (NAFL-FNG). Her role with NAFL-FNG was noted by the harassment by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1979
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en">COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED </a></p>
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en">NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED<br /></a>For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at <a href="mailto:ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu">ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu</a>.</p>
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0238-0253<br /><br />ucdw_wa012_s001_f013
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Njai6dEkdTZ0M2ArMlwUV3DeeLd8MEBu?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rKfwgEwOI4RgcNI5xs6QfYoyNkrx_p20/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Document Text
Document text
<span>(OCR Text with errors; See <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rKfwgEwOI4RgcNI5xs6QfYoyNkrx_p20/view?usp=sharing">PDF</a> for complete text)</span><br /><br />The CALENDAR PROJECT<br />The lasr hundred years have witnessed the massive<br />movements of millions of people, all over the world, to<br />remake cheir societies, in attempts to eliminate<br />exploicarion, poveny and oppression. Unfortunately,<br />such important events and activities are very seldom<br />reflected in our calendars which we refer day to day in<br />the course of the year. Therefore, Tala-arawang Bayan<br />(People· s Calendar) is meant to begin co commemorate<br />and high light some of the past and current people's<br />struggles for social justice.<br />The major focus of the calendar concentrates on the<br />progressive struggles of che Filipino people, both in the<br />Philippines and here in America.<br />In rhe last IO years in particular, there has emerged a<br />noticeable progressive and revolutionary coumercurrent<br />in Philippine cul tu re stemming from the<br />heighrened srruggles which have shaken Philippine<br />society during rhe 60's and 70's.<br />This year's People's Calendar will feature the<br />painrings and poems of a few of the Filipino artists and<br />poets whose work have begun to gain prominence in<br />recenr >·ears.<br />The Tala-arawang Bayan is produced annually by the<br />Kattpunan ng mga Demokratikong P,ltpino (Union of<br />Democratic Filipinos) as primarily an educational<br />service for the expanding progressive movement<br />among rilipmos in America.<br /><br />Ktipunan ng mga<br />Demokratikong<br />Pilipino (KDP)<br /><br />The Kattpunan ng mga Demokrattkong Pil,pino<br />(KDP) 1s a mass organization based in the United States<br />and is committed primarily to the struggle for the basic<br />and long-term needs of the Filipino people, both in the<br />Philippines and here m America.<br />Because of this, KDP supports th e struggle of the<br />Filipino people against the Marcos dictatorship and<br />pledges to help build a broad-based movement among<br />Filipinos m the United States to oppose mania! law.<br />However, KDP sees ,hat the root cause of all the<br />mi!>ery and poverty in rhe Philippines is the imperialist<br />control , exercised pnncipally by the U.S., over the<br />ecunomy and politics of rhe country. The Filipino<br />people can solve this basic problem only through long<br />and difficult revolutionary struggle for a truly genuine<br />democrauc and independent Philippines.<br /><br />Here in the United States, KDP is committed to<br />struggling for rhe democratic rights of the Filipino<br />minority. KDP views the racial and national discrimination<br />experienced by the Filipino people as part of1<br />and stemming from, the monopoly capitalist system in<br />the United States. Our analysis shows that the United<br />Stares government is in fact nor democratic, but in the<br />hands of a tiny minority of monopoly industrialists and<br />bankers.<br />KDP sees that the people of the U.S. also need<br />fundamental, revolutionary change to solve rhe basic<br />ills that plague American society. The KDP understands<br />that the working class must firmly control the<br />government before it can rightfully be termed a<br />government "of the people and for the people."<br />KDP sees that greater numbers of Filipinos are<br />coming to these same political understandings. KDP is<br />an organization open to all who agree with our political<br />programme. In addition, KDP is committed to working<br />in close cooperation wirh alJ progressive Filipinos to<br />build a strong Filipino people 's movement in America.<br />KDP has chapters in most major cities where there<br />are Filipino communities. Inquiries regarding KDP<br />should be sent to P.O. Box 23644, Oakland, CA 94623 .<br />For up-to-date information on the Philippines and the<br />Filipino community here in the U.S., read Ang<br />Kattpunan , national newspaper of the KDP.<br /><br /><br />
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
<span>People's Calendar 1979 - Tala Arawang Bayan (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 10)</span>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Artists
Art and revolutions
Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP)
Union of Democratic Pilipinos
Description
An account of the resource
This Calendar project by the Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP, Union of Democratic Pilipinos) contains artwork and poetry from Filipino artists. The calendar also contains a brief biography of KDP, biographies for Emmanuel Lacaba, Orlando astillo, and Pablo Santos, and timeline dates of historic Philippine/Filipino American events.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1979
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en">NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT </a>– EDUCATIONAL / NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED<br /><br />For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu. </p>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Language
A language of the resource
English, Tagalog
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
<p>ucdw_wa012_s001_0224-0237</p>
<p>ucdw_wa012_s001_f010</p>
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Document Text
Document text
(OCR Text; See PDF for complete text)<br /><br />DRAFT PF STATEMENT/ LETTER (ADDRESSED TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES??)<br />The Reagan administration's fiscal 1985 foreign assistance<br />request provides for a$ million package to the Philippines.<br />Included in this package is the first installment of the $900<br />million negotiated under the bases agreement in the amount of<br />$180 million -- $95 million in ESF; $85 million in military<br />grants and loans.<br />American continued and unconditional support to Pres.<br />Marcos is extremely disturbing as it comes at a time when his<br />regime's legitimacy is being seriously questioned, not only by<br />the Filipino people but by the international community as well.<br />Marcos' credibility has plummeted drastically due largely to his<br />government's suspected complicity in the still unsolved assassination<br />of opposition leader Benigno Aquino.<br />As recent events have shown, opposition to the Marcos<br />government has grown dramatically from all sectors of Philippine<br />society. After 11 years of repressive rule, the Filipino people<br />are asserting that their only real chance for true democracy and<br />genuine freedom is for a complete dismantling of the Marcos<br />government. In concrete, a large segment of the opposition has<br />demanded for Pres Marcos' resignation and that a truly free and<br />open electiona can only be guaranteed under a caretaker government<br />that is truly representative of the people.<br />Equally disturbing in the Reagan administration's recommendationf<br />is the nonrecognition of increasing human rights violations committed<br />by the Philippine government, most especially by its armed forces .<br />"The Marcos regime has pursued a policy of repression .•. which<br />the United States has tacitly condoned by continuing to supply<br />military and economic aid without comment," states part of an open<br />(<br />2222<br />letter signed by 45 members of Congress to Pres. Reagan last<br />September 1, aaortly after the Aquino assassination. They also<br />questioned "whether it is in the long-term interest of the<br />United States to continue unconditional support to the Marcos<br />regime in light of its human rights record." Pres. Marcos'<br />record as a human rights violator has been well documented<br />by prominent international organizations such as :Amnesty<br />International and the Lawyers Committee for International Human<br />Rights.<br />Rather than listen to the popular demands of the Filipino<br />people, the Reagan administration has chosen to protect its<br />perceived military and economic interests in that country. For<br />what seems to concern US foreign policy makers more than anything<br />else is the fate of the two US military installations in the Philippines<br />-- a perception the this vital security interests w 11 be<br />jeopardized in the event a mildly nationalistic government were<br />to replace President Marcos' regime.<br />Concretely, the Reagan administration has decided to support<br />the parliamentary elections in May -- an exercise which attempts<br />to diffuse popular dissent by convincing the opposition to participate<br />in what is appearing to be a futile political undertaking. The<br />Reagan administration hopes that the participation of the opposition<br />would legitimize the National Assembly which is widely considered<br />as a legislature subordinate to the powers of President Marcos.<br />Such a National Assembly can then pave the way for a transition<br />government which would presumably be "friendly" to our country.<br />•<br />3333<br />But such a policy clearly runs coAnt r to the desires of the<br />Filipinos for genuine freedom and democratic processes. As<br />Americans concerned about hte preservation of true justice and<br />democracy abroad and the preservation of long-standing ties with<br />the Filipino people, we therefore, oppose this attempt by the<br />Reagan administration to push for these "normalization plans" and<br />"democratic processes" like the forthing elections inorder to<br />maintain our so-called "national security'' interests in the<br />Philippines. By supporting the Filipino people's right to selfdetermination,<br />we would be enforcing a correct and coherent foreigh<br />policy that ruly respects human rights of people everywhere and<br />teir desire to chart their own political destinies.<br />The US government has provided Pres. Marcos with close to<br />a billion dollars in military aid over the last 11 years. The<br />Reagan administration has pledged to give him $900 million more over<br />the next five years. Without US support, Pres. Marcos and other socalled<br />"friendly authoritarian regimes" like Pinochet of Chile<br />the Salvadoran military junta and Botha of South Africa would not be<br />in a position to continue oppressing their people. Giving Pres.<br />Marcos more aid, especially military aid, in the coming period<br />will further strengthen his resolve to unleash his military appartus<br />against anyone critical of his regime. By condoning the reprehensible<br />practices of Pres. Marcos andothers like him, we will in effect<br />be encouraging an unjust and undemocratic foreign policy -- a policy<br />that limits the democratic opposition, suspends human rights<br />and abrogates civil and poltiical liberties.<br />4444<br />We are therefore, requesting you, as legislators deliberating<br />on the appropriation of the economic and security assistance<br />to the Philippines that all assistance to the Marcos government<br />be stopped unless the Philippine government has made significant<br />progress in restoring democratic practices and processes in the<br />country and an that significant progress is also made to insure<br />A-UJ-h-u. £<br />that basic human rights ofthe Filipino are recogBi~ed .<br />STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE<br />TO OPPOSE THE MARCOS STATE VISIT<br />President Ferdinand 'v1arc os of the Philippines, a dictator that Washington has<br />proclaimed as a key pillar of its foreign policy in Asia, is coming to the U.S. early thrs tall on<br />an official state visit. ·<br />Though the Philippine~; has been a long-standing guardian of U.S. interests in the<br />Pacific, the Reagan administration is the first to extend the official invitation to the<br />dictator. The invitation is not merely a courtesy to Marcos who hosted not only VicePresident<br />Bush, but ex-Secretary of State Haig and Secretary of Defense Weinberger in<br />the past year. Reagan's welcome of Marcos marks the culmination of a 1 1 /2 year public<br />relations effort to perform the impossible: to transform Marcos' image from that of a<br />notorious violator of human rights to that of an "invaluable, democratic ally in defense of<br />the Free World." The thrust of this campaign was clearly stated by Vice-President George<br />Bush's grotesque toast to Marcos during his Manila visit last year: "We love your<br />adherence to democratic rights and processes."<br />Marcos is coming in the midst of an aggressive effort to reestablish U.S. political and<br />military dominance internationally. An essential component of this U.S. strategy is all-out<br />military, diplomatic and economic support to dictatorships in the Third World. To regimes<br />such as that of Marcos, of D'Aubisson in El Salvador, of Duvalier in Haiti-regarded as the<br />only reliable governments left to protect the economic and political interests of the U.S.<br />elite.<br />But this massive support takes a tremendous toll-not only on the people of the Third<br />World, who bear the brunt of U.S.-backed repression, but also on the people of the U.S.<br />who pay the price of severe cutbacks and increasing political repression at home.<br />Nowhere is this more sharply felt than by those such as anti-Marcos activists, Haitian<br />refugees, Salvadoran asylum-seekers -who as we have increasingly witnessed over the<br />past year, are the first to taste the bitter fruits of the reactionary alliance between the<br />Reagan administration and the dictatorships in their homelands.<br />MARCOS: A KEY PAWN IN U.S. STRATEGY FOR ASIA<br />Ever ~ince its defeat in Vietnam, the U.S. has maneuvered to regain hegemony in Asia.<br />Imperative to this hegemony are Subic Naval Base and Clark Air Force Base in the<br />Philippines-which form the axis of the American military strategy in Southeast Asia and<br />the logistical hub of military deployment to the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. The U.S.<br />considers Marcos a reliable security guard for these strategic U.S. bases, and Marcos in<br />exchange for $500 million in military aid, plays host par excellence to the U.S. military'.<br />To this role of faithful watchdog, Washington has recently added another for Marcos:<br />the principal spokesman for ASEAN. Without great difficulty, the U.S. is forging this<br />association of Southeast Asian dictatorships into a cohesive military alliance and the<br />principal mouthpiece for Cold War-style politics in the region.<br />ATTACKING THE OPPOSITION<br />In return for his services, Marcos has received two commitments from Reagan. The first<br />is continued military and economic assistance against the growing popular resistance<br />which threatens to engulf his regime. The second is a promise to silence the vocal<br />Philippine opposition in the United States.<br />The anti-Marcos opposition in the U.S. is a strong and vibrant movement with deep rqots<br />in the Filipino community and alliances within the broader progressive U.S. movement. Its<br />political strength is not only a threat to Marcos, but to the Reagan administration's every<br />move to bolster the repressive regime.<br />Over the last year, Haig's promise to crackdown on "Filipino terrorists" in the U.S. has<br />been translated into a coordinated strategy to destabilize the anti-Marcos opposition. In<br />November 1981, the U.S. signed an Extradition Treaty with the Philippines, the prime<br />object of which is to return Marcos' exile opponents and intimidate the resistance in the<br />U.S. That Treaty is now poised for ratification in the U.S. Senate. That same month, a<br />Federal Grand Jury convened in San Francisco to indict anti-Marcos oppositioriists on<br />charges of "exporting terrorism" under the U.S. Neutrality Act--at the same time that<br />Washington was encouraging the training of Nicaraguan Somocista exiles in Miami to<br />overthrow the Sandinista Government. Earlier, in June 1981, two anti-Marcos labor union<br />activists were gunned down in cold blood in Seattle. Evidence is now surfacing that this<br />act was the fruit of closer coordination between the U.S. and the Philippine intelligence<br />agencies.<br />The Marcos state visit then signifies a new, more dangerous turn in the U.S.-Philippine<br />alliance: in return for t .i1arcos' unqualified loyalty, Reagan has served notice that he will<br />actively assist the effort to extend martial law to the Filipino community in the U.S. The visit<br />is in fact, viewed by U S. and Philippi re officials as a test of whether the threat posed by<br />the Extradition Treaty will be able to intimidate the community from expressing in protest<br />actions and demonstrations the widespread hatred of the dictatorship which most<br />Filipinos share.<br />Reagan is prepared to strip people in the U.S. of their constitutionally guaranteed rights<br />to free speech and political assembly in order to advance a reactionary foreign policy.<br />WHO PAYS THE PRICE<br />Yet the price of the Marcos-Reagan political alliance will be paid not only by the Filipino<br />people and the Filipino community in the U.S. The curtailment of the rights of the Filipino<br />minority opens the door to broader assaults on civil and political liberties. History has<br />shown that restricting the rights of minorities is often a prelude to restricting the rights of<br />all.<br />Moreover, the burden of fortifying repressive regimes like the Marcos dictatorship, the<br />Suazo military government in Honduras and the murderous Salvadoran oligarchy is<br />placed on the working class of this country, and especially its Black and Third World<br />minorities, who are currently being stripped of basic social and economic services by the<br />transfer of billions of dollars from the social budget to the ever-escalating defense budget.<br />Indeed the brutal assault on basic human and political rights being carried out in the Third<br />World by U.S.-backed dictatorships is but the other side of the coin of the massive attack<br />on the fundamental economic and social rights of the people of this administration.<br />SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN TO OPPOSE THE MARCOS VISIT<br />Ferdinand Marcos' visit is a brazen challenge flung at all of us. It is a tangible symbol of<br />the intersection of U.S. support for repressive regimes abroad and increasing repression<br />at home. We repudiate this cynical attempt to paint this bloody dictator as a committed<br />democrat. We repudiate the political attack on persons whose only crime is to exercise<br />their right to oppose repression in their homeland. We urge you to join the growing<br />nationwide opposition to the state visit of Philippine dictator Marcos.<br />(revised August, 1982)<br />To join the Committee or for more information, contact:<br />W e st Coast:c/o CAMD National Office, P.O. Box 173, Oakland, CA 94668<br />East Coast: c/o Congress Task Force, 1322 18th St. N.W. Washington D.C.<br />(202) 223-5611<br />- -<br />Foes have secret plan<br />for a post-Marcos era<br />By Phil Bronstein<br />Examiner staff writer<br />e 1984, San Fnnclsco Examiner<br />Prominent opponents of Philippine President<br />Ferdinand Marcos have drawn up a<br />secret report that maps out their emergency<br />political plans if Marcos should suddenly die<br />or leave office.<br />The plan, obtained by The Examiner<br />from a variety of sources in Manila, includes<br />a list of 12 "standard-bearers" from which<br />opposition presidential and vice-presidential<br />candidates would be chosen. Among those<br />named is Rafael Salas, the Philippines' chief<br />delegate to the United Nations.<br />Under the plan, code-named "Opention<br />Fast Track," a "convener group" of three<br />"who have agreed to take the initiative," will<br />make key initial decisions: Corey Aquino,<br />wife of slain opposition leader Benigno Aquino,<br />aging oppositionlst and former Sen. Lorenzo<br />Tanada and business executive Jaime<br />Ongpin.<br />Organizers of the plan hope Aquino and<br />Tanada will appeal to the blcreastngly influential<br />leftist segment of the Marcos opposition,<br />although there is no guarantee that<br />enough anti-Marcos elements will join "Fast<br />Track" to make it a success.<br />Noting that the ''truly broad spectrum of<br />opposition groups have no agreement on<br />how to get together bl a unified effort," the<br />plan seeks to "avoid the kind of scrambling,<br />quarreling and infighting that will leave the<br />opposition in disarray."<br />Completed last week in its draft form by a<br />small group of Manila businessmen who quietly<br />&(\vise opposition pollticlans, the eightpage<br />plan calls for the complex organm-<br />-See baek page, eol. 4<br />Eiteminer /Kim Komenlch<br />COREY AQUINO, BENIGNO'S WIDOW<br />Key leader of Phlllpplne oppoaltlon<br />Falwell loses<br />libel suit but<br />gets $200,000<br />. ROANOKE, Va. (UPD- Sex maga:<br />zine publisher Larry Flynt did not<br />1libel the Rev. Jerry Falwell by print,<br />tng an advertisement parody calling<br />the evangelist an incestuous drunk,<br />but he did intentionally inflict emotional<br />distress, a federal jury decided<br />last night.<br />The jury ruled there was no libel<br />because the ad's claims, published in<br />the sexually explicit Hustler magazine,<br />were too outrageous to be believed.<br />But it said Falwell was entitled<br />to $100,00> in actual damages for emotional<br />distress and $100,00> in punitive<br />damages for what it said was a malicious<br />parody.<br />Flynt's lawyers said they planned<br />'to ask U.S. District Court Judge James<br />Turk to set aside the award and said<br />-See Page AS, eol. 1<br />Ar . U) Everyone ha duties to the <'ommun1ty<br />'n which alone the free and full dev<'lopm nt of hi<br />ersonality is possible.<br />(2) In the xerdse of his rights and fre doms, ev1'ryo<br />all be ubjert only to such lim1Lations a ar ·<br />determined by law solely for the pur osc of e<"uring<br />du rerognition and respect for the right and freed<br />ms of other and of meeting the jus r quir<'mcnt<br />o! morality, publk order and the general welfar, in<br />democ:a-atic IOCi ty.<br />(3) TheM · us and freedoms may in no case be<br />............ ===<br />exNe:.·,•d rontr ry to the purpo c and princip f<br />the Unit d Nation .<br />Artfrl 30. Nothin, in thi. Dl' larali n m y rpn•<br />t,·d a'l implying for any .'l. tr, gr up or p r n any<br />right to <>ngage in ny activity or to perform an • act<br />· imcd at th d<' trurtion of any of the ri ht and<br />frc doms s t forth herein.<br />A opted by th G nera.l Assembly, on 10th D e<br />1948 .<br />r<br />THE FILIPINO AS CONTRACT LABORER<br />by Lloyd H. Fisher<br />1<br />••• The remaining group of agricultural laborers who played a significant<br />role in the labor force attached to California agriculture was the<br />Filipino. Still prominent at present, major immigration of Filipinos to<br />California took place during the period 1920 to 1930, In this decade some<br />31,000 Filipinos entered California, of whom the majority found employment<br />in agriculture.<br />The Filipino was, by most criteria, well adapted to rnagratory work.<br />As a group it was young, male, and single. The handicaps of a strange<br />language, an alien culture, and a different skin color served to exclude<br />the Filipino from cnany occupations to which he might have proved even<br />better adapted than to agriculture; and, as had proved the case with other<br />minority groups, agriculture with its virtual absence of conventional employment<br />standards, was the beneficiary.<br />The case of the Filipino was much like that of the Japanese. Labor<br />was organized under a contract system which closely resembled the Japanese<br />form of organization. Although the following account is more enthusiastic<br />than others of the period, its description of the "club" organization of<br />the Filipino work force is essentially accurate.<br />As a migratory laborer, the Filipino has been largely employed<br />in salmon canneries, fruit farms, vegetable gardens and sugar-beet<br />ranches. In the Salinas beet and lettuce fields they formerly received<br />fifteen cents an hour, but in the summer of 1933 their pay<br />was raised to twenty cents an hour. A day's work varies from five<br />to ten hours. The men work in gangs under a labor contractor who<br />recruits, organizes, boards and disciplines them, and to whom they,<br />in r-.eturn, pay sixty cents a day for baths, board and room in "clubs"<br />or camps where they have Filipino food.<br />A labor contractor may operate from 30 to 120 men in several<br />gangs. Some of these "clubs" are only crude white-washed shacks,<br />but there is a tendency, in building new camps, for the labor contractor<br />to make them attractive little cottage communities, with<br />facilities for recreation for the men when off duty. The labor<br />boss, in turn, contracts with the larger farmers or big agricultural<br />companies to bring his gang and pick a field of lettuce or<br />weed a field of sugar-beets. The work is done quickly and efficiently<br />and just when it is needed. When the job is finished the<br />gang piles into the contractor's trucks and goes off to the camp<br />or to another job,23<br />And further in an accute passage Palmer remarks:<br />It is very interesting to observe the type of Filipino community<br />which is growing up in Salinas on the basis of a group of some<br />three thousand agricultural laborers, practically all unmarried<br />young men .• ,.The chief organizations are the Labor Supply Association,<br />the newspaper, the various clubs, and the churches. The<br />Labor Supply Association seems to be somewhat like a Chinese trade<br />guild. Its dominant directing element is made up of the labor<br />contractors, but the laborers themselves are also members in a<br />sort of junior capacity. 24<br />It .is precisely this guild character which distinguished the ,,Japamese<br />and Filipino contract system from the Mexican and Chinese. It is<br />--~----------- ---<br />3<br />opportunities, he organizes the workers into groups, he may direct<br />their migration, and he may obtain better terms for the contract<br />group whom he represents. In the absence of a well-functioning<br />labor exchange, he to some extent plays the role which they should<br />play. It is only because of the absence of such labor exchanges,<br />which would gather information about labor demand and labor supply<br />from week to week and would hand it on to the migratory wo::-ker, that<br />there is room for the contractor to function •••• 27<br />This is closer to the mark, but still underestimates the services<br />rendered by labor contractors, particularly services rendered to employers.<br />The following chapter will examine these services in detail. From this<br />examination should emerge a clearer insight into the organizing role of<br />the labor contractor in a most disorganized market.<br />N,@TES.<br />23Albert W. Palmer, Orientals¥! American Life, Friendship Press,<br />1934,2£· 79.<br />- Ibid., p. 8.<br />25Brawley (California)~. November 20, 1935.<br />26 Ibid,, December 19, 1935,<br />27mgratory Labor £!l California, p. 208.<br />--- Editorial From: '/-IJ.3<br />Los Angeles Times<br />Blustering In Manila<br />The Fourth of July observance of<br />Filipino-American Friendship Day<br />took a different turn this year in<br />Manila. Close to 1,000 Filipinos congregated<br />in front of the American<br />Embassy to demonstrate their dissatisfaction<br />with U.S. policy. They were<br />protesting too much friendship, not<br />too little. They were angry about the<br />support of their president, Ferdi•<br />nand E. Marcos, that they perceived<br />in the visit of Secretary of State<br />George P. Shultz 10 days earlier.<br />Shultz had conveniently and correctly<br />focused on the "very special"<br />relationship between the two nations<br />rather than on Philippine leadership,<br />thus at least avoiding the embarrassment<br />that followed on Vice<br />President George Bush's praise for<br />Marcos-style democracy on a previous<br />visit. We can assume that in private<br />Shultz may have dug a bit deeper.<br />Reporters traveling with the secretary<br />of state were reminded by<br />"senior officials" in the party that<br />"the Marcos regime is entering its<br />twilight, and we don't want to find<br />ourselves in the same position we<br />did in Iran when the shah was<br />overthrown."<br />Dealing with despots is never as<br />easy as demonstrators would have<br />us believe. And dealing with Marcos<br />is complicated by the historic connection<br />that also accounts for two<br />much-prized bases. American control<br />over Subic Bay Naval Base and<br />Clark Air Base will expire In 1991,<br />just about the time when there will<br />likely be a struggle for control of the<br />country.<br />Marcos made the matter no easier<br />in his petulant and irrelevant response<br />to visiting congressmen, concerned<br />about human rights in the<br />Philippines. He suggested that he<br />would turn to the Soviet Union if<br />Americans failed to come up with<br />the $900 million assistance program<br />agreed on for the next five years.<br />The implication In his rude remarks<br />'f'.as that thi~ I~ TP!1t 'fl" thP ha•P• ""<br />doubtless was reminded later by<br />cooler staff members that American<br />rights to the bases are absolute until<br />1991, and foreign concern about his<br />excesses of power cannot provide an<br />excuse to change that.<br />The Filipinos In front of the<br />American Embassy may have attributed<br />more power and Influence to<br />America than it has. Washington has<br />not ruled Manila for a very long<br />time. The Filipinos, not the Americans,<br />are going to decide what to do<br />next. But the process of the succession<br />has been complicated by corruption,<br />by a widening gap between rich<br />and poor, and by the erosion of<br />democracy and freedom that have<br />characterized Marcos' control of the<br />nation. American officials have<br />sometimes chosen to Ignore these<br />problems In their single-minded<br />commitment to maintaining the bases.<br />That may prove, In 1991, to have<br />been a riskier policy tban pursuing<br />orlnclples as well as bases.<br />I<br />I<br />I<br />I<br />I'<br />' I<br />I<br />SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, Saturday, September 17, 1983<br />~;,,ilippine Protests Grow<br />In the first major display of anti-government sentiments In the<br />Filipino business community, workers In Makatl took to the<br />UP<br />streets Friday carrying opposition leader Salvador Laur,<br />calllng tor the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos.<br />I<br />I<br />I<br />I I<br />I<br />I<br />I<br />◄<br />◄<br />◄<br />◄<br />Marcos Rival<br />Reported Shot<br />In Philippines<br />MANILA (UPI) - Self-exiled<br />Philippine opposition leader Benigno<br />Aquino was gunned down seconds<br />after he was whisked by military<br />agents from a jetliner bringing him<br />back to his homeland today, witnesses<br />aboard the plane said.<br />Passengers, including severa l<br />journalists on board the China Airlines<br />plane, said they saw Aquino<br />lying in a pool of blood on the airport<br />tarmac, his head nearly severed.<br />Witnesses said there was a flurry<br />of shots seconds after Aquino left the<br />aircraft in the custody of security<br />men who boarded the plane on its<br />arrival today.<br />"Aquino was lying in a pool of<br />blood," said United Press International's<br />Max Vanzi, who flew in on<br />the plane with Aquino.<br />"Blood was -gushing out his head<br />and his mouth. They stuffed his body Benigno Aquino<br />in a military van and drove away."<br />Bee file photo<br />Witnesses reported seeing a man<br />in civilian clothes fire a shot at Aquino.<br />The man was then shot by soldiers<br />and slumped to the ground,<br />they said.<br />At least two witnesses said they<br />saw uniformed men fire at Aquino<br />from a distance of 3 feet.<br />"They shot him," a stunned passenger<br />who was one of the first people<br />off the plane said. "I couldn't see<br />him but they shot him because I<br />heard it," said the passenger who<br />asked not to be identified.<br />Hundreds of supporters wearing<br />yellow ribbons and carrying signs<br />reading "Welcome Home, Ninoy"<br />waited outside the airport, unaware<br />that Aquino had been shot.<br />The airport had been placed<br />under tight security Saturday night<br />in anticipation of Aquino's return.<br />A ramp leading to several gates on<br />the south side of the new Manila<br />International Airport were sealed<br />off by several heavily armed security<br />men, who refused to allow journalists<br />into the arrival area.<br />Aquino's family, including his<br />mother and nine brothers and sisters<br />and several top Filipino opposition<br />leaders, were waiting in an airport<br />lounge. •<br />See GUNSHOTS, Back Page, A28<br />.................... _....Ar.. ...............<br />* * • The Sacramento Bee • Sunday, August 21, 1983<br />.t.n. 0 .c<br />tn<br />C<br />::,<br />C,<br />◄<br />·- -- .. - .. - .. - - -- .--...-___ - -<br />Marcos Rival<br />Reported Shot<br />In' Philippines<br />MANILA (UPI) - Self-exiled<br />Philippine opposition leader Benigno<br />Aquino was gunned down seconds<br />after he was whisked by military<br />agents from a jetliner bringing him<br />back to his homeland today, witnesses<br />aboard the plane said.<br />Passengers, including several<br />journalists on board the China Airlines<br />plane, said they saw Aquino<br />lying In a pool of blood on the airport<br />tarmac, his head nearly severed.<br />Witnesses said there was a flurry<br />of shots seconds after Aquino left the<br />aircraft in the custody of security<br />men who boarded the plane on its<br />arrival today.<br />"Aquino was lying in a pool of<br />blood," said United Press Interna•<br />tional's Max Vanzi, who flew in on<br />the plane with Aquino.<br />"Blood wa5 gushing out his head . .<br />and his mouth. They stuffed his body Benigno Aquino<br />Bee file photo<br />in a military van and drove away."<br />Witnesses reported seeing a man<br />in civilian clothes fire a shot at Aquino.<br />The man was then shot by soldiers<br />and slumped to the ground,<br />they said.<br />At least two witnesses said they<br />saw uniformed men fire at Aquino<br />from a distance of 3 feet.<br />"They shot him," a stunned passenger<br />who was one of the first people<br />off the plane said. "I couldn't see<br />him but they shot him because I<br />heard ii," said the passenger who<br />asked not to be identified.<br />Hundreds of supporters wearing<br />yellow ribbons and carrying signs<br />reading "Welcome Home, Ninoy"<br />waited outside the airport, unaware<br />that Aquino had been shot.<br />The airport had been placed<br />under tight security Saturday night<br />in anticipation or Aquino's return.<br />A ramp leading to several gates on<br />the south side of the new Manila<br />l11ternational Airport were seated<br />off by several heavily armed securj,<br />ty men, who refused to allow journalists<br />into the arrival area.<br />Aquino's family, including his<br />mother and nine brothers and sisters'<br />and several top Fillpino opposilloil<br />leaders, were waiting in an alrpott<br />lounge.<br />See GUNSHOTS, Back Page, AZ8<br />, ....... , .... Ar,. .. . ...... .... ..<br />* * * The Sec:nlmento IN • Sunclai,, Augult 21, 1913<br />~~=.sc O Q.) ctl 0 =., S-c;::<br />~-~cu~~<br />B-g58."ii ~-;~ ~~<br />.2~ f i!?C<br />.8 ~ ~-!a~ "0<br />"C au~ - E ._ __<br />G.>O-QJQJ<br />.... - :> "C<br />-c-- ., 4'·-<br />.c: t: .,<br />~e<br />:!;-c:,<br />.. f 4l .,<br />g~~:56<br />S.S!~;<br />§ e 3 : ~ ., --Y.l<br />~E§~-~<br />- ~ rJ') .c 'i:::,<br />"ii r.n o O.<br />>-4' u<br />c~<br />~ '-~ 0 i,ij = "C 0) QC 0.<br />ctl C - >,<br />-~CO ~£f<br />·~ ~ 8~~<br />~-; E~<br />~ g~ e.,<br />f---~~_g-=<br />C (I) •<br />OON -= ~~<br />:~:es;<br />- ·- QJ -~ ~ ~ .c-: u., - 4l ::e .<br />"ii N - ~~ ., ::, 0.<br />g.~~~.s<br /><Eal~~<br /><5"'"' .c: ., 4l<br />f-, u <I)<br />~~~<br />~~-;<br />~;~<br />~~o ·-De,<br />fc g<br />"C QJ ·-<br />c e.;<br />4l C C<br />cu '- ·-<br />.c ~;<br />~ im .c: 4l .,<br />oS~ ·= >, gii :JDr::<br />1' -<t::., e 0 C--<br />0.., .c:<br />-casg~:2<br />i 1a·; :~<br />"'"' r::1'.!!.c: --< ..... _ ·co u coo<br />a, Q,~ =;; ::e C c, Co,<br />C 0 ~:::, OD<br />·-:,::: .!!l ~.,..:<br />f:g;c~~ ~-j-'f; s,_ e as 0.Civ<br />QJ cu=IV:> - .c __ "Co<br />c ~.c·rnz<br />.2,::,G>Q.~c<br />~ i~ ~ Q. ·; 8.~ s:: 0 ~<br />8°"'~0-~·a<br />5 eg-~~<br />"\s ~ t§<br />~-4i=·i.t: •A :::: "'.c: Oil o 2 v, as :S - C 0.~<br />- C ._<br />g_ ~ 8.<br />~ .... ~~i E g-.m<br />0 < OE~ctlQJQJ<br />., u; ctl 6 ~== .c ::a"'u·.::f«i<br />1:1. U t O ·; QJ :i<br />•A E rJ 'E ·; "' t:: o v, e ua,r::r~&.E<br />C "" .. 4'<·- 0.:,<br />& .. i"'- t.,,::J U'J"C ::s 1 i>9 -;;<br />Cl c:'"" Oo<br />C, -= !.!!! ''olil i<~::;-,_:5i<br />1.1 "':;;t m<br />;;;~<br />"0 ~ 4l<br />- .c: ::, 4l -<br />0 .c: 4l<br />"'~::! 0., ><br />c ae<br />-; 4l 0. .\!i<br />r::rS:l:! C <m:,4'<br />-cu 8 E<br />·;: cu B<br />U'J c.c.g<br />.. 0 Y.l -<br />GJ.::.: a.i OJ > v- :><br />ctl CE D:, _<br />- C: ctl<br />0 0 ctl vi<br />.:., ...., v.i C CO<br />~~5B~<br />mB=t:-o<br />tiC o ~-!! .!!lc:,-4ic<br />en_ - QJ<br />0 Q"C c,::,<br />~~~-~~1{j<br />·- ti) - u .c .c<br />fls~ijll -c (,.) 0 "C ti) e ffl.!:~ ca~<br />'°a:i>. ~~<br />-o::eOl)~•a..:<br />"ij O.C<l)U .c"go~~o<br />QJ ctl _g...: Q.) ~<br />:c'E~f§E<br />~ f--,t >t.,J.1 .,.<br />•<br />- --- -~--~/¼E<br />- Editorial From:----------------------,<br />New York Times<br />The Right Messag~ To Manila<br />President Reagan catls it only a<br />postponement caused by the press of<br />bu iness in Congress, but he has<br />reached the nght decision · to cancel<br />next month's visit to Manila. The<br />ugly murder of President Marcos'<br />pohllcal foe. Benigno Aquino. is still<br />far from properly explained . Reagan<br />had no business embracing the<br />embattled dictator or involving himself<br />in any other way in the struggle<br />between his regime and a newly<br />aroused opposition.<br />It is simple prudence to stay<br />a"ay and good diplomacy to drop<br />Thailand and Indonesia from the<br />itinerary as well. By not singling out<br />the Philippines. Reagan avoids any<br />responsibility for compounding<br />Marcos· difficulties.<br />But whatever the pretext. Reagan's<br />absence will convey a desirable<br />message. The more Marcos has<br />tried to explain away the murder or<br />his rival as he was returning from<br />asylum in the United States, the less<br />convincing he has been. His own<br />commission of inquiry has all but<br />collapsed. Demonstrations or opposition<br />to his rule have now been seen<br />even among his once-arc\ent supporters<br />in Manila's financial district.<br />With the help or a loyal army, and<br />for lack or a clear alternatlw, Marcos<br />may ride out this most serious<br />challenge in 17 years. What be cannot<br />easily recover is his moral authority.<br />And it is not for Americans<br />to bestow it.<br />The United States' two vital bases<br />in the Philippines and its historic<br />obligatipns to that country require It<br />to avoid taking sides in the evolving<br />civil strife. These interests also require<br />pressing Marcos to reestablish<br />democracy before the violence<br />spreads and plays into th~ bands of<br />radical extremists. Reaga.n's canceJlation<br />is a good way to begin.<br />~-~~---- ------------:------.. ---~-------7<br />• • The Secramento Bee • Wednesday, August 24, 1983 &a<br />Name Stitched In Underwear<br />Brings Clue In Aquino's Death<br />By Ron Redmond<br />MANILA. Philippines (UPI)<br />The first firm clue in the assassination<br />of Benigno Aquino emerged<br />Tuesday from the nickname "Rolly"<br />stitched in the clothing of the man<br />the government said killed the opposition<br />leader.<br />Filipino leftists denied there had<br />been any Communist involvement in<br />the assassination of the charismatic,<br />50-year-old Aquino, as charged<br />Monday by President Ferdinand<br />Marcos.<br />Manila police chief Maj. Gen.<br />Prospero Olivas said investigators<br />were trying to trace the serial number<br />of the .357 Magnum handgun<br />allegedly used to shoot Aquino<br />moments after his arrival Sunday<br />from three years of exile in the United<br />States.<br />Salvador Laurel, president of the<br />United National Democratic Opposition<br />and a member of the country's<br />interim assembly, gave an address<br />before the Parliament Tuesday,<br />denouncing the "treacherous"<br />murder of Aquino.<br />He reiterated questions raised<br />earlier by opposition leaders over<br />bow the assailant was able to penetrate<br />airport security and get past<br />military guards to shoot Aquino at<br />close range.<br />Marcos· defense minister, Juan<br />Ponce Enrile, also addressed the<br />assembly, saying that "any hint of<br />any participation of the military in<br />the killing of Aquino is unpleasant<br />and undeserved."<br />"There are lots of possibilities<br />and we must wait for the results of<br />the investigation," he said.<br />The Batasang Pambansa, a rubber-<br />stamp parliament, unanimously<br />passed a bipartisan resolution expressing<br />the profound grief of the<br />Filipino people at the death of Aquino.<br />"He died of a heinous crime that<br />cannot be condoned by any civilized<br />society," the resolution said.<br />"His statements prior to his arrival<br />in the Philippines, as well as one<br />intended for delivery upon arrival,<br />uniformly showed his clear desire<br />for national reconciliation and unity."<br />Government television said the<br />name Rolly, a nickname for Rolando<br />sewn in brown thread in the alleged<br />gunman's underwear, was "the first<br />firm lead" in the case. Olivas said<br />the man also wore a gold ring with<br />the initial "R."<br />The alleged assassin was shot<br />down in a volley of military gunfire<br />seconds after the government said<br />he fired a single bullet into the back<br />of Aquino's head.<br />U.S. authorities are helping in the<br />investigation or the assassination of<br />Filipino opposition leader Benigno S.<br />Aquino Jr., the U.S. Embassy said<br />today.<br />In response to charges that military<br />guards killed Aquino, officials<br />said at least seven soldiers had been<br />disarmed and tests would be conducted<br />to determine who had fired<br />weapons during the brief burst of<br />gunfire on the tarmac of Manila<br />airport.<br />Tens of thousands of Filipinos<br />packed sealed-off streets outside the<br />family home in suburban Quezon<br />City for the second day to view Aquino's<br />bloodstained corpse on display<br />in an open casket.<br />Aquino's family flew to Manila<br />from Boston, where Aquino had<br />taught at Harvard University and<br />the Massacusetts Institute of Technology.<br />The United States has urged<br />Marcos to find those responsible for<br />the killing and bring them to justice.<br />The inquiry could influence President<br />Reagan's decision on whether<br />to proceed with plans to visit Manila<br />in November.<br />The government's offlcia autopsy<br />report listed the cause of Aquino's<br />death as "brain laceration and intracranial<br />hemorrhage" secondary<br />to a gunshot wound to the head.<br />Three bullet fragments were<br />found inside the single bullet wound<br />and given to authorities for ballistics<br />tests, the report said.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s-1j07tK995Yek07Phhb2q0qfcJvDDr5?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s6I1Kf6dPdqeF1Zzszuh7KTqfNcwcLnk/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Newspapers & Misc. Publications (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 9)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Martial law -- Philippines
Marcos, Ferdinand E. (Ferdinand Edralin), 1917-1989
Aquino, Corazon Cojuangco
People Power Movement
Philippines -- History -- Revolution, 1986
Description
An account of the resource
Articles, newspaper excerpts regarding the Marcos Dictatorship, the Benigno Assassination, Filipino contract laborers, and the People Power movement in the Philippines
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1970s-1980s
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">IN COPYRIGHT – EDUCATIONAL / NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</a><br />For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at <a href="mailto:ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu">ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu</a>. </p>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0205-0223, ucdw_wa012_s001_f009
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lCAjU1MtQLopKoiQCQ5rtp8YV7WriZWt?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a> <br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1egMp6yODODlmaMrhfpd8_6pl7Mh6sgfK/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Misc. Local Organization Files (KDP [Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino/ Union of Democratic Pilipinos], CMD) (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 8)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Ang Katipunan (newspaper)
Fundraising
Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino
Union of Democratic Pilipinos
KDP
Extradition
Boycotts
Political Prisoners
Coalition Against the Marcos Dictatorship
Extradition Act of 1981
Description
An account of the resource
These documents contain fundraising activities for the Union of Democratic Filipinos & Coalition against the Marcos Dictatorship (Sacramento Chapters), along with fact sheets detailing Martial Law in the Philippines. Additionally, this folder contains fact sheets, press releases, and correspondences
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1983-1984
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<p><a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">IN COPYRIGHT</a> - Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies and the University of California Regents hold intellectual control of the material. Educational and non-profit usage permitted. For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu. </p>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDF
Language
A language of the resource
English, Tagalog
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0175-0204<br />ucdw_wa012_s001_f008
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17Z1FfUCjNPowe_KJlNfCSGHMsKDOezLw?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_OihHZbmC7Z_v9xBGj31rQ1Sze55vutV/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Four Years of Martial Law in the Philippines, Essays on Marcos Dictatorship, 1972-1976" (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 7)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Martial law -- Philippines
political prisoners
Militarization -- Philipines
Military bases, American -- Social aspects.
Description
An account of the resource
Reprinted by the Union of Democratic Filipinos, this report includes various reports on the Marcos Dictatorship, political Maneuvers, Economic Policies, U.S. Assistance to the Marcos Regime, The Torture of Prisoners, The Urban and Rural Resistance, and The Anti-Martial Law Movement outside of the Philippines
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Pandayan
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1970s
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/?language=en">COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED <br /> </a><span>NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED<br /><br />For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu.<br /></span>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
JPG, PDf
Language
A language of the resource
English, Tagalog
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0154-0174<br />ucdw_wa012_s001_f007
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tgmNTjk899AAlSGILb9Ng9Q9_NoW3Cv0?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a> <br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jUDMjdft0W9E_lv3DBVXCbTqkpDHIEa9/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Coalition Against Marcos Dictatorship-Philippines Solidarity Network - 10th Annual Conference (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 6)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Berkeley (Calif.)
Grenada
Martial law -- Philippines
Filipino Americans -- Political activity -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Aquino, Benigno
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1984
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en">NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT - Educational/Non-profit usage permitted </a><br /><br /><span>For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu. </span>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpg/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0140-0153
ucdw_wa012_s001_f006
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1scdX2lzrZu8z-st4mVM91kgBk2AaV2LW?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a> <br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17StzBNAHBslZVwX5072_1IDop29pk_i3/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Coalition Against Marcos Dictatorship-Philippines Solidarity Network - Memos and Guidelines (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 5)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Political prisoners
Martial law -- Philippines
Filipino Americans -- Political activity -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Philippine Commission on Human Rights
Marcos, Ferdinand E. (Ferdinand Edralin), 1917-1989
Assassinations
Description
An account of the resource
Documents pertaining to CAMD/PSN activities in 1984, along with memos and guidelines. This folder also contains a comprehensive listing of political assassinations conducted by the Marcos regime in the Philippines (See Fact Sheet: Fraud, Killings, Characterizes Philippine Election Campaign).
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1984
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF,JPG
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0084-139
ucdw_wa012_s001_f005
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12UdxIfAX1QzJIWJ0TFhWjqe-eeLhhpCs?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a> <br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zTod_KKg0F7NLYoXpGe_H6h72wOwHTSn/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Coalition Against Marcos Dictatorship-Philippines Solidarity Network, Caroling Campaign (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 4)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bay Area Anti-Martial Law Alliance
Christmas carols
Political prisoners
Filipino Americans -- Political activity -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Coalition Against the Marcos Dictatorship
Philippine Solidarity Network
Description
An account of the resource
Details the 1983-1984 Caroling Campaign, including song lyrics, goals, time frame and talking points.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1983-1984
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en">NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT</a><br /><br /><span>For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu. </span>
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10UuXDfYeihGBDszha21RwfXG_WAXX5Zm?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KNgEdVvWNQQxwzR102FB1Sh4t1Je1zjQ/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Committee for Justice for Domingo & Viernes - Press Release, Articles, Memorandums (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 3)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Cindy Domingo
Domingo, Silme
Viernes, Gene, 1951-1981
Assassination
Marcos, Ferdinand E. (Ferdinand Edralin), 1917-1989
Martial law -- Philippines
Filipino Americans -- Political activity -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description
An account of the resource
Documents pertaining to the Assassination of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1983
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</a><br /><br /><span>For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu.</span>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF,JPG
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UDhDfqCRFuko2UjbRjpwRPh3MXw3LMum?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IhZ6dmXSJoZ8fT3ktz_0x9qm8R9WyDnV/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Anti-Martial Law Coalition (National & Local Chapters), Bulletins, Guidelines, Articles (Fenkell Papers, Box 1, Folder 2)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Activism
Martial law -- Philippines
Filipino Americans -- Political activity -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Christmas
Anti-martial Law Coalition (Philippines)
Description
An account of the resource
Documents pertaining to the Anti Martial Law Coalition's national endeavors, including the Christmas campaign, building local alliances, newsletter publications, U.S. Bases in the Philippines, and annual schedules.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1977-1979
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en">NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT</a><br /><br />For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu.
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Text
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
View/Download File(s)
Link to download files
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BEucPxp6-OL9GM-2ITs-drN0eZk40hdn?usp=sharing">JPG Images</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zd29m12Q7EoEAEY-tI8-Memji60-km7F/view?usp=sharing">Text-Searchable PDF</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
"Anti-Martial Law Coalition" [ALMC-7], Articles and Correspondence (Fenkell Papers, Folder 1, Box 1)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Activism
Martial law -- Philippines
Filipino Americans -- Political activity -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1978
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</a><br /><br />For other purposes, please contact Bulosan Center archivist Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF, JPG
Description
An account of the resource
Documents pertaining to the ALMC-7, who were 7 ALMC members who participated in a peaceful protest at the Philippines consulate in San Francisco.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Nina (Liz) Fenkell
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Artifact
Image Link
Link to image
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1scueLNvUAwqlBwowTDyFDqlsMGzvPhaW/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1scueLNvUAwqlBwowTDyFDqlsMGzvPhaW/view?usp=sharing</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
1978 Philippine National Day flyer
Subject
The topic of the resource
Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), Philippine National Day Association
Description
An account of the resource
Flyer for the June 10, 1978 flyer from the Philippine National Day event.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1978
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Courtesy of Tim and Nina Fenkell. The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies makes digital versions of collections accessible for educational and research purposes only, in regards to legal fair use terms indicated by Section 108 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17 U.S. Code). Please contact archivist Allan Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu in regards to any reproduction use.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Ephemera
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s003_0003_art_2018
Philippine National Day Association
Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)
wa013s003
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Artifact
Image Link
Link to image
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B1dld9HxcAzklj-mHZvi2py875icm-zL/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B1dld9HxcAzklj-mHZvi2py875icm-zL/view?usp=sharing</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
1976 Far West Convention Poster
Subject
The topic of the resource
Philippines,
Marcos, Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), Philippine National Day Association
Description
An account of the resource
Flyer for the 1976 flyer from the Philippine National Day event.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1976
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Courtesy of Tim and Nina Fenkell. The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies makes digital versions of collections accessible for educational and research purposes only, in regards to legal fair use terms indicated by Section 108 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17 U.S. Code). Please contact archivist Allan Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu in regards to any reproduction use.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Ephemera
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s003_0002_art_2018
Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)
Marcos
Philippine National Day Association
Philippines
wa013s003
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Artifact
Image Link
Link to image
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a6CxWmHffusbZquBbF7DF3IdDsq0KR0J/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a6CxWmHffusbZquBbF7DF3IdDsq0KR0J/view?usp=sharing</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
1975 Far West Convention poster
Subject
The topic of the resource
Philippines,
Marcos, Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), Philippine National Day Association
Description
An account of the resource
Poster for the 1975 Pilipino People's Far West Convention held at Berkeley, California.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1975
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Courtesy of Tim and Nina Fenkell. The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies makes digital versions of collections accessible for educational and research purposes only, in regards to legal fair use terms indicated by Section 108 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17 U.S. Code). Please contact archivist Allan Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu in regards to any reproduction use.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Ephemera
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s003_0001_art_2018
Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)
Marcos
Philippine National Day Association
Philippines
wa013s003
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Artifact
Image Link
Link to image
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UwGqdoP1UJm-EufeOgT5wK_y6s0NljFw/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UwGqdoP1UJm-EufeOgT5wK_y6s0NljFw/view?usp=sharing</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Peace Pendant
Subject
The topic of the resource
Philippines,
Marcos, Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), Philippine National Day Association
Description
An account of the resource
Pendant with a white dove on front and the words "peace" on the back
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
no date
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Courtesy of Tim and Nina Fenkell. The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies makes digital versions of collections accessible for educational and research purposes only, in regards to legal fair use terms indicated by Section 108 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17 U.S. Code). Please contact archivist Allan Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu in regards to any reproduction use.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Artifact
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s002_0002_art_2018
Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)
Marcos
Philippine National Day Association
Philippines
wa013s002
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Artifact
Image Link
Link to image
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c21xR9rErbprRw8JVb-rcYKZE5v7DbuG/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c21xR9rErbprRw8JVb-rcYKZE5v7DbuG/view?usp=sharing</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
1982 Filipino People's Far West Convention - Los Angeles
Subject
The topic of the resource
Third World Movement, Philippines,
Marcos, Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), Philippine National Day Association
Description
An account of the resource
T-shirt from the 1982 Far West Convention
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1982
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Courtesy of Tim and Nina Fenkell. The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies makes digital versions of collections accessible for educational and research purposes only, in regards to legal fair use terms indicated by Section 108 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17 U.S. Code). Please contact archivist Allan Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu in regards to any reproduction use.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Artifact
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s002_0001_art_2018
Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)
Marcos
Philippine National Day Association
Philippines
Third World Movement
wa013s002
-
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fenkell Family collection
Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Image Link
Link to image
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGpWw9KjJLGmFUhBsKdX6yMIYY2fDJ-K/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGpWw9KjJLGmFUhBsKdX6yMIYY2fDJ-K/view?usp=sharing</a>
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Protest against the Philippine Government's Human Rights Abuse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Philippines,
Marcos, Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), Philippine National Day Association
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph of protest against the Philippine's Marcos Dictatorship
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1960s-1970s
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Courtesy of Tim and Nina Fenkell. The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies makes digital versions of collections accessible for educational and research purposes only, in regards to legal fair use terms indicated by Section 108 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17 U.S. Code). Please contact archivist Allan Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu in regards to any reproduction use.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Photograph
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ucdw_wa012_s001_0001_pic_2018
Ferdinand E.: 1917-1989; Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP)
Marcos
Philippine National Day Association
Philippines
wa013s001