Migrant workers speak about SONA

overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) express their views on the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) of Philippine Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

The real State of the Nation

a speech by Dolores Balladares-Pelaez, Chairperson of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK), the progressive alliance of Filipino migrant associations in this former British colony.

GMA’s State Terrorism is a sign of Weakness

a speech by Rima Cunanan, Chairperson of United Pangasinan Hong Kong (UPHK), the federation of Pangasinense migrant associations in Hong Kong.

OFWs and the Human Security Act of 2007

a speech by Josie Pingkihan, Chairperson of Cordillera Alliance Hong Kong (CORALL-HK), the only alliance of Cordilleran migrant workers’ associations in Hong Kong.

State of migrant workers under GMA

a speech by Vicky Casia-Cabantac, Chairperson of MIGRANTE Sectoral Party – Hong Kong Chapter.

Our struggle for wage increase

a speech by Albert Laconsay, Chairman of the Filipino Migrant Workers’ Union (FMWU), the first Filipino migrant workers union in Hong Kong. FMWU is affiliated with the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU).

The Filipino people cannot be fooled by GMA’s SONA

a speech by Eman Villanueva, Secretary General of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK), the progressive alliance of Filipino migrant associations in this former British colony.

PAGHAHANDA

"Paghahanda" (Preparation) is a poem written by Axel Pinpin, a political detainee who was abducted by government agents last year and later surfaced by the Philippine National Police. He and his colleagues are still being detained by authorities using fabricated charges.

“Migrante Blues”

“Migrante Blues” is a song about the real intention of the new POEA Guidelines on the deployment of Filipino household service workers – that is to collect more money from migrant workers through the so-called “skills training and assessment”. More than 10,000 Filipino women migrants in Hong Kong protested the guidelines early this year. The campaign against this policy still continues.

“HAGIBIS vs. Gloria”

“HAGIBIS vs. Gloria” is a music medley about Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s anti-people policies: government exaction on overseas Filipino workers, corruption, POEA guidelines and extrajudicial killings. The music used in this song is from an album popularized by the group “Hagibis”, the Filipino version of Village People.

"Reyna ng Terorismo"

Filipino migrants in HK sing "Reyna ng Terorismo" (Queen of Terrorism) referring to Philippine Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s state terrorism in the Philippines and the “anti-terror law” recently enacted by congress.