Consulate supports Bicol disaster relief fund drive
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December 16, 2006
By Manuel Papa and Dindo Orbeso TORONTO–The Philippine Consul General’s Office Toronto headed by Consul General Alejandro is strongly supporting the Bicol Canada, Inc. (BCI) disaster relief fund... Read more »
Catholics in U.S. commit $500K to typhoon Durian victims
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December 16, 2006
BALTIMORE, MD – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) announced that it has committed $500,000 to provide emergency relief and recovery assistance to the families affected by Super Typhoon Durian in the Philippines.... Read more »
Letter of Appeal
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December 16, 2006
We’ve all heard it before; each time a horrific disaster hits some part of the world, spreading suffering, many people say “there is not much we can do about it”. In our hearts, we know that that... Read more »
CDRC Update on the Bicol disaster: Destruction is really huge, support is coming in trickles
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December 16, 2006
Dear Friends at CASJ (Community Alliance for Social Justice), The situation not only in Bicol is really bad. I met with the coordinator of the Bicol Movement for Disaster Response yesterday and he reported... Read more »
Impact of Canadian aid to the Philippines questioned
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December 16, 2006
TORONTO – Returning part-icipants from Canadian Human Rights Fact-Finding Mission to the Philippines, organized by the Philippines-Canada Task Force on Human Rights (PCTFHR), took the Canadian government... Read more »
American rights lawyer deported
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December 16, 2006
Philippine immigration authorities denied the travel rights of an American human rights lawyer by deporting him immediately back to the United States upon arrival at the international on Dec. 6. A news... Read more »
Fil-Am immigrants launch U.S.-wide alliance
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December 16, 2006
NEW YORK CITY–Around 350 Filipino-Americans converged in Queens this city over the weekend to attend a two-day national conference of Filipino-American organizations and launch a U.S.-wide alliance that... Read more »
Why Canada opposed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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December 16, 2006
By Camille Cendaña and Alex Felipe TORONTO–Canada promotes itself as a champion of human rights and democracy, but on the eve of the final vote on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,... Read more »
A Call for Social Justice
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December 16, 2006
At CASJ General Membership Assembly By Nora Angeles (Delivered at the General Membership Assembly of the Community Alliance for Social Justice on Dec. 2, 2006 at Parkdale Library Auditorium.) Magandang... Read more »
CASJ Chairperson’s Report: Involvement, Advocacy and Alliance Building
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December 16, 2006
(Delivered at the General Membership Assembly of Community Alliance for Social Justice on Dec. 2, 2006 at the Parkdale Library Auditorium) Community Involvement, Advocacy and Alliance Building towards... Read more »









