WeDpro would like to gratefully acknowledge Rock Ed Philippines for their donation of a laptop to the organization. Woohoo! Maraming salamat, Rock Ed! Your donation will go a long way towards supporting our daily operations and will probably be used in...
Futures Without Violence, a non-profit organization that works to prevent and end violence against women and children around the world, made WeDpro a 16 Days of Activism Honouree in November, 2011. We’re also happy to announce that WeDpro’s partner...
WeDpro, Inc. has always championed child rights and youth empowerment. In the past two decades, it has successfully launched activities that benefit the children of the women it serves. Recently, these were formalized as a distinct program: the Youth...
Amerasians in the Philippines Call for Equal Opportunities & Solidarity
Mon, 07/04/2011 – 00:35 — admin
Amerasians in Angeles and Olongapo, Pampanga and Castillejos, Zambales have joined hands to promote their rights and called for equal opportunities that will improve their welfare. Converging at a workshop conference with the theme Amerasians Bilang Kaagapay sa Kaunlaran ng Pamayanan (Amerasians as Partners in Community Development), on July 2-3, 2011 at Angeles City, they urged the government, civil society and fellow Amerasians to unite and take action.
“In 1992, the United States military left the Philippines. I thought they took everything with them. But they left behind at least 50,000 Amerasian children whose fathers were American sailors and their mothers were assumed to be prostitutes. These Amerasians are America’s forgotten children,” says Dale Asis, Founder and Executive Director of Bayanihan Foundation Worldwide, one of the organizers of the conference.
Amerasians have long been a marginalized sector in the Philippines, due to the lack of recognition and support from the government and the continuing discrimination that they get from their community.
Continue reading Amerasians in the Philippines Call for Equal Opportunities & Solidarity
After many years of struggle, WeDpro and the United Philippine Amerasians (UPA) have successfully obtained a resolution from the Local Government of Angeles City headed by Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and the Local Council or Sangguniang Bayan that declares March 4th every year as National Amerasian Day. Continue reading March 4 declared National Amerasian Day
(Amidst the sounds of fury over the Southeast Asian Sea) Stop the War Coalition Philippines 6 June 2012 World Peace Bell, Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City, Philippines The contending states claiming territorial jurisdiction over sections of the ‘Southeast Asian...
By Sunshine Lichauco de Leon, for CNN
Manila, Philippines (CNN) — When Susie Lopez, 43, was a little girl, she would run outside her home in Angeles City, near the U.S. Clark Airbase in the Philippines, every time she heard a plane fly by. Continue reading Filipino Amerasians fight for recognition
Twenty-six women representing eight countries gathered in Puerto Rico last February 19-25, 2012 to evaluate the impact of militarism, military contamination, imperialism and systems of oppression and exploitation based on gender, race, class, nationality and sexual orientation. Continue reading International Women's Network raises alarm against militarism
Buklod Center & Nagkakaisang Kababaihan (NAGKA), Philippines November 28, 2011 These sister organizations have provided assistance to victims and survivors of military sexual exploitation and trafficking in the “red light” districts of Olongapo City and Angeles City. There, they...
FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE CITATION 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM Futures Celebrates the 16 Days of Activism Aida Santos-Maranan, Managing Director and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of WeDpro, was chosen to be part of the Members of Advisors of...
