Feb 4, 2009

Members of the Free Burma Coalition - Philippines (FBC-Phils) held a silent protest in front of the SPDC Myanmar Embassy ar Gervacia Tower, Amorsolo Street, Makati City last September 26, 2008 at exactly 10 am. Donning crimson red sashes, the activists will sit on the pavement and light incense sticks to offer solidarity and support to the people of Burma in commemoration of the first year anniversary of the bloody crackdown against peacefully...

Activists call for humanitarian aid for cyclone victims in Burma; ask the junta to postpone referendum

PHILIPPINES---Following reports that the military junta of Burma will pursue its National Referendum on May 10 despite the heavy impact of Cyclone Nargis that already claimed thousands of lives and property damages in Burma, activists in the Philippines today held a demonstration in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Makati City to demand to the Burmese military government the smooth entry of humanitarian aid and the immediate postponement of the planned...