Who here loves to go to a beach during

the summer?
Who here wants to go to an island for a
vacation?
Who here wants
to go to a place
which has 7,107
islands for the
summer?
Distance from Germany is 10.330 kilometers
36.000 KM - coastline length
The Philippines
5th Most Mineralised
Country in the World

110 Million Population (2020)

 With the resources and skills we
have, you could say we are really a
rich country and no one should be
getting HUNGRY and POOR in the
Philippines!
HOWEVER . . .
The Real Situation
DARK
&
DEPRESSING
Almost 30% are
considered
poor by the
Government

Living below
1,50 Euros a day
- Poverty Line
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
14%

15 Million + + +
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
1 out of 4 children
Cannot go to school
Source: UNICEF
6.092 FILIPINOS LEAVE THE COUNTRY,
EVERYDAY! (2015)
 9 out of 10 Farmers
Does not own their LAND
 Environmental Destruction

Consistently 3rd in air pollution- related deaths

Greenpeace has ranked the Philippines as the

"third-worst polluter into the world's oceans"
 WHAT IS THE
GOVERNMENT
DOING ABOUT IT?
 MARCOS FAMILY
Ferdinand Marcos Sr - President (1965-1986)
(ousted as a Dictator)
Ferdinand Marcos Jr - President (2022-2028)
Imee Marcos - Senator (2022-2025)
Sandro Marcos - Congressman (2022-2025)

DUTERTE FAMILY
Rodrigo Duterte - President (2016-2022)
Sarah Duterte - VIce President (2022-2028)
Sebastian Duterte - Mayor (2022-2025)

Our government is a family business

Senate - 24 senators
They create the laws in our country

7 of the 24 seats (30%)

will be occupied by politicians
who come from just (4) four
families
THE DEMANDS of the FILIPINO PEOPLE!
 THE DEMANDS of the FILIPINO PEOPLE!
● Freedom from (neo)colonizers
● Land for the Farmers
● Jobs, Education and Social Services
● Justice & Respect for Human Rights
● Lasting Peace
Anyone who criticizes
the government will
either be

- Labeled as a Terrorist
- Imprisoned
- Charge with false cases
- Extra-Judicially Killed
“I am who the state considers its
enemy because I bring light to the
real state of the nation
a situation that is worse and
contrary to their false narrative.”
 As a STUDENT ACTIVIST

● Organize students to fight for our right to education

● Room-to-room campaigns
● Dialogue with school administrators
● Stop Tuition Fee Increase and State Budget Cuts for Education
As an ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDER

● Established a Youth Environmental Organization

● Youth Camps
● Seminars and Discussions about the Environment
● Immersions in communities
HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS in MUSLIM AREAS (MARAWI CITY WAR - 2017)
● Fact Finding Missions
● Documentation
● Relief and Rehabilitation Missions
As an advocate for the INDIGENOUS PEOPLE of MINDANAO
● Join Marches and Demonstrations of the Indigenous People
● Campaign against the Destruction of the Environment
● Fight for the Right to Self-Determination
● Live in the communities of the Indigenous Communities
As an ADVOCATE and HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER!
UN Former Special UN Special Rapporteur on
Rapporteur on human human rights defenders:
rights defenders:
MARY LAWLOR
Michel Frost
At the US Congress in Washington DC for
the Mindanao US Tour for Human Rights,
July 2015.
● I experienced threat,
harassment and intimidation.
● Victim of “redtagging”,
terrorist labeling by the
government.
● Surveillance by state agents.
● Illegally arrested on 2018.
● Charged with
trumped-up/fake cases
(explain each situation)
I fear for the safety of my wife and
my daughter!
I hope for a bright future for my
daughter!
That is why I seek help, the
Philippines is not safe for Human
Rights Activists.
Due to the persecution, I have experienced
as a Human Rights Defender, I have been
granted a temporary relocation here in
Germany.
This program is supported by the
Elisabeth-Selbert-Initiative of the
INSTITUT FÜR AUSLANDSBEZIEHUNGEN

Our host organization is the Mosaique!

 I am fortunate enough to be here.

While, there are still more who are

persecuted and imprisoned by the
Philippine Government just because
they are fighting for human rights and
peace!
 I stand here today not just for myself
and my family . . .

But for all Human Rights Activists in the

Philippines that are fighting
for a just and lasting peace!
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
 SUPPORT THE STRUGGLE FOR
JUST AND LASTING PEACE in the
PHILLIPINES

Create awareness campaigns about the Philippines

Support and donate to the material and financial needs of

political prisoners and human rights defenders.
(https://bit.ly/DEFENDPH)
Join the Youth-Solidarity Network for Justice and Peace in the
Philippines (https://bit.ly/PHSOLIDARITY)
JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP

SUPPORT THE PHILIPPINES

THANK YOU!