Defend the rights of migrants!

Umangat-Migrante

via Giolitti, 231 Roma, 00185 Italia

umangatmigrante@gmail.com

 

 

 

OUR VISION AND MISSION

The organization believes that the full development of every Filipino and their families is based on a holistic development which is physical, psychological, mental and spiritual. UMANGAT upholds that the real solution to the problem of forced migration of the Filipino working class lies in addressing the root cause of the problem: massive poverty. This will be realized after a continuous consciousness raising, critical study, organized action and the organizing itself of the Filipino migrants. It also works in partnership with Migrante Partylist Italy chapter.

 VISIONA society which is united, respectful, conscious of its cultural, sexual, religious and political beliefs differences.

OBJECTIVES 

  • To uphold and protect the rights and expertise of migrant workers and their families.    
  • To conduct critical studies and analysis of the migrant 
  • To mobilize actions and campaigns that will motivate active participation in the decision making.
  • To strengthen the unity among other Filipino organizations and with the other races in Italy and abroad.
  • To uphold and enrich the indigenous values and culture of Filipinos.

News

Agence France-Presse Thursday, May 16th, 2013   MANILA, Philippines—Graft-tainted ex-presidents, a dictator’s unrepentant wife and politicians charged with crimes such as murder and child rape were among the winners in the Philippines’ mid-term elections.   The Philippines has long endured a corrupt and violent brand of democracy in which politicians use their influence to avoid punishment for crimes, creating a so-called...
OAV 2013: ROME (unofficial results) Registered 620? Voted 260 Registered    13,455 Voted 2,839 Registered 17,255 Voted 3,200   SENATORS                   ...
This columnist took to the streets yesterday, May Day or Labor Day. It had been quite a while since I had joined a major rally of workers having been sidelined by immune deficiency and other ailments. The heat, humidity, swirling bacteria-laden air and crowds were formidable deterrents. But President Benigno “Pnoy” Aquino’s pre-May 1 speech rejecting any wage increase, announcing a hike in social security contributions by employees, and adding...
“With eight months left to Oplan Bayanihan’s self-imposed deadline to supposedly render the CPP-NPA-NDF insignificant, the Aquino government is again turning the table against the NDFP negotiating panel, in a bid for a graceful exit from the peace talks and to justify intensified attacks, not only against the CPP-NPA-NDF, but more so against the ordinary tao whom the government considers as supporters of the revolutionary movement.” ...
POOR-RICH INCOME GAP GROWS — NSCB All of President Aquino’s hype about inclusive growth, stock market bull runs, and upgrade to investments level and even the Aquinomics principle of good governance is good business were punctured yesterday after the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) released a report showing poverty afflicts three of every 10 Filipinos, a situation that had not changed since 2006.   The government report...
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MAKABAYAN Political Platform

The upcoming polls present a chance to get rid of the much despised US-backed regime of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. From the onset, the mood of the people was clearly anti-Arroyo. This was evident in the plummeting approval ratings of the president. The ratings reached a historic low in April 2010,...

UPDATED ITALY OAV RESULTS

31/05/2010 14:47
  The following are the partial official results of the May 10, 2010 Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) canvassing held at the Philippine Embassy to Italy. x CANDIDATES ROME MILAN VATICAN ...

Blog

Kinse na ang UMANGAT

19/04/2013 23:07
Matagumpay na nai-daos noong naka-raang Marso 24, 2013 ang ika-15 taong anibersaryo ng Ugnayan ng mga Manggagawang Migrante Tun-go sa Pag-unlad (UMANGAT-MIGRANTE) at ika-14 na taong anibersaryo ng Ugnayan sa Himpa-pawid Radio Program, na ginanap sa lokale ng Gran Madre di Dio Fili-pino Community sa...
Panibagong problema na naman ang kinakaharap nating migranteng Pilipi-no dito sa Roma, Bolzano, Trento, Aosta, Palermo at Cagliari ang bagong CIRCOLARE 29 (Registrazione del nome dei cittadini della Reppublica Filippine) ng Ministero dell’Interno ng Italya na nag-uutos sa pagtanggal ng MIDDLE NAME...
Highlights of the IAMR The five-day International Assembly (IAMR) shall hold  a conference workshops, exhibits and  an international cultural solidarity night in Mexico City, a peoples caravan against the GFMD from Mexico City to Guadalajara, and a mobilization on the opening day of the...
Noong ika 19 ng Setyembre, ginunita ang ika-tatlumput walong taon mula ng ideklara ang Batas Militar ng rehimeng diktadura at pasista ni Ferdinand Marcos noong Setyembre 21, 1972. Ito’y pinangungunahan ng organisasyong, Umangat, Migrante at Solidmove.....(Click to read more) .sept2010.pdf (1,7 MB)
Pormal na iniharap ng UMANGAT-MIGRANTE Roma ang pagtutol sa pagtaas ng Passport Fee at sa Mandatory Membership Clause ng RA 9679 sa Pasuguan ng Pilipinas sa Italya. Ang Position Letter ng grupo ay ini-abot ng delegasyon na pinangunahan ni...
Sobrang saya ang naganap na UMANGAT Family Day 2010 sa Parco di Pineta Sacchetti, Roma noong nakaraang Hulyo 4, 2010 na may temang KMP3 (Kaluskos Musmos para sa Pag-uugat ng Pamilyang Pinoy). Tampok sa pagdiriwang na ito ang mga awiting makabayan, sa pakikibaka at tradisyunal, mga larong lahi...

TUNAY NA KULAY NG KALAYAAN

08/06/2010 23:27
Tuwing buwan ng Hunyo ay ipinagdiriwang natin ang Araw ng Kalayaan (Independence Day). Namumulaklak ng mga banderas ang paligid ng ating embassy sa Italia at napupuno ng tao ang Piazza Manila o sa Ankara – may programang pangkultura, konsyerto at mga pananalitang mensahe ay pag-asa. Ngunit tunay na...
Ang Halalan 2010 ay isang konkretong paraan ng ating pakikilahok at paki-alam sa ating bayan sa pamamagitan ng pagsakatuparan sa ating batayang karapatang bumoto o “right to suffrage” sa ilalim ng ating saligang batas. Tayong mga migrante ay may karapatang bumoto kahit nasa labas tayo ng ating...

First blog

12/02/2010 15:35
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