RELEASES & STATEMENTS
NAFCON Statement on the landslide in Maco, Davao De Oro
Donate to Recovery Efforts Situation Report On February 6, a landslide struck the mining village of Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro. From the latest data released, the Maco Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office reported that the death toll reached 68, while...
Nov 24 – Understanding the SDH of Minglanilla, Cebu
Understanding the Social Determinants of Health of Minglanilla, Cebu The day before the medical mission, the NAFCON delegation of 14 U.S. based volunteers met with local advocacy groups representing the interests of fisherfolk in Minglanilla. This was important in...
10 years since Super Typhoon Haiyan, NAFCON continues with disaster response
In commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan, NAFCON continues its rehabilitation efforts to provide relief and medical services to areas that were gravely affected by recent typhoons. On November 8th, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as...
NAFCON CONGRATULATES UAW for winning their contract fight after 46 days of strike!
November 18, 2023 On September 29, NAFCON President Nerissa Allegretti was at the picket line in solidarity with UAW strikers at the Chicago Ford Assembly Plant. Workers first walked off the job on September 15, when the union's previous contract expired. A unique...
Bayanihan Disaster Response – Situation Report on Lahaina Nov 2023
Main highlights included in the report: Overall Impacts The Disaster agency reports that 2,652 buildings and houses were exposed to the fires, 2,142 of which are damaged or turned to ashes with an estimate of $5.22B capital exposed. About 86% of the buildings exposed...
NAFCON Statement on the October Kaiser Strikes
October 4, 2023 The National Alliance for Filipino Concerns stands with the more than 75,000 Kaiser healthcare workers taking part in the largest healthcare strikes in US history. We support their demands for addressing the ongoing staffing crisis, respectacle wage...
NAFCON calls on immediate and adequate support for communities impacted by the Maui, Hawaii wildfires
August 13, 2023 Context & History The town of Lahaina in Maui County, Hawaiʻi is a place rich with Native Hawaiian history and culture. It was once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i under King Kamehameha I. The streets of Lahaina reflect Hawaii's past,...
Updates on Ongoing Preliminary Hearing: Justice for the Roques
Nearly one year after experiencing a physical and verbal anti-Asian assault, the Roque family completed their testimony in the preliminary hearing against their assailant, Nicholas Weber. Weber, a white man who is seen in recordings yelling anti-Asian slurs, is facing...
Justice for Angelo Quinto 3/17/23
Justice for Angelo Quinto 3/17/23 On March 17th, the family of Angelo Quinto held a press conference to publicly contest the police's justifications for the murder of a beloved son and brother while he suffered from a mental health crisis. On December 23rd, 2020,...
NAFCON joins communities across the U.S. in mourning and decrying the violent deaths of Asian-Americans in Monterey Park and migrant farmworkers at Half Moon Bay
The National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) joins communities across the U.S. in mourning and decrying the violent deaths of Asian-Americans in Monterey Park and migrant farmworkers at Half Moon Bay, the former during a Lunar New Year Celebration and the...
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