#MigrantWorkers
in
#Taiwan
are calling for better access to old age benefits, esp. domestic caretakers, who are excluded from both the Labor Standards Act (worker protection) & Labor Insurance Act (ensuring these benefits).
Ft.
@MigranteI
TW 🇹🇼 Chairperson Gilda Banugan
"After more than ten years... of work... there's nothing that we can have."
Migrant workers and advocates are calling for better access to old-age benefits.
PWD-UNFRIENDLY PHILIPPINES Part ∞
Impossible to navigate sidewalks while on crtuches; hit my head & tripped serveral times. In the MRT, staff kept asking me to give my seat because I’m not visibly injured—so I made a big sign telling people I just got surgery & need to sit 🫠
I’ve been diagnosed with major depression disorder
Meds in the🇵🇭 cost more than PHP3,000 to buy each time for 1 box of Lexapro 10 mg (5x more expensive than 🇹🇼) even WITH discount
Only enough for 2 weeks at a time.
+ therapist fees starting at PHP 1k/hr
Shut up 🫠
May kilala ka ba na wala naman talagang disability pero sulit na sulit sa kanya ang pwd card nya.
May mga tao talagang pinanganak na may pagkukulang ng tamang pag iisip.
Baka kaya may card sila?
Philippine SIM Registration will not prevent scams!!
In Taiwan, everyone’s phone number is attached to our national ID. Yet, our school had to email all int’l students warning about the abundance of scams we recieve everyday via SMS
#JunkSIMReg
#StopSIMRegNow
#SIMplyPahirap
7+ aftershocks so far omg
Also, images and videos from Hualien, courtesy of Gregory Kato:
#Earthquake
#Taiwan
Magnitude 7.5, Taiwan Seismic Intensity 6 upper
@KarlMaalab
Hi! Pls stop reducing Taiwan’s fight for self-determination as a “proxy war between US & China”.
Give Taiwan, its 23 mil. people & 16 indigenous nations, some agency too.
These so called anti-war sentiments are in fact only repeating war-mongering narratives
@Petibichondria
If we had the same special law that gives Taiwanese parliament members amnesty to engage in these “passionate theatrics” to literally…physically prevent a bill from being passed (and fight each other), PH politics would like really diff
“Perhaps more than just seeing Taiwan as “strategic” or a “chesspiece”, we see it for the millions of people that make up its diverse nation – who have hopes and dreams like you and me.”
Thanks
@rapplerdotcom
for publishing this piece!
#TaiwanIsACountry
From your Filipino friends, Padayon
#Taiwan
(台灣加油)!
Showed up w/ bottles of water thanks to anonymous 🇵🇭 donations to give to the 🇹🇼 showing up in the tens of thousands on the streets to protect their democracy against the conservative Kuomintang & TPP’s blackbox
Went to
#StandWithUkraine
’s Russian invasion anniversary protest—this time with a slightly different call
“From Ukraine to Palestine, occupation is a crime”. Western campists would have us pit them against one another. Some want us to prioritize one over the other. Some
Tone-deaf, esp. when Ukrainians ARE STILL FACING GENOCIDE BY RUSSIA (and Zelensky has publicly called Israel to accountability v.s. Marcos Jr.)
How arrogant to victim-blame Ukraine when no solidarity has been shown with the Ukrainian masses taking up arms against invaders
From
In Taiwan, I even had to be on wheelchair! But the big difference—the ABUNDANCE of wheelchair infrastructure in Taiwan! My ankle healed WAY faster because I did not have to suffer in crutches & navigating Taipei was relatively easy; LIGHTYEARS ahead of the PH
Attended the Azkals vs China football game and waved the
#FreedomHK
flag, and had a poster saying “Get out of the West Philippine Sea”. Was reprimanded shortly afterwards by the military when we stood during the Chinese National Anthem and waved the flag.
#反送中
#antiELAB
OH, may mga “don’t buy your story”:
1.) I had surgery back in May 7 since I fractured my foot in Taiwan
2.) They placed a titanium plate in my ankle + a screw. Screw was removed through minor surgery last Jun 29
3.) Yes, I already have a PWD bc was diagnosed w/ major depression
Kiko Pimentel when he violates the ECQ and hasnt done much to help the country
PH Gov: Nawww, compassion naman 🤡
Mayor Vico who has OUTDONE long established trapos & remarks on a questionnable law
PH Gov: PROCESS UNDER NBI
#ProtectVicoAtAllCost
#OustDuterteNow
#PeoplePower
In this flag are a mere 200 out of the 10,000+ killed by Israel’s genocide of Palestine, the youngest only 2 months old
停止在加薩的種族滅絕
從河流到海洋,巴勒斯坦將獲得自由
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
#FreePalestine
#CeasefireNow
NOW HAPPENING: Taiwan
#Palestine
Solidarity March from Liberty Square to the Control Yuan. Around 300+ protesters from diverse civic groups & backgrounds call unto 🇹🇼 gov’t to stop complicity in the ongoing genocide in
#Gaza
; embargo weapon components sale by 🇹🇼 companies to 🇮🇱🇺🇸
Welcome to Taiwan,
@iamRaoulManuel
!
For Taiwan moots,
@KabataanPL
’s Congress rep.(one of the only genuine pro-democracy voices in our current government & leading youth activist) has landed in Taipei! Pls come to
@newbloommag
’s event tomorrow & get a chance to meet him~~
BREAKING: (TW) Serious altercations at Taiwan’s “Love Israel” event. Alleged Israeli security official tackles pro-Palestine protester, just as
#FreePalestine
counter-protestors came to hold placards & flags protesting the
#Gaza
genocide.
Pro-Israeli participants came to cover
#PHVote
: URGENT BREAKING NEWS -Votes from Taiwan cannot be sent to PH
All votes have been accounted for in MECO Taiwan’s VCM in Taiwan, however, the transmitter (Consolidated Canvassing System) that will send the data to the Philippines is now malfunctioning
ATM: As about 20 youth protesters gathered outside Cong. Gasataya’s office, police in Type A camoflauge uniform were already there dispatched ordering them to disperese.
#JunkTerrorBill
#MobPH
@MovePH
@_mobPH
A heartwarming thing I always hear from Taiwanese kids I teach:
Me: “What do you call yourself?”
The kids: “TAIWANESE!!!”
Me: “How about Chinese?”
The kids: “NO~~”
Amidst Taiwan being tossed like a political football on the world stage, it’s nice to know its youth are firm
PH🇵🇭 🤝 TW 🇹🇼
Defend
Human Rights
Long live international solidarity!
#MilkTeaAlliance
#人權市集
Thank you to
@karapatan
,
@ici_nccu
,
@KevinKalbo
for helping make this possible: 1st official representation of PH at Taiwan’s Human Rights Fair
Tomorrow, I turn 23
Today, on March 23, I joined our HongKonger friends to protest against “Article 23”
The new hardline nat’l security law can persecute ANYONE in or out of HK for criticizing the CCP or the HKSAR gov., including tourists who go to HK
#光復香港 #時代革命
I’m crying, choking, chuckling, writhing, angry, outraged, shocked, and speechless
Zara is more than a statistic. Her work and passion for Human Rights is known worldwide
#JusticeForZara
#StopTheKillings
BREAKING NEWS from
@paghimutad
: Human rights activist Zara Alvarez was shot dead around 6:45 pm today in Bacolod City. Zara, 39, was a former political prisoner and continued to work as a paralegal for Karapatan after her release.
Hello
#kakampinks
! VP
@lenirobredo
’s Angat Buhay Likha Start celebration will be commencing July 1, and I would like to ask help from
@RobredoCampaign
& everyone to help get the Chinese Hokkien version of Rosas by Filipino Chinese youth featured 🥹
Today, we commemorate the
#EDSA37
anniversary where Filipinos marched on the street to regain our freedom
Today, we, Filipinos in Taiwan,
#StandWithUkraine
and resist our oppressors together & fight once more for our democracy. Down with Putin & Marcos
#СлаваУкраїні #нетвойне
#FreePalestine
: Taiwan Action Front for Palestine holds a memorial in honor of Aaron Bushnell; protest for
#CeasefireNow
& an end to the ongoing genocide and blockade in Gaza at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)
Protesters were forbidden from laying flowers in front of AIT
@jasper0000
Oh but I did, we had to go to the opposite platform sa North Avenue and it felt like climbing a mountain—thank god a friend was with me at that time to assist me
It was also super baha getting down from the jeep
God how to make Taiwanese professors and classmates understand
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN JUST MOVE ON FROM SO EASILY
A DICTATOR IS BACK IN POWER AND ALL YOU WANT US TO DO IS JUST “BRUSH IT OFF”???
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN HITLER BACK IN POWER
TAIWAN PLS
107,240 human rights violations
70,000 arrested
34,000 tortured
3,240 murdered by police & military
5 billion to 10 billion USD stolen from the Filipino people
ZERO APOLOGIES FROM THE MARCOSES
#NeverAgain
to Martial Law
#MarcosMagnanakaw
#NeverForget
#MarcosNotAHero
As one of the 150,000 Filipinos living in Taiwan that Huang Xilian threatens to endanger if EDCA pushes through…
a.)
#NoToBalikatanExercises
BUT ALSO:
b.)
#StandWithTaiwan
& its right to self-determination!! The modern day PRC has not ruled over Taiwan for even one second!
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian urges the Philippines to "unequivocally oppose" Taiwan independence instead of "stoking the fire" by offering American troops access to its military bases near the Taiwan strait. |
@BPinlacINQ
As Filipinos yesterday afternoon held a
#CeasefireNow
Solidarity Rally at Luneta Park, Filipino youth in Taiwan also came out at the same time at Daan Park in support for
#FreePalestine
!
Below: 🇮🇩🇵🇭 attendees together in solidarity with 🇵🇸
From Palestine to the Philippines,
✅Dealt with Harassment and Threats by BTAO Chief
✅Had to go through shit ton of bitchiness at NGC
✅Shelled out thousands last minute
✅Got blocked by some conservative relatives
✅Spent one week going back and forth scouring Bacolod for supplies and sponsors
= WORTH IT
@KarlMaalab
While we aim to not be subservient to US imperialism, non-nuanced takes of China’s imperialist threats v.s. Taiwan (where 🇨🇳 is actually the main aggressor) harms not only int’l solidarity, but also indirectly even promotes needless urgency for 🇵🇭🇹🇼 to rely on the US
A viral video of Indonesian soldiers torturing a Papuan native sparked int’l controversy & forced their military to make a rare apology.
In my first ever VI piece for
@taiwanplusnews
, I spoke to Paul Belisario, Merdeka Secretariat, on the state of human rights in
#WestPapua
.
@KarlMaalab
The fact na we are all freaking over a meeting of Zelenskyy & Marcos Jr. in a bid not to “provoke” (🇨🇳🇷🇺) seems ingenuine to the broader socialist call to reject all forms of imperialism. What ever happened to calls for independent policy w/o worrying what 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇷🇺will say?
Today, Sept 21, marks the 50th anniversary of Marcos Sr.’s declaration of Martial Law and one of the darkest moments of PH history
#NeverAgain
to Martial Law
#NeverForget
Marcos’ dictatorial rule and family’s crimes against the Filipino people!
#NewProfilePic
The
#MilkTeaAlliance
joins the celebration of
#WestPHSeaDay
, the 7th anniv. of🇵🇭 victory in The Hague! Marcos Jr Admin, declare 07/12 as
#WestPHSeaDay
!
A quick solidarity march for
#FreeHongKong
took place after demanding 🇨🇳🇭🇰 drop the 1 mil. HKD bounty vs HK freedom activists
@lakwatsarah
Actually, except for the main districts, parehas din haha. In fact there’s a campaign to widen the sidewalks near our school, and overall make Taiwan more pedestrian friendly:
(Photo from
@nccu1927
Student Association)
#Taiwan
加油!🇵🇭🤝🇹🇼🤝🇹🇭
Last night during the 100,000-strong protest, my friends and I distributed ‘Padayon, Taiwan’ stickers to cheer on those who came out!
+ someone who brought Thai placards! ไต้หวันสู้ๆ!
全世界指望你們,亞洲民主之光!
#MilkTeaAlliance
#沒有討論沒有民主
#FreePalestine
: Taiwan Action Front for Palestine rallies in front of the Legislative Yuan in commemoration of the Nakba, where more than 750k Palestinians were forcefully expelled from their homes.
Yet, Taiwan continues to maintain close ties with Israel. Full story below:
NOW HAPPENING: Taiwanese & int’l community allies gather beneath the Israel Economic & Cultural Office in Taipei to call for
#CeasefireNowInGaza
, including representatives from the Palestinian community in Taiwan, Taiwan Muslim Youth, & human rights organizations
#FreePalestine
@erinhale
I am an overseas voter from the Philippines in Taiwan. What concerns me is restoring democracy, rule of law, and human rights for all Filipinos. We want an end to the tyranny of the past six years
#Taiwan
: Hundreds gather outside the Legislative Yuan to protest the pan-blue camp’s (KMT-TPP) railroading of controversial bills boosting the legislature’s power, of which the KMT-TPP share the majority.
Such scale has rarely been seen since Taiwan’s 2014 Sunflower Movement
didn’t expect the backlash would come from filipinos.
yet, some pinoys sold themselves to the Chinese businessmen there who offered free shirt, food and P50 to those who would wear the “中國” shirt.
At least I stayed patriotic and supported my home team
UNLIKE SOME SELLOUTS
#StandWithAppleDaily
:不管暴政,黎明要到,我們要贏,求別放棄
One year ago, Filipinos were devastated by the
@abscbn
Shutdown. Today, HKers are going through the same pain. We may be of diff. nations, but we all stand as one
#MilkTeaAlliance
versus tyranny in Asia ✊
香港人加油!
Solidarity vigil in Taipei, Taiwan for the
#A4Revolution
#白纸革命 protests happening in China & East Turkestan, as well as the Uyghur
#UrumqiFire
victims at Liberty Square
Protestors & passerbys alike left lennon wall messages & other protest paraphernalia between 7 to 9 pm
The MPOX vaccine in Taiwan is also free & available for anyone that has a National Health Insurance card!
💉 Here is the registration link for the shot at NTU Hospital (select 公費猴痘疫苗接種門診):
Let’s all get vaccinated against Mpox 💪🏳️🌈
To be fair, Taiwan has had over 300 cases of mpox since last year.
I can’t say much about awareness programs and mitigation done by government, maybe because of the language barrier.
No such thing as banning or lockdown or singling out the 🏳️🌈 community.
#TaiwanCanHelp
: Generation Now Asia w/ Migrante TW held a successful fundraiser for Palestinian refugees in Southeast Asia during its Solidarity Night event
Proceeds will be donated to the Philippine Palestine Friendship Association. Thanks to all who came!
#FreePalestine
I remember when she supported us during pride, when she invited me when the International HR Council for PH came, introducing me HR orgs & learn about the plight of the marginalized. In just one year, she has been a big part of my life
#JusticeForZaraAlvarez
#JunkTerrorLaw
LOOK: Ugnayan Migrant Shelter & Tindig Taiwan (formerly Filipinos in Taiwan for Leni) welcome Senator
@risahontiveros
at Taichung’s Tanzi Catholic Church in Taiwan as she conducts a dialogue with local OFW community over migrant worker issues.
#Halalan2022
: Here are your
#Kakampink
poll watchers in Taiwan signing off
We take a bow with heads held high knowing, despite BBM’s stronghold here, we took a stand for good governance & versus tyranny
This is not goodbye, but see you soon sa dadating pang mga laban!
I’ve been on crutches for 2 days now due to ankle injury, & had a hard time getting on the bus. I sat down & realized too late I forgot to pay. An a-ma (👵)saw this & got up (despite her weak knee) to swipe my card. Such small gestures help me feel a little less pain each time 🥹
@easy_jonathan
My hospitalization when I got surgery was 0 dollars. All covered by the National Health Insurance.
In all irony, 🇹🇼 has better social welfare than the big “communist” next door 🤭
NOW HAPPENING:
#CeasefireNow
Die-In Protest for
#FreePalestine
at Liberty Square, Taipei, Taiwan; 80+ participants across civil society sectors
Organizers layout a collaborative mural called “Tears For Palestine”, where participants paint tears in solidarity vs Gaza genocide.
Tyrants want us to forget
But our memory is our resistance
Be it Marcoses erasing our struggles under Martial Law or the CCP whitewashing the
#TiananmenMassacre
, it’s vital we all stand against historical distortion & stand up to defend the truth
#NeverForget
#毋忘六四
You know what’s depressing? Filipinos themselves calling
#MilkTeaAlliance
“CIA-psyops” because they can’t fathom alternative forms of mass mobilizations; whilst ignoring the plight of
#SaveMyanamar
,
#FreeHongKong
, #ยกเลิก112 & the bloodshed people in these countries have endured
NOW HAPPENING: Migrant Worker Rally at Ximen, Taipei demanding with the theme “No Justice in Cross-Border Employment”, demanding the abolishment of the private broker system and demanding workers’ rights | reporting in behalf of
@newbloommag
Every time I hear my classmate or friend say “Oh I don’t care about politics”, “oh we shouldn’t talk about these issues”
I think of the 100+ murdered by the gov. in Negros Is., & Ms. Zara’s lifeless body one km from my house in Bacolod & wonder
How do people have the audacity
@VeronicaKoman
Hello! My name is Gino, a part time journalist in Taiwan and a volunteer for Generation Now Asia. I sent you a DM asking where we could get more info about this & raise awareness about such incidents 🥺
#PHVote
: Ballots seen containing votes for Leni-Sara in Barangay Kalaganan, Cotabato City were ripped up by police, posted by a FB account supporting reelectionist Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi
Original video:
Hello! PH human rights org
@karapatan
will be marking the 1st Filipino participation at Taiwan’s Human Rights Fair (#人權辦桌) 2021 this Sat. (12/25), represented by me & my
@ici_nccu
classmates.
Share the holiday spirit & visit us! Let’s unite as one Asia vs Tyranny! ✊
Repeat after me:
ASIAN PEOPLE ≠ CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
STOP DEFENDING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. DEFEND MARGINALIZED ASIAN PEOPLE—BE THEY IN THE US, TIBET, XINJIANG, PHILIPPINES, HONG KONG, MYANMAR, OR ELSEWHERE
[緊急注意] 一部否認戒嚴令暴行的電影是如何被允許在台灣放映的?How was a film actively distorting the history of Martial Law allowed to be shown in Taiwan, a country with also a DARK HISTORY of Martial Law and HAS A MUSEUM AND GOV AGENCY DEDICATED TO PRESERVING ITS MEMORY?!
#JusticeForZaraAlvarez
: On this street, a year ago, human rights activist Zara Alvarez was murdered in cold blood. Still with
@emxjocson
is this charger she lent us
Join
@karapatan
& allied orgs from Aug 9 to 17, 2021 as we ring our urgent calls for justice &
#StopTheKillingsPH
Phone & laptop may have gotten wet in the downpour, but was blessed to have been part of a new chapter of Taiwan history in the making.
30,000 people showed up today alone. Another one is set for Friday. Long live int’l solidarity! ❤️
沒有討論,不是民主!
退回法案,逐條審查!
#MilkTeaAlliance
: Join us for a weekend chit-chat with friends around the region, and listen to
@XunlingAu
’s read a children’s book with his deep deep voice
And what happens when I cannot get meds right away:
(Yes, I do know actually of some that have faked a PWD diagnosis to get the discount perks. However, OP tweet could have been worded better)
Due to the typhoon, it’s been too slippery for me to go downhill on my crutches/wheelchair to buy my anti-depressant medicine
And I can’t function without the medicine
But to get energy to go downhill to buy the medicine, I need the medicine…
And the cycle continues 🫠
Happy 10th anniversary to Taiwan’s 318
#SunflowerMovement
! On this day, pro-democracy protesters occupied the Legislative Yuan for 22 days to protest against a trade agreement that would have given China further neo-imperialist economic control over Taiwan
#太陽花學運
(For Taiwanese & intl friends, context: the 🇵🇭 gov. passed a law that all SIMs must be registered within 04/23; but it has no provisions fighting scams & will be used as a tool in stiffling dissent & expanding state surveillance + we don’t even have a functioning national ID)
NOW HAPPENING: In commemoration of Eid al-Adha, dozens have gathered at Taipei’s Mosque to install a “Birds of Solidarity” display, mourning the 15,000+ children killed by Israel’s persistent siege on Gaza, & echoing the global call for
#CeasefireNow
#FreePalestine
“Tsekwa” ako, Pinoy din ako, andun din ako kahapon to protest for
#WestPHSeaDay
Yesterday, I had half a mind to go up to them and yell: “Tsekwa din ako!”—but was held back.
In fact, the CCP would like us to think ‘Chinese’ people & ‘China’ are inseparable.
Chinese ≠ China