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Celebration of the Holly Eucharist officiated by Fr. Henry Cabral, SVD |
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Migrants taking Communion |
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Hon. Satur Ocampo with UNIFIL Chairperson Dolores Balladares and other guests. |
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Ramon Bultron of HK DEFEND during the launching of "Songs of Love and Struggle" audio CD |
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Norman Uy Carnay of HK DEFEND introducing Prof. Jose Maria Sison as a revolutionary and a poet |
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Eni Lestari and members of Asosiasi Tenega Kerja Indonesia (ATKI) performing "Bladed Poem" |
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Bruce Van Voorhis of HK DEFEND |
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The 23 affiliate-organizations of UNIFIL-HK |
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Dolores Balladares, Chairperson of UNIFIL-HK in her opening speech |
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Solidarity message from Apo Leung of Hong Kong Peoples' Alliance on WTO (UNIFIL is a member of HKPA-WTO) |
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Leaders of allied federations, alliances and union |
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Representatives of the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body (AMCB) |
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Choral recitation on government exaction by the Mission Volunteers (MOVERS) |
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Keynote speaker Cong. Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna Partylist talks about human rights violations in teh Philippines |
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Plaques of Appreciation were given to UNIFIL member organizations |
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The much-applauded Balagtasan |
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Plaques of Appreciation were given to UNIFIL member organizations |
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The crowd waved the UNIFIL flaglettes as they sang the patriotic song "Bayan Ko" (My Country) |
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With clenched fists, UNIFIL leaders, Congressman Ocampo and leaders of different alliances pledged their commitment to fight |
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The Rascals band, composed of Filipino residents, sang to the crowd |
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The crowd danced in jubilation to celebrate the successful event |
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Thousands stayed throughout the program |
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Dance through the end - migrant workers danced in the street until evening |
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Onstage Band continued the celebration |
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Leaders of UNIFIL, alliances and migrants erving institutions join Cong. Satur Ocampo for a dinner after the program |
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Congressman Ocampo tried out the shirt given as a gift by the UNIFIL |
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Congressman Ocampo accepted the gift of a Chinese calligraphy that says "Fighter" |
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