The Philippines Solidarity Network of Aotearoa (PSNA), Auckland Philippines Solidarity (APS) and Migrante Aotearoa hosted Luis Jalandoni and Coni Ledesma in the peace speaking tour “Justice and Liberation: The Road to Peace in the Philippines” in November 2010.
The Philippines Solidarity Network of Aotearoa (PSNA), Auckland Philippines Solidarity (APS) and Migrante Aotearoa hosted Luis Jalandoni and Coni Ledesma in the peace speaking tour “Justice and Liberation: The Road to Peace in the Philippines” in November 2010. Luis Jalandoni as Chair of the National Democratic Front peace panel stressed: “The peace negotiations should address the roots of the armed conflict through fundamental economic, social and political reforms which will pave the way to a just and lasting peace.”
Ka Louie, as he is fondly called, passed away peacefully at 90 on 7 June 2025. You can hear his thoughts on Peace in the Philippines: https://www.rnz.co.nz/…/luis-jalandoni-peace-in-the…
As justice and peace advocates in Aotearoa, we join the global community in giving our highest salute to a dearly beloved man of peace who tirelessly stood for justice and liberation in the Philippines and for all oppressed nations around the world. Maraming salamat at mabuhay (long live) Ka Louie!
L – and is life, land to the tillers!
O – verseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), our modern-day heroes
U – phold migrants’ rights and welfare
I – mplement meaningful socio-economic reforms
E – nd imperialist plunder and domination over the Philippines
J – obs and Justice
A – ccessible health care for every Filipino
L – iberation from exploitation and oppression
A lasting peace is the fruit of social justice
N – ever again, never forget the crimes of dictators
D – efend our human rights defenders
O – nwards with the Filipino people’s struggle
N – ational Sovereignty, Genuine Democracy and Social Justice
I – mperyalismo, Pyudalismo, Burukrata-Kapitalismo, Ibagsak!
