Filipinos and allies in Vancouver meet with Deputy Consul General at the Philippine Consulate General-Vancouver to formally submit a petition calling for the immediate release of Chantal Anicoche

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VANCOUVER, BC – January 12, 2026

Representatives from BAYAN BC, Anakbayan BC, and Anakbayan Surrey met with Deputy Consul General Paul Vincent Uy at the Philippine Consulate General-Vancouver to formally submit a petition calling for the immediate release of Chantal Anicoche from the custody of the AFP. On behalf of PCG-Vancouver, Deputy Consul General Paul Vincent Uy agreed to send the petition and signatures to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the President by Tuesday, January 13th.

In conjunction, Filipino youth, migrants, women and allies held a protest, yesterday, January 11, at Joyce Skytrain Station, gathering signatures and demanding the release of Chantal Anicoche as part of a Global Day of Action. This Global Day of Action comes on the heels of the Armed Forces of the Philippines indiscriminate bombing of the peasant and indigenous communities in Mindoro.

On January 1st, the Armed Forces of the Philippines violated international humanitarian law by conducting a bombing and aerial strafing campaign against the communities in Mindoro in an effort to protect resource extraction projects. While volunteering and getting to know the peasant and indigenous communities in Mindoro, youth leader Chantal Anicoche was caught in between the attack and is currently in custody of the Armed Forces. 

Chantal  Anicoche ’s advocacy and continued concern for human rights and rights of indigenous peoples and farmers in the Philippines serves as an inspiration for many youth across the diaspora in supporting fellow Filipinos from abroad. Her relief work in the rural communities of Mindoro also serves as a reminder of how the US-Marcos Regime continues to turn their backs on the Filipino people. This recent bombing of Mindoro serves as yet another reminder.

Filipinos across BC and their allies call on all to remain steadfast to demand justice for those impacted by the Mindoro bombings and Bayan BC calls on all Filipinos and allies to continue the fight to safely and immediately release Chantal Anicoche.