LILA PILIPINA is an organization of World War II 'comfort women' - victims of wartime military s*xual slavery by Japanese Imperial Army
21/10/2025
On October 19, Sunday, the local government of Roxas City, Capiz declared a state of calamity due to massive flooding in the province during tropical storm "Ramil". Among those affected and who had to evacuate was the family of Lola Felicisima Albarece. The flooding also affected several descendant families. Some of them reported that aside from the floods, their families were also having the flu and thus could not work. We appeal for kind support for Lola Felicisima and the other families, to help them get back on their feet, after this very difficult period.
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21/10/2025
A love story that defies time and captivity ❤️🇵🇸
Freed Palestinian prisoner Akram Abu Bakr, recently released in the prisoner exchange deal, embodies a rare kind of loyalty and devotion.
Twenty-three years ago, after being sentenced to life in prison, he made the painful decision to divorce his wife, not out of lack of love, but to free her from the burden of waiting for him.
Yet she chose to wait faithfully all those years, holding onto hope. And when he was finally freed, she was the first to welcome him. Their reunion sealed with a renewed marriage contract after more than two decades apart.
A story that reminds us: true love survives even behind bars. ❤️
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20/10/2025
LILA Pilipina Statement on the Removal of the Friedensstatue in Mitte District, Berlin
October 19, 2025
LILA PILIPINA condemns the removal of the Friedensstatue that stood in Mitte District, Berlin in Germany purportedly due to a court order that denied granting exception to an extension for the public exhibition of the statue. The statue, as is publicly known, has long been the subject of pressures from the Japanese government for its removal.
The Friedensstatue, nicknamed “Ari”, commemorated the 200,000 girls and women forced into s*xual slavery by the Japanese Empire during World War II, euphemistically called the “comfort women”. However, “Ari” also symbolized the global problem of s*xual violence and femicide and the strength of survivors who have fought and continue to fight for a better world for women.
Despite protests from locals and activists, the Mitte district in Berlin had the statue removed on the morning of the 18th of October, 2025, accompanied by approximately 30 police officers. Though Germany is a country that made itself known for upholding the remembrance of victims of the Holocaust in World War II, it is now unashamedly complicit in the erasure of the memory of Japan’s war crimes. By agreeing to remove the Friedensstatue, Germany also aids the efforts by powerful imperialist nations to conceal the violent effects of colonialism.
The plunder and exploitation of land, people, and women are characteristics of imperialism. Germany is also complicit in this because it profits from militarism and wars of aggression. It benefits from their partnership with countries like Israel, with many German leaders declaring that Israel’s security is a matter of German national state interest and even suppressing, in its own territory, citizen protests against the US-Israeli Occupation of Palestine.
Germany is also profiting from expanding their military alliance with Japan, as they strengthen their defense alliances in the Pacific, with Prime Minister Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) describing Japan as their “premium partner” in Asia.
These alliances are vital to US and other Western powers’ interests. The erasure of war crime narratives are attempts to legitimize their warmongering and maintain their control over a substantial part of the world.
It has been 80 years since World War II ended, and many of the comfort women have passed away without an apology or reparations from the Japanese government. Instead, the Japanese government has been persistent for decades in its campaign for historical revision, often pressuring other governments to remove historical markers that serve as reminders of its wartime
atrocities in the minds of the public. Thus has been the case in the Philippines where two “comfort women” statues have been removed, also due to pressures from the Japanese government.
Lila Pilipina calls on the German government to reevaluate their policy of prioritizing war over the right of colonized peoples to justice.
Lila Pilipina continues to oppose all wars of aggression and assert that the current and future generations should not have to experience the s*xual violence during World War II, whether it happened in the Pacific or the Western theater. No country should be revising history, nor be selective on who they deem as “worthy” victims of war. #
Lila Pilipina is the organization of Filipino Comfort Women.
LILA PILIPINA is an organization of World War II 'comfort women' - victims of wartime military s*xual slavery by Japanese Imperial Army
17/10/2025
KILALA PA BA NG BAGONG HENERASYON SI TANDANG SORA???
Melchora Aquino
Better known as "Tandang Sora"
Born in Banlat, Kalookan on January 6, 1812. She helped the Katipuneros under the leadership of Andres Bonifacio by providing them food, shelter, and other material goods. She is recognized as the Grand Woman of the revolution and the Mother of Balintawak. She died on March 12, 1919.
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Call to Action on August 14, International Day to Commemorate Victims of Japanese Wartime Military Sexual Slavery
Call to Action on August 14, International Day to Commemorate Victims of Japanese Wartime Military Sexual Slavery
August 14 marks the end of World War II, when Japan formally surrendered to the Allied powers, effectively ending the war that has taken the lives of millions of people from various parts of the globe. Yet,79 years later, justice for the victims of Japanese wartime atrocities remain elusive.
This is particularly true of women from several Asian countries who were forced into s*xual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army. It is estimated that around 200,000 women from Korea, Indonesia, China, Taiwan and the Philippines fell victim to this crime.
This date has now also been declared as the International Day to Commemorate Victims of Japanese Wartime Military Sexual Slavery. It was on August 14, 1991 when the late Kim Hak-soon held a press conference, the first ever woman to speak publicly about her experience as a s*x slave of the Japanese Army during the Japanese colonial period in Korea.
This year, 79 years hence, we call for actions in support of the victims’ calls for justice - for a genuine atonement by Japan through an official, public apology; disclosure of all its wartime records, individual compensation to the victims and historical inclusion of the 'comfort women' issue.
As we call for correcting this historical injustice, so do we too, demand for an end to militarism and wars of aggression that continue to spawn massive cases of s*xual violence against women in various parts of the globe.
We deplore the use of r**e as an instrument of war and for subjugating peoples. Let our demands on this date echo the call : “No to Militarism, No to Wars of Aggression ! No to Another Generation of Comfort Women !
