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Kabataan Alliance is a national alliance of Filipino youth and student organizations dedicated to serving our communities in the U.S.

and back home in the Philippines. Formerly known as Kapit Bisig Kabataan Network There has been a long history and tradition of Filipino youth organizing themselves to respond to the call of the times. In 2008, Filipino youth and students across the country formed Sandiwa to learn about their roots and advocate for the needs of the Filipino community. Sandiwa organized annual student exchange programs in the Philippines and national conferences in the U.S. Sandiwa contributed to the building of the Filipino immigrant rights movement in the U.S. as attacks on immigrants heightened after 9/11. They were also at the forefront of relief response when Typhoon Ondoy devastated Manila and surrounding areas in 2009. In January 2014, Filipino youth and student organizations came together to formalize Kapit Bisig Kabataan Network in response to Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the Philippines on November 8, 2013. It started as a national relief network that raised funds and awareness to support typhoon-affected communities in the Philippines as well as advocate for long term solutions to improve disaster preparedness. After the success of its first relief and rebuild mission in the summer of 2014, KBKN expanded its purpose to advocate for environmental justice and human rights, recognizing that the two are intertwined. In January 2016, Kapit Bisig Kabataan Network with National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) and Anakbayan-USA organized a national Filipino youth conference called Kabataan Magkaisa (Youth Unite) with the theme Strengthen the Unity of Filipino Youth to Build a Brighter Future. It aimed to bring together Filipino youth across the U.S. to learn about the various issues affecting Filipinos and how Filipino youth can stand united to advocate for changes that improve our communities. We are now in a time of social and political crisis. Black communities are subjected to state violence. Indigenous people are being forcibly displaced from their ancestral lands. Immigrants and refugees are in constant threat of ICE raids and deportations. Military spending is prioritized over our education and social services. Women and LGBTQ communities are met with violence and their basic human rights are violated. Now more than ever is the time for Filipino youth and students all over the U.S. to educate, unite, and act! In recognition of the history of youth organizing, building upon the success of the Kabataan Magkaisa conference, and responding to the social and political climate, KBKN affirms the need to broaden its purpose to serve the needs of the larger Filipino community from the U.S. to the Philippines by building a national youth and student alliance. We will hold a conference from September 30 to October 1 and formally launch Kabataan Alliance. At the conference, organizational documents will be formalized, and Kabataan Alliance’s first National Executive Board will be elected.

10/20/2026

❤️‍🔥✊🏼 Kabataan, Unite! Fight Back Against Pax Silica! — FAHM Unity Statement

Filipino-American youth and students in the United States strongly condemns the Pax Silica initiative between the US and Philippines! This will only further displace farmers and indigenous peoples, destroy the environment, and open up the Philippines’ land and natural resources for more exploitation by the United States. With Filipino American History Month in full swing, we as Filipino American youth celebrate and study our history in order to recognize the issues of today, amplify the connected struggles of our people here and in the Philippines.

While October marks the arrival of the first Filipinos in the Americas in 1587, they also arrive in the country as slaves and laborers to foreign governments. We continue to see that pattern of forced migration in current times, and know that the development of the Pax Silica initiative will only push more Filipinos in the diaspora because it fails to address longstanding issues of poverty, the lack of land for farmer, and lack of jobs to sustain Filipinos’ families.

We call on Filipino youth organizations to ACT NOW, take history into our hands and stand up against the destruction of our homeland!

SIGN ON TO OUR UNITY STATEMENT: https://tinyurl.com/KA2026FAHMUnity

10/20/2026

For this Filipino American History Month and Peasants Month, we honor the Negros 19 — nineteen peasants, youth student activists, journalists, and human rights advocates who were brutally killed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines six months ago on April 19, 2026 🕊️

We honor those who came before us, who have been with us, and those who have been inspired by the seeds planted by the Negros 19 ❤️‍🔥

We are calling for Justice for the Negros 19 and the end of U.S. tax dollars used to fund the Marcos Jr. administration, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Philippine National Police who all work together to violate human rights of activists, peasants, Indigenous Peoples, and all marginalized communities.

Hustisya para kay Kai, Lyle, Alyssa, RJ, Maureen, Errol, and the Negros 19! They have planted a movement that inspires more and more Filipino youth to go back home to integrate with the most marginalized and to serve the people! 🌱

09/27/2026

📣 In response to the ongoing neglect of the Philippine government towards the Filipino people, who are left to face catastrophic typhoons and struggling to sustain their livelihoods due to the prioritization of foreign interests, youth leaders went to the Philippines this past summer to see the conditions for themselves.

🌾 Join delegates from the Kabataan Alliance and National Alliance for Filipino Concerns’ Bayanihan Disaster Response Campaign Immersion Trip as they share back on their firsthand experiences and lessons from this opportunity.

⏰ WHEN: Thursday Oct 8, 2026
5PM PT / 7PM CT / 8PM ET

🔗ZOOM: Tinyurl.com/BDR1008

09/26/2026

WHAT IS THE HYPE BEHIND THE CRITICAL MINERALS IN THE PHILIPPINES? 🪨🇵🇭

We often hear, "The Philippines is rich, but the people are poor." But why does the Filipino people remain poor? Who benefits from the Pax Silica Initiative and the extraction and exportation of critical minerals from the Philippines? 🤔

The Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States this past February 2026, to boost mining investments and "cooperation" between the who countries. But who benefits from this MOU? 🧐

We know that mining these critical minerals is destructive and causes long-term harm on our Indigenous people and their ancestral land, our peasants, our farmers, and our environment 🌏🌱

We must continue to educate our community on the destructive affects of Pax Silica and the continued selling out of the Philippines for other imperialist nations to have open access our critical minerals and natural resources, and be united in how we take action to fight for a future we want to see. A future that uses science for the people's best interests and develops our own national industries to the Filipino people's benefit 🏭🧪

Join Kabataan Alliance at tinyurl.com/KabataanUnite

Join the Shut Down Pax Silica Campaign Network at tiny.cc/ShutDownPaxSilica

Lupa, karapatan, at kinabukasan, Ipaglaban! 🌾

09/23/2026

WE'RE IN NYC FOR THE NATIONAL "NO TO WAR AND PLUNDER" WEEK OF ACTION! led by BAYAN USA, .us, ILPS US

Kabataan Alliance has joined the Shut Down Pax Silica Campaign Network to fight against the U.S.-led Pax Silica Initiative during the United Nations General Assembly and NYC's Climate Week 🌏

We join our kababayan, the Aeta Indigenous people of Central Luzon, and everyone in their fight against ongoing war and plunder 👊🏽

We do not have time for a better future! We must take action today! ✊🏽

Lupa, karapatan, at kinabukasan! Ipaglaban! 🌾

Join the Shut Down Pax Silica Campaign Network at tiny.cc/ShutDownPaxSilica

09/22/2026

MAKIBAKA, HUWAG MATAKOT! KABATAAN UNITE, FIGHT FOR PEOPLE’S RIGHTS!

🔻 September 21, 1972 marks the 54th Anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines. While many of us may not have grown up during the Martial Law era, many of our families may have lived it themselves.

🇵🇭 As Filipino youth in the states, we found ourselves hungry and curious to learn about our history. Learning about Marcos Sr’s administration and Martial Law is part of recognizing our families’ migration stories by understanding the historical and present-day conditions in the Philippines.

09/20/2026

KABATAAN! KUMILOS TAYO TO SHUT THE PAX DOWN!
Filipino Youth and Students! Let’s take action TODAY to Shut the U.S. led Pax Silica Initiative! ✊🏽🇵🇭

What is the Pax Silica Initiative and who does it benefit? 🤨Definitely not the Filipino masses! 😡

Learn why Kabataan Alliance and other Filipino youth are taking up the Shut the Pax Down Campaign! 🤲🏽

Kabataan Alliance joins the Shut Down Pax Silica Campaign Network led by BAYAN USA ILPS US at tiny.cc/ShutDownPaxSilica 🔗

09/20/2026

08/31/2026

📚 September Online KABALITA: Kabataan, Fight Back Against Pax Silica!

🗞️ Want to learn more about recent news in the Philippines? Pax Silica is a recent, US-led initiative with multiple countries including the Philippines to secure critical minerals needed in the production of AI technologies. Join Filipino youth to learn about Pax Silica and its impact on Indigenous and farmer communities

🗓️ September 6, Sunday 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET
🔗 Zoom RSVP: tinyurl.com/PaxSilicaWebinar0906

08/21/2026

Anakbayan USA and Kabataan Alliance attended the Filipino American National Historic Society’s 2026 Conference: “PiNoise at the Potomac” on July 22-July 25

🔥 Presented ABxKA Workshop on “Building Monuments of Resistance: FilAm Youth Forging Our Future”
🧋Hosted Youth and Students Meet-Up with members from FANHS Youth Advisory Council, Kabataan Alliance DMV, Anakbayan College Park, MD, Umbc Fasa, Ketchikan Wellness Coalition in Alaska, Filipino Curriculum Project in Hawaii
🛍️ Joined “Palengke on the Potomac”

Thank you FANHS DMV Chapter FANHS National for the amazing experience and congrats on the successful conference! Until next time…FANHS 2028 🇵🇭

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