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Alex Esclamado

APRIL 2, 1929 NOVEMBER 4, 2012


For his distinguished and outstanding service to the country during the past 20 years. Often a lone voice in the United States, he relentlessly championed Philippine freedom and democracy without regard for personal safety in the face of the threatening might of the dictatorship. Through his newspaper, the Philippine News, he continuously published the truth about the repressions of the dictatorial rule, suffering great financial loss and harassment of his family. His testimony before the US Congress revealing facts about the assassination of Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., and the oppression of the Filipino people, helped change US policy towards the Philippines. Since the 1960s, he has led a gallant battle for equal rights for Filipino immigrants in the US, benefiting not only Filipinos but all Asians. He was the prime mover in unifying more than 3,000 Filipino American associations into a single organization (National Federation of Filipino American Associations - NaFFAA) with the goal of assisting Filipinos in the U.S. and contributing to the economic recovery of the Philippines.
(Excerpt from the Philippine Legion of Honor Award, given by Philippine President Corazon Aquino, May 9, 1989)

MEMORIAL MASS FOR ALEX ESCLAMADO


Saturday November 17, 2012 at 11:00 AM St. Anne of the Sunset Catholic Church 850 Judah Street (corner of Funston Ave. near 14th Ave.) San Francisco, CA 94122

You are invited to attend the

Ample free parking is available at the Funston Avenue entrance. A memorial service and reception will follow the mass. For more information about the mass and service, please call: 415.334.7800. For more information about Alex Esclamado or to post your message, please log on to: www.scribd.com/doc/112197839/In-Memoriam-Alex-EsclamadoHistory-Background-and-Achievements-as-of-2004

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