PH Groups Urge End to US Blockade on Cuba, Citing Healthcare Collapse

Thousands Rally in Mexico City to Denounce US Blockade on Cuba

On Sunday, thousands of people took part in a march in Mexico City marking the 73rd anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Cespedes barracks in 1953, an event that launched an insurgent movement culminating in the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The “March in Defense of Cuba,” which took place along Paseo de la Reforma and proceeded toward the former US Embassy, aimed to denounce the US blockade against Cuba. “It is urgent for al…

PH groups urge end to US blockade on Cuba, citing healthcare collapse

MANILA, Philippines – Cuban hospitals have been forced to adopt extraordinary measures to keep operating as the decades-long U.S. blockade severely restricts the country’s access to fuel, transportation, electricity and medical supplies, Cuba’s top diplomat in the Philippines said. Cuban Ambassador to Malaysia and non-resident ambassador to the Philippines Yadira Ledesma Hernández said the sanctions have debilitated Cuba’s healthcare system, lea…