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Local Officials Calling to Bring Home SF Activist Shot in Philippines

Local Officials Calling to Bring Home SF Activist Shot in Philippines

Brandon Lee, a San Francisco native, remains in critical condition in the Philippines after he was shot four times last month. His family and friends, along with San Francisco supervisors Matt Haney and Gordon Mar are calling on lawmakers to help bring...

The Bay

September 4, 201917m 29s

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Show Notes

Brandon Lee remains in critical condition after he was shot outside his home in the Philippines last month. The San Francisco native warned that the Philippine government had been intimidating him for working as a human rights advocate for indigenous communities in the Ifugao province in northern Philippines. San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney recently visited Brandon in the hospital and he joined the family in asking for government help to bring Lee back to the U.S. for care and protection.

Guest: Faye Lacanilao, a San Francisco activist and friend of Brandon Lee's

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