Bayan denounces filing of terror financing charges against activists, labor organizers, and development workers Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns the filing of terror financing charges against activists and NGO workers as the state of human rights continues to deteriorate under the presidency of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. At least a hundred Read more…
25 years of the VFA: Surrender of sovereignty, increased military intervention, and grossly unequal relations by Renato M. Reyes, Jr. May 27, 2024 marks 25 years of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement. The VFA is the legal framework for the treatment of US military personnel “temporarily” in the Philippines for Read more…
Prosecute, Arrest Duterte and Dela Rosa for Tokhang-related Abuses Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and allied groups led a protest in front of Batasan in support of relatives of Tokhang victims who testified about the impact of the brutal ‘war on drugs’. The protest demanded accountability by calling for the prosecution and Read more…
Statement of BAYAN Chair Emeritus Carol Araullo on the Supreme Court’s ruling on red tagging As a target and victim of malicious and unrelenting redtagging by former NTF-ELCAC spokespersons or those empowered by said malevolent creation by the Duterte administration and retained by the Marcos Jr. I welcome the SC Read more…
Paninindigan returns Editorial In this era of short attention spans, fake news, disinformation, red tagging and terrorist labeling, it is crucial for the national democratic movement to be able to articulate its clear stand on the burning issues of the day and its alternative program for a truly sovereign, independent Read more…
2023: the year of the people’s pushback By Raymond Palatino From transport strikes to solidarity actions, Filipinos defied state-imposed restrictions and harassment by authorities in 2023 to assert the people’s struggle for genuine freedom, justice, and democracy. After the lifting of the pandemic lockdown, extractive activities resumed with a vengeance Read more…
Bayan calls for release of Labor Day activists as it raises alarm over police brutality in dealing with political protests Bagong Alyansang Makabayan called for the immediate release of the 6 youth activists who were arrested by the police during the Labor Day protest in Manila. Bayan said that the Read more…