Bagong Alyansang Makabayan

ENRILE’S ACQUITTAL HIGHLIGHTS CORRUPTION IMPUNITY Puro acquittal, walang napapanagot na matataas na opisyal. The acquittal of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, his former chief-of-staff Gigi Reyes, and pork barrel operator Janet Lim Napoles highlights the continuing corruption and impunity that has enabled politicians and corrupt bureaucrats to steal from the national coffers without fear…

BAYAN TO ICI: LIVESTREAM IS GOOD, BUT WE NEED BIG FISH, NOT SMALL FRY The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) today welcomed the livestreaming of the ICI hearings but stressed that livestreaming alone is meaningless if the investigation spares the powerful and focuses only on low-level operators. The group expressed grave apprehension over recent statements made…

BAYAN: HEGSETH’S MANILA VISIT COULD LEAD TO MORE U.S. BASES AND MILITARY MEDDLING BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Bagong Alyansang Makabayan warns that the Manila visit of United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could lead to an expansion of US military presence and intensified meddling by the Trump administration. Hegseth, who could not name a single…

POLITICAL DYNASTIES SHOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM THE PARTYLIST SYSTEM Teddy Casiño, BAYAN Chairperson The findings of electoral watchdog Kontra Daya that more than 50 percent of the organizations vying for a party list seat do not represent marginalized or underrepresented sectors show the urgent need to amend the partylist law. From its original intent of…

BAYAN REACTION TO MARCOS PROCLAMATION SPEECH: ‘YOUR PRESIDENCY MIRRORS DUTERTE’S NOTORIOUS LEGACY’ Marcos Jr enumerating the sins of his predecessor is ironic because the same misdeeds are still happening today. In a desperate bid to restore his eroded credibility, Marcos Jr. denounces the Dutertes for crimes he himself carries out with impunity as the nation’s…

VOTERS SHOULD CHOOSE SENATORS WHO CAN HOLD VP DUTERTE OR PRES. MARCOS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR WRONGDOING By Bayan Chairperson and former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño Partido Demokratiko Pilipino’s (PDP) call to elect senators who will protect Sara Duterte from impeachment is an example of what is wrong in our political and governance system. Isang…

BAYAN: SUPPORT SEN. LEGARDA’S REJECTION OF TRUMP’S IMPERIALIST PLAN FOR GAZA BAYAN expresses its appreciation and support for Senator Loren Legarda for her firm denunciation of U.S. President Trump’s proposal that the U.S. should take control and possess the Gaza Strip, accompanied by yet another threat of displacement for its Palestinian residents. This declaration of…

END US SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES The recent crash of a US-contracted surveillance plane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur is a clear warning of the dangers of US militarism in the Asia-Pacific region. This incident shows how US war-mongering, aimed at encircling China’s expanding influence, directly undermines regional stability. It also…