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LTFRB should admit to failure and scrap forced consolidation scheme
LTFRB should admit to failure and scrap forced consolidation scheme With the LTFRB’s recent admission in a GMA 7 interview that 73.5% of PUJs in Metro Manila have not consolidated, which translates to more than 30,000 jeepney units, Malacanang should now rescind the December 31 deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation, and junk the entire program.…
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Bayan’s holiday message to the Filipino people
Bayan’s holiday message to the Filipino people Bayan extends its warmest greetings to the Filipino people celebrating the Christmas holidays and the New Year amid the worsening economic crisis and systemic problems besetting Philippine society. It is said that this is the season of hope, and hope we believe, springs from our solidarity and collective…
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SMNI deserves to be sanctioned for systematic disinformation and other violations of its franchise
Press Statement December 22, 2023 SMNI deserves to be sanctioned for systematic disinformation and other violations of its franchise The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan welcomes the sanctions imposed by the MTRCB and NTC on the SMNI network, considering the network’s glaring violations of accepted media standards and ethics and clear failure to fulfill its duties and…
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Bayan condemns state-backed attacks against Cebu activists
Bayan condemns state-backed attacks against Cebu activists Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns the filing of fabricated homicide charges against Cebu-based activists John Ruiz III, who is currently Bayan Muna Central Visayas coordinator; and Jhonggie Rumol, the former executive director and current consultant of Visayas Institute for Human Development Agency, Inc. This is the latest in a…
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To strike is justified – Bayan
To strike is justified – Bayan With Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. refusing to extend the flawed and arbitrary December 31 deadline for franchise consolidation of PUVs and with the insistence of government to impose a commercialized “modernization” scheme on drivers and operators, the scheduled transport strike on December 14 and 15 and other dates across the…
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Franchise consolidation deadline a disaster for drivers and commuters
Franchise consolidation deadline a disaster for drivers and commuters Bayan President Renato Reyes, Jr. The deadline for the mandatory consolidation of PUV franchises has been set on December 31, 2023. From individual franchises per unit and operator, there will now only be one franchise for the entire route. Those who fail to consolidate will no…
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The role of the mass movement in ousting U.S. military bases in the Philippines
By Teddy Casiño, Chairperson, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) A brief history and the reasons for the establishment of the U.S. military bases in the Philippines More than 120 years ago, a genocide also took place in my country. It’s called the Philippine–American War. Around 200,000 to 300,000 Filipinos died because of that war, more than…
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Ang Korapsyon sa Pilipinas at ang Papel ng Estados Unidos
Sinulat ni Judy Taguiwalo, unang lumabas ito online bilang bahagi ng praymer hinggil sa korapsyon sa Pilipinas. Bumabaha ngayon sa social media ng mga isyu hinggil sa pagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan — -ang isyu na naging sanhi ng pagtindi ng pagbaha sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas. Lumilitaw sa mga ebidensiya na sa halip na…
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Kilos Bayan Laban sa 3K (Kahirapan, Korapsyon, at Kawalang katarungan)!
Narito po ang polyeto para sa darating na January 31 Kilos Bayan Laban sa 3K (Kahirapan, Korapsyon, at Kawalang katarungan)! https://l1nk.dev/m81p4nw
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25 years of the VFA: Surrender of sovereignty, increased military intervention, and grossly unequal relations
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 various “approved” activities. More importantly,…
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National Security Policy 2023: Ambitious, Deceptive and Repressive
National Security Policy 2023: Ambitious, Deceptive and Repressive Renato M. Reyes, Jr. President, BAYAN Like its predecessors, the current Philippine National Security Policy is intended to promote the core interests of the ruling elite and preserve the oppressive status quo, while outlining how the State plans to address threats to national security. This is the…
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