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Talumpati ni Mong Palatino ng BAYAN sa ginanap na kilos protesta sa harapan ng Camp Aguinaldo noong ika-2 ng Pebrero, 2023.
Dumalaw ang US Secretary of Defense na si Lloyd Austin upang pagtibayin ang Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement o EDCA. Tinututulan ng BAYAN ang EDCA kung saan pinapahintulutan ang US na magtayo ng mga istruktura sa loob ng mga kampong militar ng Pilipinas. Isa itong tahasang paglabag sa ating kasarinlan. Kamakailan ay pinahintulutan ni Marcos Jr.…
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We oppose the use of the Philippines for US military intervention
Today it was reported that the US is seeking additional access to another 4-5 facilities in the Philippines under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. This time, the US in invoking tension in Taiwan as one of the considerations for its need for additional access. This will bring the number of US bases to at least…
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Weaponization of the law continues under Marcos Jr.
Yesterday January 30, human rights were again under attack with at least 3 actions that show how the Marcos regime is no different from its predecessor. We strongly denounce the following developments: 1. The arrest of Jen Awingan based on a warrant for the trumped-up charge of rebellion that included 8 indigenous peoples and…
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Weaponization of the law continues under Marcos Jr.
Yesterday January 30, human rights were again under attack with at least 3 actions that show how the Marcos regime is no different from its predecessor. We strongly denounce the following developments: 1. The arrest of Jen Awingan based on a warrant for the trumped-up charge of rebellion that included 8 indigenous peoples and…
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On the warrant of arrest against legal activists from the Cordillera and Ilocos
We condemn the issuance of another warrant of arrest against legal activists from the Cordillera and Ilocos, this time on the trumped-up charge of Rebellion. Various leaders have been included in this warrant issued by Abra Judge Corpus Alzate on January 24, 2023. The respondents in the case apparently are not aware of these…
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Bayan opposes Austin visit and EDCA implementation
Bayan opposes in no uncertain terms the upcoming visit of US Secretary of Defense Llyod Austin and his meeting with Philippine defense officials. The visit coincides with plans to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) in the Philippines with 5 agreed locations being readied. We view this as the return of US bases in…
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On the continuation of the ICC investigation in the Philippines
We welcome the decision of the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber to continue the investigation into the crimes against humanity that occurred in the Philippines under the term of Rodrigo Duterte. The ICC correctly observed that “the various domestic initiatives and proceedings, assessed collectively, do not amount to tangible, concrete and progressive investigative steps in…
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On the ILO High Level Tripartite Mission to the Philippines
For the third time in three months, the Philippine government’s human rights record is under scrutiny by an international body. The International Labor Organization High Level Tripartite Mission comes in the wake of the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review in November 2022, and the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on the…
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Critical Position on the Proposed River Restoration and Waterway Rehabilitation Ordinance of the Province of La Union
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Ilocos submits this formal position paper regarding the proposed River Restoration And Waterway Rehabilitation Ordinance currently under deliberation by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng La Union. We believe that the aforementioned ordinance, which presents itself as a measure to protect the environment, contains fundamental contradictions that serve extractive interests over genuine ecological…
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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,…