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One week before Balikatan kicks off, Bayan scores “unequal relations” underpinning war games
As the United States and the Philippines prepare for their biggest joint military exercises in history, Bayan raises the issue of gross inequality permeating the relationship between the two countries. “All the exiting military agreements are based on unequal relations between an imperialist superpower and its neocolony. The unequal US military bases agreement then was…
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#UnblockTheTruth: NTC blocking order a great stumbling block towards achieving better PH Internet
As we mark the 29th anniversary of the first-ever internet connection in the Philippines, we jointly reiterate our position: the June 2022 resolution of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) that led to the blocking of 26 websites in the Philippines is a clear violation of the constitutionally-guaranteed freedom of speech and of the press. The…
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Bayan slams US power-projection and provocations in Asia
The recent Salacnib exercises, the arrival of the warship USS America and the upcoming Balikatan war games involving 12,000 US troops are all part of US power projection and muscle-flexing in the region. We have to ask: what national interest does this serve for the Philippines? Why are we allowing an imperialist monster, responsible for…
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BAYAN condemns Salaknib and Balikatan war games with foreign troops
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan warns that the war exercises between the Philippine military and foreign troops in various parts of the country will stoke regional geopolitical tension aside from violating our sovereignty. More than 1,000 Filipino soldiers and more than 2,000 American soldiers are taking part in the three-week-long exercises called Salaknib which involve multiple small-arms…
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Hinggil sa pagpasa ng Charter change Con-con bill sa Kamara
Muli, inuna na naman ng Kamara ang makasariling Charter change ni Marcos. Walang benepisyo, bagkus ay pabigat lang, ang dulot nito sa mamamayan. Gustong gusto ng mga pulitiko ang term extension at pagbenta ng ating ekonomiya sa mga dayuhan. Pagpapalala ito sa krisis ng bansa. Dapat na iprotesta ito ng mamamayan. Imposibleng walang alam si…
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Bayan statement on lifting of transport strike
Bayan congratulates Piston, Manibela and all transport groups who joined the 2-day transport strike to defend their livelihood against the unjust and profit-oriented “modernization” program. The strike was successful because of the strong, united participation of Piston and Manibela members as well as other jeepney groups at the local level who joined the strike even…
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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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