Why is Senate dancing to cha-cha? Instead of opposing Charter change as it had done before, the Senate seems to be poised to dance the Cha-cha this year. The Resolution of Both Houses filed by Senate President Migz Zubiri reeks of political accommodation and opportunism. It smacks of subservience to Malacanang. It is another step…

Support South Africa ICJ complaint vs Israel Bayan supports the genocide case brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice against Israel. The request seeks provisional measures aimed at stopping the massive death and destruction taking place in Gaza as the bombings enter its 4th month. It is only fitting that South Africa,…

On Charter change and TV ads The issues the country faced after 1986 have less to do with the Constitution and more to do with the kind of elite and foreign-dominated system that persists today. Big landlords, big business, corrupt bureaucrats, political dynasties, foreign intervention are the real problems. Changing the Constitution has less to…

Mass Movement Moments 2023 Solidarity and resistance were the key themes of the year 2023. Collective struggle was our response to the worsening crisis in the Philippines and in the world. Many offered the supreme sacrifice so that freedom and democracy could be achieved. The mass struggles waged by oppressed peoples remain our hope and…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…