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Bayan says World Bank-IMF bears responsibility for country’s underdevelopment Kontra kaunlaran at kapayapaan. This is how members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan described the World Bank and International Monetary Fund during a protest in Manila. The WB-IMF is holding its annual meeting in Morocco. Photo from International League of Peoples’ Struggle Read more

Bayan says Tokhang-style killing of KMU organizer signals intensified state terrorism under Marcos Jr presidency Bagong Alyansang Makabayan denounces the extrajudicial killing of Martial Law activist and veteran labor organizer Jude Fernandez. We hold the government of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr accountable for this latest terrorist act perpetrated by state Read more

BAYAN says Palparan acquittal reflects intensified attacks on activists under BBM presidency Bagong Alyansang Makabayan denounces the continuing impunity in the country after M/Gen. Jovito S. Palparan and several military personnel were acquitted in the case for kidnapping and serious illegal detention with serious physical injuries committed against brothers Raymond Read more

On the drop of Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte’s approval ratings The current double digit drop in Marcos and Duterte’s approval ratings may be attributed to the unresolved and ever-worsening economic crisis and the apparent corruption within the regime. The lack of decisive action to address high prices and low Read more

Bayan to Congress: Use confidential funds to improve social services, raise salaries, and address food crisis Bagong Alyansang Makabayan reiterates its call for the abolition of confidential and intelligence funds after it was revealed in the Congress plenary budget deliberation that the office of VP Sara Duterte spent P125 million Read more

Marcos-Duterte bistado sa maanomalyang paggastos ng pera ng bayan Nakakaisang taon pa lang sa kapangyarihan si Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr at Sara Duterte subalit nabuking agad ang kanilang maanomalyang paggastos ng pera ng bayan. Kahit wala sa aprubadong badyet, naglipat si Marcos ng P221 milyon para sa confidential funds ng Read more

Bayan calls on people to protest rising prices, budget mismanagement Bayan calls on the Filipino people to protest the worsening cost-of-living crisis as oil prices rise for the 11th straight week, and as affordable rice remains unavailable to the public. The price increases are aggravated by the clear budget mismanagement Read more

On Robin Padilla’s Martial Law disinformation Senator Padilla should really stop proclaiming the virtues of Martial Law because he is already peddling disinformation. Martial Law was not about saving the nation from a so-called “communist threat”. Martial Law was used to grab power for one man and entrench him as Read more

Statement: On “rebranding” the dictatorship The Marcos Jr regime has a penchant for rebranding government programs. But the worst kind of “rebranding” so far is the one that seeks to erase and dissociate the Marcos name from the “Marcos dictatorship”, as reflected in our education curricula. The current regime wants Read more