Bayan castigates Marcos Jr for being the biggest spender of pork barrel Bagong Alyansang Makabayan led a protest in front of the House of Representatives to condemn the massive pork barrel allocation for the office of the president. In the past two years, lump sum discretionary funds under the office of the president have ballooned…

BAYAN SUPPORTS TEDDY CASIÑO’S SENATORIAL CANDIDACY #TaumbayanSaSenado #Makabayan As chairperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, Bayan Muna congressman for nine years, and activist for nearly four decades, Teddy Casiño is more than qualified to be our champion in the Senate. Despite the grim situation and absent any meaningful reform in politics, we continue to believe that…

BAYAN SOUNDS ALARM OVER INTENSIFYING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW VIOLATIONS UNDER MARCOS JR GOVERNMENT Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) condemns the harassment against the families of suspected NPA members who were killed after an alleged encounter with state troops in Iloilo. Initial reports have raised suspicion about the claim of the military since the bodies of the…

BAYAN SUPPORTS STRIKE OF NEXPERIA WORKERS Bagong Alyansang Makabayan salutes the workers of Nexperia Philippines Inc Workers Union-NAFLU-KMU for asserting the right to strike amid the vicious attacks of capitalists and the fascist government. Since last year, around 600 workers have been unjustly terminated by Nexperia over so-called performance reviews and the ongoing thrust of…

WAR CRIMINALS BLINKEN AND AUSTIN ARE NOT WELCOME IN THE PHILIPPINES United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are not welcome in the Philippines. These war criminals, who are responsible for fanning proxy conflicts around the world and for enabling genocide in Palestine, are here in Manila to expand US…

IT RAINED LIES INSIDE CONGRESS DURING BBM’S SONA Bayan reaction to Sona 2024 It may be raining hard in the streets but it was raining lies inside the Batasang Pambansa during the State of the Nation Address of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. After two years in power, he keeps on saying the lives of ordinary…

#PeoplesSONA ‘UMBAGANG PILIPINAS’ EFFIGY DEPICTS MARCOS-DUTERTE FEUD AMID RISING POVERTY AND PUBLIC OUTRAGE Bagong Alyansang Makabayan is readying a protest effigy depicting the rivalry and feud of the Marcos and Duterte political dynasties amid the intensifying crisis and discontent in the country. The effigy features Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte engaged in a slapping brawl…

#PeoplesSONA WILL HIGHLIGHT IMPACT OF POVERTY AND HIGH PRICES ON ORDINARY FILIPINOS; BAYAN TO DEFY UNJUST POLICE RESTRICTIONS The People’s Sona on July 22 will highlight the impact of worsening poverty and cost of living crisis on ordinary Filipinos, and the failure of the Marcos Jr government to address these problems. Our people endured more…

Papalapit na ang ikatlong State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, pero ang sitwasyon ng karaniwang mamamayan ay lalo lang lumubha. #SONA2024 #PeoplesSONA            

BAYAN RESPONSE TO POLICE ABOUT THE BURNING OF EFFIGIES #SONA2024 The police should neither dictate what form of protest is to be tolerated nor impose restrictions on the people’s right to freedom of expression. Burning of effigies is protected speech. It reflects the people’s outrage over the gross incompetence and grave abuses of the Marcos…