BAYAN Program of Action

BAYAN is an alliance of organizations committed to the Filipino people’s struggle for national liberation and democracy. It is guided by the nationalist and democratic aspirations of the people in the pursuit of its objectives. BAYAN and its participating organizations are bound by the Declaration of Principles, the Constitution, the Read more…

What is BAYAN?

BAGONG ALYANSANG MAKABAYAN (BAYAN) or New Patriotic Alliance was established in May 1985 at the height of the struggle against the US-Marcos dictatorship. It brought together more than one thousand mass organizations with a total membership of more than one million, representing different classes and sectors of society and committed to Read more…

History of BAYAN

The Filipino people have long been enslaved and humiliated, by foreign powers, and by the local exploiting classes of big comprador capitalists and landlords. But our history as a people has not only been one of oppression and exploitation. It has also been a history of struggle against foreign domination Read more…