Bagong Alyansang Makabayan assailed the Philippine National Police for its stubborn objection to the holding of a People’s State of the Nation on July 27 in front of St Peter’s Parish along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. Bayan and other anti-corruption advocates have already attended two meetings initiated by the QC government regarding our letter…

Amid the looming big-time oil price hikes next week, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) reiterated its call to junk the Oil Deregulation Law (ODL) and scrap the 12% value-added tax (VAT) to protect consumers as tensions in Iran re-escalate. It denounced President Marcos for its failure to implement meaningful steps four months since the Iran…

On July 27, as Pres. Marcos delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Congress, various groups under Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) will be taking to the streets to highlight the people’s widespread outrage not only against rising prices and low wages, unresolved corruption and continuing impunity, but most importantly, the Marcos Jr. regime’s…

The latest Meralco electricity rate hike is a cruel blow to millions of Filipino families already struggling under soaring prices of food, transportation, housing, and other basic necessities. At a time when wages remain far behind the rising cost of living, forcing consumers to pay even more for electricity is unjust, unreasonable, and oppressive. As…

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) condemns the United States and Israel for repeatedly undermining efforts toward a ceasefire and negotiated settlement with Iran, with their renewed attacks pushing the region closer to an even wider and more destructive war. The latest US attacks on Iran constitute a renewed escalation of an illegal and immoral war…

Sa ilalim ng administrasyong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., patuloy ang paglala ng kawalan ng trabaho, kahirapan, dambuhalang korapsyon, at pagkatuta sa imperyalistang dayuhan. Sa nakalipas na taon, ramdam ang krisis sa kabuhayan. Ayon sa balita, tumaas ang unemployment rate sa 4.8% nitong Mayo 2026, katumbas ng 2.50 milyong Pilipinong walang trabaho—isang malinaw na indikasyon ng kabiguan…

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan rejects the spurious claim of some so-called Chinese scholars that Batanes should be considered part of China’s territory. It is baseless, reckless, and unnecessarily creates a fictitious issue that stokes maritime tensions and will surely be used by US apologists to justify the expansion of US operations in the Philippines beyond the…

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) expresses its grave concern over the Senate impeachment court’s decision to retain the 16-vote threshold for conviction while allowing Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Rodante Marcoleta and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to vote on the verdict despite not being able to fully participate in the impeachment trial. This ruling violates the basic principles…