
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said the critical minerals list issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau paves the way for the wholesale sell-out and intensified foreign plunder of the country’s resources. The minerals identified to be national priority include gold, silver, copper, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, scandium, iron, chromium, limestone and…
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) denounced the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for floating the claim that a Filipino surviving on P96 a day is no longer poor, describing the figure as a blatant distortion of the real conditions facing workers and ordinary Filipinos. If the government insists that P96 a day is enough to live on,…
The stunning defeat of Donald Trump’s Republican Party in Tuesday’s US midterm elections is a powerful boost to the “Trump Out” campaign against the US president’s visit to the Philippines on November 16-17. The Democratic Party’s landslide victory, wresting control of both Houses of Congress and defeating Republicans even in traditional strongholds like Texas, Kansas,…
Today, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, in cooperation with other groups and networks in the Philippines and abroad, is announcing the holding of 12 days of protest against US Pres. Donald Trump’s visit to Manila on Nov. 16-17. Under the banner “Trump Out,” we shall hold daily actions ranging from marches, rallies, indoor assemblies, public forums, pickets,…
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns the Taguig police for filing a complaint against 8 paralegals and activists for being part of the protest against the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) investors forum organized by the US Embassy on September 10. The 5 paralegals and 3 activists are scheduled to appear today at the office of the city…
The long-term relationship mentioned by the US ambassador conveniently whitewashes the colonial crimes of the US, the century of plunder of our resources, and the use of our lands as staging and training grounds to attack our neighbors when we hosted Subic and Clark bases. It is insulting because it maliciously distorts history and manipulates…
Tinutuligsa ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) ang nakakainsultong panawagan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na “huwag mag-panic” ngayong umabot na sa Php64 laban sa isang dolyar ang palitan ng piso. Walang saysay ang paalala na huwag mag-panic kung ang bawat araw ng ordinaryong mamamayan ay puno ng pangamba dahil sa mataas na bilihin, kulang na…
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan expresses alarm over reports that the police in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, are attempting to forcibly remove the anti-mining Pacquet Barricade, which was set up by residents, farmers, Indigenous Peoples, and environmental defenders in May to oppose the destructive large-scale mining operations of North Luzon Resources Mining Corp. We hold the police and…
United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is a war criminal who should be held accountable for his role in terrorist attacks that killed civilians, violated international humanitarian laws, and devastated the global economy. He is in Cebu to attend the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting, where he will be joined by representatives of Southeast Asian…
From the Pax Silica Hub in New Clark City to the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement site in Balabac, Palawan, Indigenous Peoples are being evicted from their ancestral domains as the Marcos Jr government continues to facilitate the intensified sell-out of our lands and resources to US imperialism. A fact-finding team organized by Southern Tagalog-based people’s…