JAIL THE CORRUPT, NOT THE TRUTH-TELLERS! FREE FRENCHIE MAE CUMPIO, MARIELLE DOMEQUIL, AND ALEXANDER PHILIP ABINGUÑA! January 20, 2026 Bagong Alyansang Makabayan vehemently condemns the continued unjust imprisonment of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and development workers Marielle Domequil and Alexander Philip “Chakoy” Abinguña!. As they face a crucial promulgation hearing on January 22, we…

UMASA NA LANG SA FREEBIES? BAYAN BLASTS DOE AMID NON-STOP OIL PRICE HIKES Multisectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) strongly criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) for feigning helplessness as fuel prices soared for the third straight week this year. On Tuesday, oil companies hiked diesel prices by ₱2 per liter, gasoline by ₱1, and…

ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF EDSA DOS: THE FIGHT CONTINUES AGAINST CORRUPTION AND BANKRUPT POLITICAL SYSTEM Bagong Alyansang Makabayan celebrates the 25th anniversary of the historic Edsa Dos which led to the downfall of the corrupt, fascist, and anti-people US-Estrada regime. The massive turnout in Edsa in Metro Manila and other urban centers in January…

ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF EDSA DOS: THE FIGHT CONTINUES AGAINST CORRUPTION AND BANKRUPT POLITICAL SYSTEM Bagong Alyansang Makabayan celebrates the 25th anniversary of the historic Edsa Dos which led to the downfall of the corrupt, fascist, and anti-people US-Estrada regime. The massive turnout in Edsa in Metro Manila and other urban centers in January…

UMASA NA LANG SA FREEBIES? BAYAN BLASTS DOE AMID NON-STOP OIL PRICE HIKES Multisectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) strongly criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) for feigning helplessness as fuel prices soared for the third straight week this year. On Tuesday, oil companies hiked diesel prices by ₱2 per liter, gasoline by ₱1, and…

ICI’S BIGGEST FAILURE IS THE REFUSAL TO INVESTIGATE MARCOS AND MALACAÑANG Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said the biggest failure of the soon-to-be-disbanded Independent Commission for Infrastructure is its refusal to look into the role of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in enabling the massive flood control corruption mess. The year ended without any agency or commission investigating…

Statement on the Trumped-Up Sedition Case Against Activists Renato Reyes, Jr. Bayan President January 16, 2026 On January 14, 2026, I was informed by counsel from the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) that the Department of Justice had issued a subpoena against me. The charges—sedition, inciting to sedition, and violations of the Cybercrime Law—were…

BAYAN Denounces Japanese Foreign Minister’s Visit as Escalation of Imperialist Militarism in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific Region January 14, 2026 Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) strongly condemns the upcoming visit of Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to Manila on January 15, which reeks of further entrenchment of imperialist agendas in the Philippines. This high-level…

Mensahe ng Pasasalamat ng Bayan 2025: Isa na namang taon ng pakikipag-kapit-bisig sa mamamayan. Mula Enero, sa laban para sa impeachment ni Sara Duterte na lumustay ng pera ng bayan, hanggang Disyembre, sa laban kontra korapsyon kaugnay ng kinurakot na pera sa anyo ng flood control projects, at sa pork barrel system na nanatili sa…

IS ABRA DE ILOG UNDER A DE FACTO MARTIAL LAW REGIME? Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns the escalating human rights abuses in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, brought about by indiscriminate bombing and overkill military operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. We hold the US-Marcos Jr. regime responsible for the clear violations of human…