LTFRB should admit to failure and scrap forced consolidation scheme With the LTFRB’s recent admission in a GMA 7 interview that 73.5% of PUJs in Metro Manila have not consolidated, which translates to more than 30,000 jeepney units, Malacanang should now rescind the December 31 deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation, Read more
Bayan’s holiday message to the Filipino people Bayan extends its warmest greetings to the Filipino people celebrating the Christmas holidays and the New Year amid the worsening economic crisis and systemic problems besetting Philippine society. It is said that this is the season of hope, and hope we believe, springs Read more
Press Statement December 22, 2023 SMNI deserves to be sanctioned for systematic disinformation and other violations of its franchise The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan welcomes the sanctions imposed by the MTRCB and NTC on the SMNI network, considering the network’s glaring violations of accepted media standards and ethics and clear failure Read more
Bayan condemns state-backed attacks against Cebu activists Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns the filing of fabricated homicide charges against Cebu-based activists John Ruiz III, who is currently Bayan Muna Central Visayas coordinator; and Jhonggie Rumol, the former executive director and current consultant of Visayas Institute for Human Development Agency, Inc. This Read more
To strike is justified – Bayan With Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. refusing to extend the flawed and arbitrary December 31 deadline for franchise consolidation of PUVs and with the insistence of government to impose a commercialized “modernization” scheme on drivers and operators, the scheduled transport strike on December 14 and 15 Read more
Franchise consolidation deadline a disaster for drivers and commuters Bayan President Renato Reyes, Jr. The deadline for the mandatory consolidation of PUV franchises has been set on December 31, 2023. From individual franchises per unit and operator, there will now only be one franchise for the entire route. Those who Read more
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) As we observe the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on International Human Rights Day, we note with grave urgency the horrific human rights situation in Palestine and the alarming state of impunity in the Philippines. All over the world Read more
Hold US imperialism accountable for genocide vs Palestine! Expel US troops from the Philippines! We march to the US embassy today to hold US imperialism accountable for the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. As US bombs rain down on Gaza for 37 days now, the US is giving Israel Read more
Bayan on the release of Sen. Leila de Lima The release is long overdue. Sen. Leila de Lima deserves her freedom and ultimately the dismissal of all remaining cases against her. We wish her the best on her temporary release and look forward to having her back at the physical Read more
Groups to march to US embassy on November 14 to denounce US support for Israel, US war games Various groups will march to the US embassy in Manila on November 14 to denounce the continuing US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza and the new round of US military exercises in the Read more