Statement on Marcos – Kishida meeting We oppose the planned Philippines-Japan military access agreement which is another version of a “visiting forces agreement” that would allow Japanese troops to join military exercises in the Philippines, including those with the US. The security agreement is part of the entire US network Read more
Bayan condemns the Jabalia massacre We condemn in the strongest terms, the Israeli massacre at the Jabalia refugee camp in Northern Gaza which has resulted in the killing of hundreds of Palestinians living in the area. The attack was carried out on October 31, when Israel dropped 6 US-supplied bombs, Read more
Why Filipinos should stand with the Palestinian people Mahal naming kababayan, There is an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza today – a genocide that has claimed the lives of more than 8,000 civilians, more than 3,500 of whom are children. Ordinary people, young and old, health workers and journalists, entire Read more
Marapat na manindigan ang mga Pilipino kaisa ang mga Palestino Oktubre 29, 2023 Mahal naming kababayan, Isang napakalaking krimen laban sa sangkatauhan ang nagaganap ngayon sa Gaza, Palestine kung saan libo-libong Palestino – mga bata, matanda, mga health workers, mga journalists, mga karaniwang tao, buo-buong pamilya – ang dumaranas ng Read more
Shame on the Philippine government! The Philippines abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly resolution on “protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” in the ongoing Gaza crisis. The US meanwhile voted NO along with 13 other countries. We find the Philippine vote/abstention utterly shameful. Neutrality in Read more
Marcos assailed for failing to condemn Israeli genocide It has been 19 days of non-stop bombing of Gaza by Israel and the death toll has been horrendous. So far 6,546 people have been confirmed killed according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. This includes 2,704 children, 1,584 women, and 364 Read more
Bayan: Confidential funds and the scourge of bureaucrat capitalism Bagong Alyansang Makabayan supports the formation of the ‘Abolish Confidential Funds’ network which signals the people’s continuing vigilance against the misuse of taxpayers’ money and our resolve to fight the systematic stealing of government resources by corrupt bureaucrats. We call on Read more
Bayan Response to Paolo Duterte Rep. Paolo Duterte is confusing the democratic right to criticize with the criminal act of making grave threats against another person. He should remind his father to stop making death threats against critics and then have his apologists pass it off as a joke. It Read more
Bayan supports filing of criminal complaint against Rodrigo Duterte Bagong Alyansang Makabayan stands with ACT Teachers Partylist Rep France Castro in pushing back against the recidivist redtagger Rodrigo Duterte who is now charged with a criminal complaint for making grave threats against the lawmaker and other members of the Makabayan Read more
Bayan says World Bank-IMF bears responsibility for country’s underdevelopment Kontra kaunlaran at kapayapaan. This is how members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan described the World Bank and International Monetary Fund during a protest in Manila. The WB-IMF is holding its annual meeting in Morocco. Photo from International League of Peoples’ Struggle Read more