Statement: On “rebranding” the dictatorship The Marcos Jr regime has a penchant for rebranding government programs. But the worst kind of “rebranding” so far is the one that seeks to erase and dissociate the Marcos name from the “Marcos dictatorship”, as reflected in our education curricula. The current regime wants to make sure the Marcos…

Statement on protests for September 21 Amid relentless efforts to whitewash history from our textbooks, and amid continuing state-sponsored violence and unchecked corruption, various groups are set to gather in Liwasang Bonifacio on September 21 to mark 51 years since the declaration of Martial Law by the Marcos dictatorship. Whether it’s the so-called Bagong Lipunan…

Sa Bagong Lipunan noon at Bagong Pilipinas ngayon: Walang nagbago mula kay Marcos Sr. hanggang kay Junior Setyembre 21, 2023 ang ika-51 anibersaryo ng deklarasyon ng Martial Law ni Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.. Taon-taon, ginugunita natin ang pangyayaring ito sa ating kasaysayan dahil sa naganap na lansakang paglabag sa karapatang pantao at walang-kahihiyang pagnanakaw sa kabang-bayan.…

#AbolishConfidentialFunds The speed by which the budgets of the Office of the President and Office of the Vice President were passed points to a grotesque kind of fiscal impunity aimed at avoiding any meaningful public scrutiny of confidential and intelligence funds. What is happening in Congress now makes us even more convinced that all confidential…

‘Biggest illegal pasaload’: Bayan hits Marcos Jr for funding Sara Duterte’s confidential and intelligence allocation in 2022 Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s transfer of funds into the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte in 2022 is highly suspicious and should be immediately probed. Meanwhile, Duterte needs to adequately explain the anomalous spending…

Bayan to Marcos: Stop militarizing civilian functions in the name of national security There is a dangerous trend in the Marcos Jr. regime where every social concern is framed as a national security issue and where military influence is expanding without limits. The so-called whole of nation approach to national security and counter-insurgency calls for…

Statement on the CBCP Public Affairs Commission engagement with the NTF-ELCAC The CBCP is reminded of the limits of any engagement with the so-called NTF ELCAC. While we believe that the CBCP has by and large stood for basic human rights especially against red-tagging and extrajudicial killings, joining the NTF ELCAC sends the wrong message…

Without oversight and transparency, confidential funds should be abolished Without any meaningful congressional oversight and transparency, it is high time the anomalous “confidential funds” be abolished. Yesterday’s budget hearing at the House of Representatives shows the basic defect of these lump-sum appropriations. They are never open to scrutiny. There is no transparency and no clear…

Bayan on budget bill: Same old corrupt governance under Marcos Jr presidency Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said the budget bill submitted by the government of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr reflects the alarming continuation and expansion of pork barrel programs disguised as confidential and intelligence funds (CIF). It is proof that the so-called ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ branding is…

Message of BAYAN Chair Emeritus, Carol Pagaduan-Araullo at the Tribute for Prof. Raul Segovia + (23 January 1933 – 19 August 2023) On behalf of the allied organizations of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), I express deep sympathies to Manang Lorna and all the Segovia children, in-laws and grandchildren as well as all other relatives and…