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BAYAN Condemns Murder of Southern Tagalog Union Leader Dandy Miguel
We condemn in the strongest terms the murder or Southern Tagalog union leader Dandy Miguel. The killing comes three weeks after Bloody Sunday and less than a week after the SC spoke out on rights abuses in the country. The killers appear undeterred by growing domestic and international condemnation against human rights violations in the…
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Bayan to Harry: The problem is government not just the virus
Buong mundo may problema sa new variants oo, pero ang Pilipinas ang pinakamabilis ang pagakyat ng new cases sa ASEAN as of March 28. Kulelat pa rin tayo sa bakuna at nakaasa sa donasyon. Wala o kulang ang ayuda para sa mga walang trabaho. Napakababa ng testing rate natin sa harap ng mataas na positivity…
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CJ Peralta urged to leave legacy of rights safeguards in his last days in office
On his last en banc as Chief Justice, we urge CJ Diosdado Peralta to act on the various appeals to the SC to protect lawyers, petitioners and the people amid the rampant human rights abuses happening in the country today. Let his legacy be that of stopping the tide of extrajudicial killings, trumped-up charges, red-tagging,…
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ISANG TAON NG PALPAK NA TUGON SA PANDEMYA
Sa Marso 17 ang unang taong anibersaryo nang ilagay ang buong Luzon sa Enhanced Community Quarantine lockdown dahil sa paglaganap ng COVID 19. Ang lockdown ay ibinunsod ng kabiguan ng rehimen na pigilan ang local transmission dahil hindi ito agad nagpatupad ng travel ban sa mga bansa tulad ng China. Napilitang magpatupad sa bansa ng…
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BAYAN CONDEMNS DEADLY CRACKDOWN OF ACTIVISTS IN SOUTHERN LUZON
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) condemns in the strongest possible terms the brutal and deadly crackdown on activists in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal early morning today, March 7. The PNP has confirmed that 9 were arrested, six were killed, and six others “escaped” in simultaneous raids on offices and homes of the activists based…
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Statement condemning attempted murder of NUPL Lawyer Atty. Guillen
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns. in the strongest terms possible, the attempted murder last night of our lawyer Atty. Angelo Karlo T. Guillen of the NUPL in Panay. Atty. Guillen is one of the NUPL Lawyers representing Bayan, Karapatan, Movement Against Tyranny and other groups opposing the Duterte government’s Terror Law before the Supreme Court. He…
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Pahayag ng BAYAN sa Ika-1 Taong Anibersaryo ng Quarantine at Lockdown
Singilin at panagutin ang inutil at pahirap na rehimeng Duterte para sa palpak na tugon sa pandemya Sa Marso 17 ang unang taong anibersaryo nang ilagay ang buong Luzon sa Enhanced Community Quarantine of lockdown dahil sa paglaganap ng COVID19. Ang lockdown ay ibinunsod ng kabiguan ng rehimen na pigilan ang local transmission dahil hindi…
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Hinggil sa pagsasailalim ng buong bansa sa MGCQ
Matagal na dapat na naresolba ng gobyerno ang usapin ng krisis sa ekonomiya at pandemya kung sineryoso lqng nito ang mga hakbang para tiyakin ang kalusugan ng mamamayan at kung naglaan ito ng sapat na ayuda sa mga nangangailangan. Ang napakahabang GCQ ay resulta ng palpak na pandemic response ng rehimen na kinatampukan ng militarized…
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Statement of BAYAN – In Solidarity with the people of Myanmar
Resist Dictatorship! BAYAN In Solidarity With the People of Myanmar February 15, 2020 We are one with the people of Myanmar/Burma who are bravely resisting the military junta that seized power on February 1 and detained democratically-elected government leaders from the National League for Democracy (NLD), including President Aung San Suu Kyi. The Tatmadaw (Burmese…
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BAYAN on inflation
Inflation is on a 2-year high, due mainly to the rising prices of pork and vegetables. The national government should address the drastically weakening purchasing power of the working people, even as it resolves the reasons for the price increase. 1. The poor need a bail-out due to rising prices of food, transportation, and unpaid…