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…

2026 GAA IS PROOF THAT CONGRESS IS A DEN OF UNREPENTANT THIEVES On the day of the expected ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) strongly condemns Congress for railroad­ing a national budget that is brazenly designed for plunder, political patronage, and state repression.…

BUDGET FOR PLUNDER BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE PRESIDENT President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s expected signing of the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) this week is the final act in the passage of a rotten, pork-laden, and repressive national budget that clearly serves corrupt political dynasties, entitled legislators, favored contractors and bureaucrat capitalists as a whole…

BOMBS WILL NOT BREAK THE PEOPLE: BAYAN CONDEMNS US IMPERIALIST AGGRESSION, STANDS WITH BOLIVARIAN VENEZUELA SOVEREIGNTY Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Philippines (New Patriotic Alliance) strongly condemns the recent military attacks launched by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. On January 3, the United States launched military strikes against Venezuela, targeting sites in…

2026 GAA is proof that Congress is a den of unrepentant thieves – BAYAN On the day of the expected ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) strongly condemns Congress for railroad­ing a national budget that is brazenly designed for plunder, political patronage, and…