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WE SHALL NEVER FORGET THE LEGACY OF LEAN ALEJANDRO AND THE COUNTRY’S HEROES WHO DEFIED THE DICTATORSHIP
Today marks the 39th anniversary of the cowardly assasination of Bayan Secretary General Lean Alejandro. His killing starkly underscored and further exposed the continuing dominance of fascist forces even after the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship. It highlighted the fact that the brutal machinery that propped up the Martial Law regime was never dismantled. Those…
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BAYAN TO CLAIRE CASTRO: ENOUGH OF FEARMONGERING, ADDRESS PEOPLE’S GRIEVANCES
Presidential Spokesperson Claire Castro should address the legitimate and urgent issues that BAYAN and other groups intend to raise in the September 21 protests instead of resorting to fearmongering and gaslighting. As made clear in yesterday’s press conference, the September 21 rally is an exercise of the people’s constitutional right to peacefully assemble and seek…
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WE SHALL NEVER FORGET
On September 21, we shall remember the declaration of Martial Law 54 years ago and mark the first anniversary of last year’s massive anti-corruption protests sparked by the flood control scam. These two events, separated by more than half a century, are bound by our continuing struggle against entrenched poverty, corruption, repression, and foreign domination.…
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MARTIAL LAW TACTICS ARE USED TO SILENCE OPPOSITION TO PAX SILICA
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said the Marcos Jr government is intensifying the use of repressive measures directed at critics, activists, and residents opposed to Pax Silica, the so-called Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC), and other initiatives aimed at entrenching US dominance and military intervention in the Philippines. This was evident in the two-day Luzon Economic Corridor Investment…
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IMELDA’S ACQUITTAL REFLECTS CORRUPTION, IMPUNITY
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan describes the reversal of the conviction of Imelda Marcos as the epitome of a rotten political system enabling impunity and the continued dominance of corrupt political dynasties. Even after their downfall in 1986, the Marcoses used their ill-gotten wealth and the political machinery of the Martial Law dictatorship to rebuild their base…
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PH NOT FOR SALE: REJECT THE US-SPONSORED LUZON ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
Joint statement of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) andInternational League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) Philippines We strongly reject the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) Investment Forum as a massive sellout of Philippine patrimony and sovereignty to foreign interests. This US-sponsored auction of infrastructure projects will not industrialize the economy but will merely facilitate the wanton plunder of…
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PLUNDER EXTENDS BEYOND ROMUALDEZ, CO
The filing of plunder charges against Speaker Martin Romualdez, former Rep. Zaldy Co, and two others, though long overdue, is a welcome development. Since last year, the people have demanded accountability for the massive theft and misuse of flood control and infrastructure funds. Better late than never. But the alleged plunder cannot begin and end…
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On the arrest of anti-corruption Cebu activist John Ruiz:FLOOD THE STREETS WITH PROTESTS AND DENOUNCE THE USE OF MARTIAL LAW TACTICS TO SILENCE DISSENT
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan deplores the arrest of Cebu-based activist John Ruiz over a trumped up case, which reflects the continuing weaponization of laws and judicial processes to silence dissent. Ruiz is a national council member of Bayan and vice president for the Visayas of Makabayan coalition. As Bayan leader, he is at the forefront of…
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REMOVAL OF CHARGES AGAINST BONOAN A PREDETERMINED DECISION AS IMPUNITY PREVAILS
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said the removal of former DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan as among the accused in the massive flood control scam is a disservice to the call for accountability and justice, and reflects the persistence of corruption impunity and bureaucrat capitalism under the government of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. As head of the DPWH, Bonoan…
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HONOR OUR HEROES BY ABROGATING THE MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan demands the abrogation of the Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States, which the Philippines signed 75 years ago. MDT signifies and enables the continuing US military intervention in the country. Even after the historic rejection of the bases treaty in 1991, the MDT was retained, which allowed the US military to…