PANAWAGAN NG BAYAN: IBASURA ANG 2026 BADYET NA NAMIMINTOG SA PORK BARREL INSERTIONS Kinokondena ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan ang panlilinlang ng gobyerno ni Marcos Jr. na sinasabing laban ito diumano sa korapsyon pero sa kabilang banda’y sinusulong sa 2026 badyet ang mga proyektong pork barrel sa pamamagitan ng “allocables” sa mga mambabatas, napakalaking mga “unprogrammed…

Bayan response to Palace claim that corruption campaign is nearing its endgame   The people, not the Palace, will decide the endgame of the anti-corruption fight.   To claim that the endgame is near is self-serving for a government that has yet to file charges against high-ranking officials in the House, Senate, and DPWH.  …

HINGGIL SA MGA PROTESTANG KONTRA-KORAPSYON SA BUONG BANSA SA ARAW NI BONIFACIO Binabati ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan ang libu-libong Pilipino na nagtipon sa Luneta at nagmartsa patungong Malacañang para ipahayag ang patuloy na pagkapoot at patuloy na igiit ang pananagutan ng gobyerno sa mga isyu ng korapsyon.Nagpakilos ang mga protestang kontra-korapsyon ng daan-daang libong tao…

US PEACE MISSION FLAGS RAMPANT CORRUPTION AND DISRUPTIVE IMPACT OF US MILITARY INTERVENTION Quezon City—This November, 35 delegates from across the U.S. representing BAYAN USA and the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines traveled to the Philippines as part of a peace mission to understand the impacts of U.S. militarism in the country.…

ENRILE’S ACQUITTAL HIGHLIGHTS CORRUPTION IMPUNITY Puro acquittal, walang napapanagot na matataas na opisyal. The acquittal of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, his former chief-of-staff Gigi Reyes, and pork barrel operator Janet Lim Napoles highlights the continuing corruption and impunity that has enabled politicians and corrupt bureaucrats to steal from the national coffers without fear…

BAYAN TO ICI: LIVESTREAM IS GOOD, BUT WE NEED BIG FISH, NOT SMALL FRY The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) today welcomed the livestreaming of the ICI hearings but stressed that livestreaming alone is meaningless if the investigation spares the powerful and focuses only on low-level operators. The group expressed grave apprehension over recent statements made…

BAYAN: HEGSETH’S MANILA VISIT COULD LEAD TO MORE U.S. BASES AND MILITARY MEDDLING BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Bagong Alyansang Makabayan warns that the Manila visit of United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could lead to an expansion of US military presence and intensified meddling by the Trump administration. Hegseth, who could not name a single…

POLITICAL DYNASTIES SHOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM THE PARTYLIST SYSTEM Teddy Casiño, BAYAN Chairperson The findings of electoral watchdog Kontra Daya that more than 50 percent of the organizations vying for a party list seat do not represent marginalized or underrepresented sectors show the urgent need to amend the partylist law. From its original intent of…

BAYAN REACTION TO MARCOS PROCLAMATION SPEECH: ‘YOUR PRESIDENCY MIRRORS DUTERTE’S NOTORIOUS LEGACY’ Marcos Jr enumerating the sins of his predecessor is ironic because the same misdeeds are still happening today. In a desperate bid to restore his eroded credibility, Marcos Jr. denounces the Dutertes for crimes he himself carries out with impunity as the nation’s…

VOTERS SHOULD CHOOSE SENATORS WHO CAN HOLD VP DUTERTE OR PRES. MARCOS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR WRONGDOING By Bayan Chairperson and former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño Partido Demokratiko Pilipino’s (PDP) call to elect senators who will protect Sara Duterte from impeachment is an example of what is wrong in our political and governance system. Isang…