The latest Meralco electricity rate hike is a cruel blow to millions of Filipino families already struggling under soaring prices of food, transportation, housing, and other basic necessities. At a time when wages remain far behind the rising cost of living, forcing consumers to pay even more for electricity is unjust, unreasonable, and oppressive. As…

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) condemns the United States and Israel for repeatedly undermining efforts toward a ceasefire and negotiated settlement with Iran, with their renewed attacks pushing the region closer to an even wider and more destructive war. The latest US attacks on Iran constitute a renewed escalation of an illegal and immoral war…

Sa ilalim ng administrasyong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., patuloy ang paglala ng kawalan ng trabaho, kahirapan, dambuhalang korapsyon, at pagkatuta sa imperyalistang dayuhan. Sa nakalipas na taon, ramdam ang krisis sa kabuhayan. Ayon sa balita, tumaas ang unemployment rate sa 4.8% nitong Mayo 2026, katumbas ng 2.50 milyong Pilipinong walang trabaho—isang malinaw na indikasyon ng kabiguan…

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan rejects the spurious claim of some so-called Chinese scholars that Batanes should be considered part of China’s territory. It is baseless, reckless, and unnecessarily creates a fictitious issue that stokes maritime tensions and will surely be used by US apologists to justify the expansion of US operations in the Philippines beyond the…

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) expresses its grave concern over the Senate impeachment court’s decision to retain the 16-vote threshold for conviction while allowing Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Rodante Marcoleta and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to vote on the verdict despite not being able to fully participate in the impeachment trial. This ruling violates the basic principles…

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan decries the “no-rally zone” policy and the overkill security measures inside and outside the Senate premises, despite the earlier commitment of authorities to respect the people’s right to hold vigils and organize protests during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. On July 6, the Bayan-led march from the Manila Film…

There can be no genuine friendship between an imperialist power and its neocolony. The relationship between US imperialism and the Philippines has been forged through colonial conquest, sustained by neocolonial domination, and today deepened by worsening forms of economic plunder and military intervention. Since the grant of flag independence, Washington has presented itself as the…

As the Senate prepares to begin the impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte next week, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), together with the Bantay Impeachment Network, is calling on the people to march to the Senate on Monday, July 6, to assert our demand for truth and accountability. The impeachment trial should not be reduced to…

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns the enforcement of so-called anti-terror laws designed to suppress dissent, instill fear in communities, and legalize nothing less than state terrorism. Since its enactment in 2020, the Anti-Terrorism Act has enabled the US-Duterte and US-Marcos regimes to weaponize the judicial process to target critics, social activists, human rights defenders, revolutionary leaders,…