NATIONAL BUDGET: CYCLE OF SWINDLING AND SYSTEM OF BUREAUCRAT CAPITALISM MUST END Renato Reyes Jr., Bayan President The recent national budget debacle under the Marcos regime, months before the mid-term elections, exposes the rottenness of the political system in the country. The national budget has been skewed in favor of political patronage at the expense…

BAYAN ON QUAD RECOMMENDATION: ARREST DUTERTE NOW! The Quad committee recommendation to file criminal charges against Rodrigo Duterte and his henchmen should be urgently pursued in the interest of justice. It confirms that there is basis to prosecute Duterte at the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity. Relatives of Tokhang victims were among…

CLEMENCY PARA KAY MARY JANE VELOSO Nitong mga nakaraang araw, napabalita ang pagbibigay ng clemency at pag-uwi sa Pilipinas ni Mary Jane Veloso matapos ang 14 na taong pagkakakulong sa Indonesia. Ang kanyang paglaya at pag-uwi mula pagkakakulong sa Indonesia ay patunay hindi lamang sa tatag ng mga Pilipino sa harap ng napakahirap at matagal…

HINGGIL SA KASUNDUAN NG PHILHEALTH, DBP AT PARTYLIST NG MGA ROMUALDEZ Katulad din lang ng dati nang ginagawa ng Romualdez dynasty sa Eastern Visayas ang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) ng Tingog Partylist sa Philhealth at Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). Ginagamit ng dinastiyang Romualdez ang Tingog Partylist upang palakasin ang hawak sa pulitika ng…

BAYAN REITERATES CALL FOR SCRAPPING OF ALL FORMS OF PORK BARREL IN THE NATIONAL BUDGET In a protest action held outside of the House of Representatives (HoR), BAYAN-allied organizations expressed outrage over the Bicameral Conference Committee-approved P6.352-trillion 2025 national budget. BAYAN reiterates its strong opposition to the ballooning confidential intelligence funds (CIF) allocated to the…

BEFORE ADJOURINING FOR THE HOLIDAYS, CONGRESS SHOULD RECONSIDER 2025 BUDGET AND IMPEACH VP DUTERTE Teddy Casiño, BAYAN Chairperson and former BAYAN MUNA Representative There are two things Congress should do before adjourning for the Christmas break: 1. Undo its mangling of the proposed 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA); 2. Impeach Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. On…

BICAM APPROVED BUDGET IS A REPLAY OF FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT AND ELECTIONEERING The bicameral committee’s televised approval of the 2025 budget is nothing more than a show to appease public outrage while maintaining the entrenched system of patronage politics and fund misuse. Despite the supposed public nature of the deliberation, the public was still kept in…

BROAD COALITION FILES HISTORIC IMPEACHMENT COMPLAINT VS. VP SARA DUTERTE OVER CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS SCANDAL PRESS STATEMENT BAYAN KOALISYONG MAKABAYAN Today, 74 complainants from various sectors, more thab 1/3 of whom are from the youth, several are public school teachers, government employees, religious leaders, workers and peasants, human rights victims along with former members of congress,…

ON PRES. MARCOS’ REMARKS THAT IMPEACHMENT IS A “WASTE OF TIME” Bayan Chairperson and former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino Holding government officials accountable, whether by impeachment or filing the appropriate cases in the Ombudsman or Sandiganbayan will never be a waste of time and resources. All the more we should hold government officials to…

BAYAN ASSERTS THE CALL FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY AMID THE DESPERATE ACTIONS OF THE DUTERTES Rodrigo and Sara Duterte should be held liable for their crimes against the people amid their desperate diversionary tactics to evade justice. Rodrigo Duterte must face prosecution for the grave human rights violations under his presidency. The Marcos Jr government…