It is difficult to comment on the guilt or innocence of Juanito Jose Remulla III. We can however point out that he was accorded speedy trial and an opportunity to plead his innocence, unlike the many EJK victims in the sham drug war and unlike those who continue to languish Read more…
The statement on his resignation by the former DND OIC shows discontent within the military. He says he was not informed that a new AFP Chief of Staff had been selected and taken his oath in Malacanang. What does he mean when he says he cannot allow the AFP’s reputation Read more…
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan reported that an increasing number of statements and videos of its members have been removed on Facebook for containing references to the late Filipino revolutionary leader Jose Maria Sison. BAYAN denounced the automated censorship and warned against tech companies policing the internet on behalf of state Read more…
From the Philippines to #SOSColombia, defeat fascist dictators backed by U.S. Imperialism! Bayan condemns in the strongest terms possible the police shooting of street protesters in the City of Cali, one of the largest cities in Colombia where people have massed up by the thousands against the tax reform bill Read more…
Today May 5 marks the 36th anniversary of the founding of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan or BAYAN. Established at the height of the struggle to overthrow the US-backed Marcos fascist dictatorship, Bayan has remained an alliance of workers, peasants, women, youth, indigenous peoples, fisherfolk, professionals, artists, and other oppressed sectors, Read more…
Kamusta na kayo, Kabayan? Tulad ng marami ay hikahos at napakabigat ng pasanin natin dahil sa pandemya at krisis sa ekonomiya. Mahigit isang taon na tayong naka-quarantine. Natapos nga ang ECQ at pinalitan ng MECQ, pero parang walang nagbago sa kalagayan natin. Ilan na sa atin ang nawalan ng trabaho Read more…
De-militarize the South China Sea No to Balikatan war games Bayan denounces the PH-US Balikatan war games that begin amid tension in the West Philippine Sea. We believe that the US is merely taking advantage of our dispute with China in order to reclaim its military presence in the country Read more…
Long live, Ramsey Clark! Long live International Solidarity! BAYAN honors Ramsey Clark BAYAN (New Patriotic Alliance) mourns the passing of Ramsey Clark, a fierce, compassionate and honorable human rights defender, anti-imperialist and a comrade of the Philippine national liberation struggle. Clark was a former US Attorney General and Senator who Read more…
Press Statement March 31, 2021 Trumped up charge vs. Karapatan’s Lubi and Apiag aims to cripple human rights advocacy in the Philippines The ridiculous attempted murder charge against Karapatan National Chairperson Elisa Lubi and its Southern Mindanao region Secretary General Jayvee Apiag is the latest attack on the country’s human Read more…
Sa kasagsagan ng COVID-19 pandemic, tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang pamamasista ng Rehimeng Duterte sa mga progresibong mga organisasyon. Ngayong araw ay iligal na inaresto si Paul Viuya, Tagapangulo ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Gitnang Luson (BAYAN GL) sa Anupul, Bamban, Tarlac. Gamit ang search warrant, ni-raid ng CIDP PNP Tarlac ang Read more…