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Bayan calls for June 1 Senate protest over plot to allow Duterte, Bato and corrupt Senators to evade accountability
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemns the Duterte-led Senate bloc for conspiring to twist rules in order to allow absentee members to participate and vote during plenary sessions. This is clearly intended to benefit fugitive Senator Bato dela Rosa, and other members of the majority who could soon face arrest over corruption and plunder charges. It reveals…
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Bayan to Gibo: You will face accountability like Duterte who defended Tokhang carnage
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan likens Gibo Teodoro’s defense of the massacre committed by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Toboso, Negros Occidental to the Tokhang propaganda of the Rodrigo Duterte administration. During the bloody “war on drugs,” Duterte and his subordinates insisted that those killed by the police were drug lords and drug…
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Ang Pagbabalik ng mga Base Militar ng Kano
Tanong at Sagot sa Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) Matapos ang pagbisita ni US Pres. Barack Obama sa Pilipinas noong April 28-29 2014, pinirmahan ang isang kasunduan para sa muling pagtatayo ng mga base militar ng Kano sa Pilipinas – ang Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement o EDCA. Ngayong 2023 naman nakatakdang ipatupad nang buo ang…
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Weaponization of the law continues under Marcos Jr.
Yesterday January 30, human rights were again under attack with at least 3 actions that show how the Marcos regime is no different from its predecessor. We strongly denounce the following developments: 1. The arrest of Jen Awingan based on a warrant for the trumped-up charge of rebellion that included 8 indigenous peoples and…
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COUNTERCURRENTS: Foreign Policies and the Anti-Imperialist Struggle
As we mark the 124th anniversary of the beginning of the Filipino-American War (February 4, 1899) an atrocious US war of conquest against the Filipino people, BAYAN invites you to a webinar on COUNTERCURRENTS: Foreign Policies and the Anti-Imperialist Struggle. This online educational discussion features experts, scholar-activists and anti-imperialists who will share their research on…
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On the warrant of arrest against legal activists from the Cordillera and Ilocos
We condemn the issuance of another warrant of arrest against legal activists from the Cordillera and Ilocos, this time on the trumped-up charge of Rebellion. Various leaders have been included in this warrant issued by Abra Judge Corpus Alzate on January 24, 2023. The respondents in the case apparently are not aware of these…
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Bayan opposes Austin visit and EDCA implementation
Bayan opposes in no uncertain terms the upcoming visit of US Secretary of Defense Llyod Austin and his meeting with Philippine defense officials. The visit coincides with plans to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) in the Philippines with 5 agreed locations being readied. We view this as the return of US bases in…
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We stand with Bestang and the fight for truth and justice
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan expresses its solidarity with indigenous rights defender Sarah ‘Bestang’ Dekdeken, the secretary-general of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance, who continues to face state-backed attacks because of her activism. We join human rights advocates in asserting that Bestang’s work as an activist is a shining example of her commitment to truth and accountability.…
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On the police shooting of street protesters in Colombia
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 of the regime of President…
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On the 36th Founding Anniversary of Bagong Alyansang Makayaban or BAYAN
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, fighting for the national and…