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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…
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Press Statement on trumped up charges vs. Karapatan’s Lubi and Apiag
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 rights movement and should not…
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Palayain si Paul Viuya
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 kanyang tinuluyang bahay at ayon…
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Napakaliit na Ayuda
Masyadong maliit ang mungkahi ng DBM na P1,000 ayuda in kind, o parang relief goods, para sa mga manggagawa na maapektuhan ng ECQ. Hindi ito sapat, at ni wala pa sa kalahati ng minimum wage para sa isang linggo. Hindi ito magagamit pambayad sa kuryente at tubig. Kung sa minimum wage ang batayan, sa P500…
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BAYAN Condemns Murder of Southern Tagalog Union Leader Dandy Miguel
We condemn in the strongest terms the murder or Southern Tagalog union leader Dandy Miguel. The killing comes three weeks after Bloody Sunday and less than a week after the SC spoke out on rights abuses in the country. The killers appear undeterred by growing domestic and international condemnation against human rights violations in the…
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Bayan to Harry: The problem is government not just the virus
Buong mundo may problema sa new variants oo, pero ang Pilipinas ang pinakamabilis ang pagakyat ng new cases sa ASEAN as of March 28. Kulelat pa rin tayo sa bakuna at nakaasa sa donasyon. Wala o kulang ang ayuda para sa mga walang trabaho. Napakababa ng testing rate natin sa harap ng mataas na positivity…
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CJ Peralta urged to leave legacy of rights safeguards in his last days in office
On his last en banc as Chief Justice, we urge CJ Diosdado Peralta to act on the various appeals to the SC to protect lawyers, petitioners and the people amid the rampant human rights abuses happening in the country today. Let his legacy be that of stopping the tide of extrajudicial killings, trumped-up charges, red-tagging,…
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ISANG TAON NG PALPAK NA TUGON SA PANDEMYA
Sa Marso 17 ang unang taong anibersaryo nang ilagay ang buong Luzon sa Enhanced Community Quarantine lockdown dahil sa paglaganap ng COVID 19. Ang lockdown ay ibinunsod ng kabiguan ng rehimen na pigilan ang local transmission dahil hindi ito agad nagpatupad ng travel ban sa mga bansa tulad ng China. Napilitang magpatupad sa bansa ng…
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BAYAN CONDEMNS DEADLY CRACKDOWN OF ACTIVISTS IN SOUTHERN LUZON
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) condemns in the strongest possible terms the brutal and deadly crackdown on activists in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal early morning today, March 7. The PNP has confirmed that 9 were arrested, six were killed, and six others “escaped” in simultaneous raids on offices and homes of the activists based…
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A message to the new AFP Chief of Staff
The new AFP chief of staff should understand that the regime will not be able to end the insurgency with lies, naked terror, fake surrenders, trumped-up charges, militarization, and more repression. These rights violations actually give rise to more resistance. These violations exist and have been well-documented. Past regimes have merely added fuel to the…