Ang Bayan Ngayon

Binatikos ng mga ekonomista sa Ibon Foundation ang programang ₱20/kilong bigas sa tinaguriang “Benteng Bigas Meron Na!” (BBM Na!) bilang pakulo na hindi tumutugon sa ugat ng krisis ng matataas na presyo ng bigas. “Walang sinseridad ang programag ‘BBM Na!’ Nirarasyon lamang nito ang bigas sa mahihirap na pamilya, tinitipid ang pondo at pinababayaan ang […]

Fisherfolk and environmental advocates are calling on Raphael Lotilla, the newly appointed Environment Secretary, to halt the floating solar power project in Laguna. They say the project will negatively affect the livelihood of more than 8,000 small-scale fisherfolk and coastal residents. Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM) convener Chris Baysa said “There is widespread opposition from […]

Nananawagan ang mga mangingisda at may adbokasiya sa kalikasan kay Raphael Lotilla, bagong talaga na Environment Secretary na itigil ang floating solar power project sa Laguna. Anila, may masamang epekto ang proyekto sa kabuhayan ng mahigit 8,000 maliliit na mangingisda at residente sa tabing dagat. Ayon kay Chris Baysa, convener ng Save Laguna Lake Movement […]

Democratic organizations in the US, including Anakbayan, Bayan, Migrante, GABRIELA, ICHRP, Malaya, Tanggol Migrante, and allied organizations, launched a national day of protest on May 23 in various parts of the US. Their call: Unite and come together, collectively fight for rights, welfare, and freedom. They held picket protests outside the Philippine Consulate offices in […]

Naglunsad ng pambansang araw ng protesta ang mga demokratikong organisasyon sa US, kabilang ang Anakbayan, Bayan, Migrante, GABRIELA, ICHRP, Malaya at Tanggol Migrante at mga alyadong organisasyon noong Mayo 23 sa iba’t ibang panig ng US. Panawagan nila: Magkaisa at Magbikgis, Sama-samang lumaban para sa karapatan, kagalingan at kalayaan. Naglunsad sila ng piket-protesta sa labas […]

Former Bayan Muna representative Atty. Carlos Zarate strongly condemned the Marcos Jr regime for its plan to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in Laguna. He said this would only raise electricity rates, further burdening those who rely on the service. The 796.64 megawatt (MW) CBK plant complex operates under a 25-year build-rehabilitate-operate-transfer […]

Mariing binatikos ni Atty. Carlos Zarate, dating kinatawan ng Bayan Muna, ang plano ng rehimeng Marcos Jr na isapribado ng Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex sa Laguna. Aniya, magdudulot lamang ito ng lalong pagmahal ng singil sa kuryente na dagdag pasanin ng mga nakaasa sa serbisyo. Ang 796.64 megawatt (MW) CBK plant complex ay […]

Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) members on Mindoro island complained about delayed salaries for several months that they owed for their service. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel have not paid the CAFGU members for four months, causing hardship for them and their families. The complaint stipulated they have not received the […]

Nagreklamo ang mga elemento ng Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) sa isla ng Mindoro dahil sa ilang buwan nang naantalang sweldo na dapat nilang natatanggap sa pagtatrabaho. Apat na buwan nang hindi pinasusweldo ng mga tauhan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang mga CAFGU na nagpapahirap sa kanila at kanilang pamilya. Ayon […]

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested two Filipino green cardholders this May. The victims were identified as Maximo (Max) Londonio and Rodante “Dante” Rivera. Londonio was returning home with his wife and child from their vacation in the Philippines when CBP arrested him at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on May 15. CBP arrested him […]