Ang Bayan (“The People”) is the official publication of the Communist Party of the Philippines, guided by Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. It is published by the Central Committee. AB comes out fortnightly every 7th and 21st of each month. The original Pilipino edition is translated into English, Bisaya, Waray, Hiligaynon and Iloko.

  Fraud is the hallmark of elections under the reactionary state in the Philippines. This was once again demonstrated in the recent elections where manipulation of the vote results was widespread, systematic, and brazen to favor the ruling puppet Marcos regime. In the face of numerous anomalies and failures of the Commission on Elections and […]

Like in previous elections, “guns, goons, gold” ruled over the 2025 midterm elections. There was blatant fraud and maneuvers using automated elections and violence against ordinary citizens. The elections saw nothing new, and merely gave a democratic facade to the installation of representatives of big landlords, big comprador bourgeoisie, and the US imperialists. Riddled with […]

After the elections, the Makabayan Coalition expressed gratitude to all supporters, campaigners, and voters for its 11 senatorial candidates and four party-list groups. The coalition assured everyone that it would continue to fight for the Filipino people’s democratic rights even after the campaign and elections. The Makabayan senatorial candidates received from half a million up […]

  Sixty-day march from Zamboanga. Farmers, fisherfolk, and indigenous people from various provinces launched a sixty-day march to oppose land and water grabbing, which threatens their homes and livelihoods. The march began on March 13 in Zamboanga Sibugay and ended in Metro Manila on May 10. Tribute to health workers. Unions under the Alliance of […]

Every Tuesday, the prices of petroleum products change in the Philippines. From January to May 20, prices rose eleven times while decreasing ten times. The increases are larger than the decreases, which resulted in a net rise of ₱4 per liter for gasoline and ₱3.80 per liter for diesel. On May 20, democratic groups led […]

The Marcos regime drew endless ridicule for its “new” peace plan which the National Security Council made public in the last week of April. The regime formally endorsed the National Plan for Unity, Peace and Development (NAP-UPD) when it issued Memorandum Circular No. 83 on May 2. As the NAP-UPD propagated, the regime and the […]

In the municipality of Amai Manabilang (formerly Bumbaran) in Lanao del Sur, large-scale and violent land grabbing now affects Moro, Lumad, and settler farmers. The successive Duterte and Marcos regimes, the local Manabilang dynasty, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines have all conspired to evict residents and use their lands for foreign multinational companies. […]

The SPDA is a tool in the oppressive “counterinsurgency” war under the guise of “economic development.” It was established in 1975 as part of the package for the “surrendered” revolutionary Moro National Liberation Front forces in the past. In 1980, the SPDA established the Kapatiran Agro-Industrial Cooperative Settlement Project in the towns of Wao and […]