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.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Party pays tribute to all the women who rightfully took their place in the revolution. They are the women revolutionaries, cadres, Red commanders and fighters, who traversed the difficult path of struggle, took action and took lead, and many took up arms, to achieve […]

On March 5, more than 1,300 workers of Nexperia Philippines Inc simultaneously stopped working and declared a strike at their factory in the Light Industry Science Park 1 in Cabuyao, Laguna. Their goal is to collectively advance their struggle for wage increases, reinstatement of terminated workers, and against union busting. The workers at Nexperia have […]

The quota system in the coffee plantation requires the entire Lupao family to work in harvesting. Lydia, her husband, and their three children need to swiftly harvest the 7-hectare coffee plantation. Lydia faces the threat of being delisted from 4Ps, unless she sends back to school her children who help them in their livelihood. Rosario, […]

  Walk-out at UP Baguio. An estimated 1,200 University of the Philippines (UP)-Baguio students, teachers, and employees participated in a walk-out on February 26 to demand higher funding for education, budget transparency, and the administration’s accountability. This was the largest demonstration in recent years at UP Baguio. Led by the Alliance of Concerned Students (ACS), […]

The 82nd IB troops shot and killed Peter Agudes, a farmer also known as “Tito,” in Barangay Minan, Tapaz, Capiz on February 26, and injured two of Agudes’ companions. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) falsely claimed that Agudes was killed in an armed encounter between soldiers and the New People’s Army (NPA). Perla […]

Several scores of members of Compatriots gathered recently to hold the historic convention of the Filipino migrant movement. The revolutionary organization Compatriots represents the special sector of Filipino migrants under the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. Within the framework of the rectification movement, Compatriots affirmed its role to organize and mobilize Filipino compatriots for […]

On the occasion of the EDSA uprising’s 39th anniversary, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines reminded the people of its crucial lessons and the need to advance its gains through the promotion of the national-democratic revolution. NDFP secretary general Elias Dipasupil recognized the unique role of the EDSA uprising in the history of the […]

A number of student councils, publications, and organizations from various private colleges and universities collectively stood against the planned tuition and other fees increase (TOFI) for the academic year 2025-2026. According to the latest report from the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), the proposed rates of increase in university fees for the […]