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.

The successive “insurgency-free” declarations of Marcos’ officials and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in recent weeks are part of a grand disinformation and psywar campaign. Its aim is to create a false image that the armed resistance of the Filipino people has been crushed or is about to be defeated and that there […]

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and New People’s Army (NPA) cannot declare a ceasefire this Christmas amid the Marcos regime’s relentless war of repression, offensive military operations, and the implementation of martial law in the countryside. Desperate to crush the people’s struggle, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is currently conducting military […]

Members of Kabataang Makabayan (KM) marched on December 16 along Recto Avenue in Manila to commemorate their 60th anniversary and the second year of Ka Jose Maria Sison’s martyrdom. Amid the crowd, KM members boldly chanted a call to the people to join the people’s war. In a brief program, KM called to overthrow Marcos […]

  Bring Duterte to justice, hold Marcos accountable! Progressive organizations and democratic parties gathered at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on December 10 to mark the 76th International Human Rights Day. They exposed the dire human rights situation in the country under two consecutive regimes. Protesters burned an effigy called “Mamamayan vs Kasamaan at Kadiliman” (Citizen […]

In the Central Luzon plains and mountains, the revolutionary youth movement is intensifying its efforts to overcome weaknesses, rectify errors, and further strengthen the region’s Kabataang Makabayan (KM) ranks. They are striving to reach the broadest youth as possible and forge them as revolutionaries, New People’s Army (NPA) fighters and commanders, and Communist Party of […]

Raha work (“pagraraha”) or preparing firewood for sale is very difficult and dangerous. Despite this, it is the only source of income for many Manobo natives the military evicted in Surigao del Sur since 2019. They cannot return to their ancestral lands that are occupied by the military and taken over by large mining companies […]

Church people and youth held a prayer-protest action on December 14 in solidarity with the displaced families of Marawi City who have yet to return to their city. They called for the immediate return of 5,000 families who will face eviction from their temporary shelters by the end of the year. The land where they […]

Human trafficking victim Mary Jane Veloso has returned to the Philippines after nearly 15 years of detention in Indonesia. She was welcomed by her children, parents, lawyer, and supporters from Migrante Philippines and the Save Mary Jane Task Force at the airport in the early morning hours of December 18. She was allowed to hug […]

Journalist Alfonso Tomas “Atom” Araullo has won a civil case against National Task Force-Elcac officials Lorraine Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey Celiz for their Red-tagging. Badoy and Celiz were ordered to pay a total of ₱2.08 million in damages for the harm they caused Araullo. Lawyers from the Movement Against Disinformation represented him in court. Araullo filed […]