Ka Lira sang ikaw amon nakilala Mapagros, matutom kag puno sang pag-asa Sa malip-ot nga panahon nga kita nag-inupdanay Ang amon pamatyag dugay na kita nagkilalahay Kay ang imo hulag daw kaangay sang Isa ka pispis sa lasang Nga maka upod sa huyop sang hangin kag ano man nga masumalang Ang imo nga mga yuhom […]

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 Iloco.

The ruling Duterte regime is being rocked by crisis. This is a result of the reeking stench of Duterte’s corruption in exploiting the pandemic to pocket billions of pesos in government funds. This was exposed amid widespread joblessness, skyrocketing prices, low wages and destruction of people’s livelihood aggravated by endless lockdowns. The pandemic remains out […]

Parents, teachers and students greeted the opening of the school year with protests last September 13. Demanding #LigtasNaBalikEskwela (Safely Open Schools), the Alliance of Concerned Teachers condemned Rodrigo Duterte for displaying no sympathy in abandoning the education sector amid the pandemic. ACT members marched to Mendiola in Manila calling for state support for teachers and […]

The Communist Party of India (CPI)-Maoist celebrates its 17th anniversary today, September 21. The anniversary is commemorated in a week-long celebration participated in by the revolutionary people of India, fighters of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army, and the toiling masses. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) saluted Indian comrades in facing the challenges and […]

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Communist Party of the Philippines demanded the immediate release of Loida Magpatoc, consultant of the NDFP for the peace negotiations with the government of the Philippines. She should not have been arrested and harassed as she is covered by the Joint Agreement on Safety and […]

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Central Negros (Leonardo Panaligan Command) fired at a CAFGU Active Auxillary (CAA) detachment in Barangay Guba, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental on September 8. A soldier of the 62nd IB was killed. Residents complained that they were coerced by soliders to “surrender” and enlist in the CAFGU. The NPA-South Central Negros paralyzed a […]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will go through with the investigation on Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity. The court’s judges announced the decision on September 15. The investigation will cover cases of extrajudicial killings perpetrated from 2011 to 2019. The ICC judges said that the “so-called ‘war on drugs’ campaign cannot be seen as a […]

Resistance against Cebu reclamation. Shipyard workers in Consolacion, Cebu mounted a series of pickets from September 11 to 17 in Barangay Tayud to oppose the impending 234.8-hectare reclamation project in the area to pave way for the construction of the Seafront City. The ecotourism project will close down five shipyards and destroy the source of […]