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.
In the coming months and years, it is the task of the national-democratic movement to earnestly carry out mass propaganda and organizing. Every effort should be made to reach millions upon millions of people in factories, communities, campuses, offices and others. They must advance their struggles primarily against price increases, for higher wages and salaries, […]
Calling itself the People’s Opposition, the Makabayan Coalition announced on July 10 its plan to field 12 senatorial candidates in the 2025 election. The coalition is fully determined to stand as the genuine opposition force in an election dominated by factions of the ruling class. It seeks to represent the common people’s interests in the […]
SEVERAL PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS and leaders gathered on July 16 at the Santo Domingo Church Compound, Quezon City to discuss and deliver a strong message to the Marcos regime regarding peace talks. On that day, they formed the Council of Leaders for Peace Initiatives (CLPI) to push for peace talks between the Government of the Republic […]
3,000 sugarcane farmers rally in Batangas. Led by SUGAR-Batangas, 3,000 sugarcane farmers assembled before the DSWD office in Batangas City on July 10 to demand the distribution of aid meant for them. As a result of the rally, DSWD accepted the documents it previously rejected from the fifth batch of beneficiaries. The farmers called […]
In the spirit of the rectification movement being carried out by the Communist Party of the Philippines throughout the country, all revolutionary forces in the Southern Tagalog provinces are earnestly advancing various aspects of their work. Units of the New People’s Army (NPA) are painstakingly recovering areas that were long abandoned in order to reconsolidate […]
The military agreement between the Philippines and Japan, the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), was signed on July 8. For the first time since the end of the Second World War, imperialist Japanese will be allowed to have its troops enter and deploy in the country. This will allow Japanese troops to freely enter and leave […]
The cries of protests of activists rang out during the speech of war-freak US congressman Rep. Darrell Issa at the conference of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, DC last July 11. They condemned the US military presence in the Philippines, its crimes against the Filipino people and its war provocations against […]
Drug-crazed 2nd IB soldiers shot to death brothers Ronel, 22, and Robert Monsanto, 18, in Sitio Laray, Barangay Aguho, Esperanza, Masbate on July 8. The brothers were herding their livestock when operating soldiers chanced upon and shot them in cold blood. The soldiers took the remains of the brothers to Barangay San Roque and made […]