Archive of Ang Bayan

Ang Bayan | April 21, 2024
April 21, 2024

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.

Resist Marcos' complete surrender of Philippine sovereignty and security
April 21, 2024

The Marcos puppet regime placed the country’s foreign policy and security under full foreign control and decision when it entered into a trilateral military and economic alliance last week with the imperialist US and its imperialist partner Japan. Summoned by his master in Washington DC, Marcos fully shackled the Philippines to the “ironclad commitment” of […]

The Ivatans don't want Balikatan
April 21, 2024

On April 8, the local government of Batanes issued a sober reminder to all visitors to the province to be considerate of their herds while touring the island. They ask them not to startle or stress the animals in the pasture and leave them alone on the roads and parks. Batanes is one of the […]

American troops are turning the Philippines into a battlefield
April 21, 2024

Thousands of American troops and their vehicles landed in the country even before Balikatan began. At least 400 military vessels from the US Indo-Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii were offloaded from large ships in Subic Bay in March. On April 1, the US conducted combat maneuvers in Philippine waters with Australian and Japanese warships and […]

Cope Thunder exercises strike fear among Cagayanons
April 21, 2024

Although Balikatan 2024 has not yet officially opened, Cope Thunder exercises launched by the US Air Force and Tactical Operations Group (TOG) troops on April 17 have already sown fear and distress among the citizens of Cagayan and Apayao. Residents of Gattaran, Sto Niño, and Lasam in Cagayan said low-flying jet fighters caused mayhem in […]

Presence of foreign troops in the Philippines stirs protests
April 21, 2024

Various groups protested before the US embassy on April 11 to condemn the “trilateral summit” between the Philippines, Japan and the US held in Washington D.C. The groups know that this meeting was part of the US plan to expand its presence in the first-island chain under the guise of “security” and “freedom” in the […]

The face of the rectification movement in Masbate
April 21, 2024

Branches and committees of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), New People’s Army (NPA) units and the entire revolutionary movement in Masbate are striving to carry out the rectification movement initiated by the Central Committee in December 2023. Assessments and studies are in full swing since the first quarter of the year. Study movement […]

In short
April 21, 2024
Peasant struggles amid El Niño advance in Negros
April 21, 2024

Amid the drought induced by El Niño, the collective action of masses of peasants and residents in several barangays in Negros achieved success for just aid and support from the reactionary government. Hundreds of farmers have stepped forward and engaged in dialogue with local agencies for their demands. In one barangay, nearly 500 peasants attended […]

Protests
April 21, 2024

  Successful transport strike. Piston and Manibela launched a transport strike on April 15-16 to demand the withdrawal of the April 30 deadline for mandatory consolidation of franchises and the return of their 5-year individual franchises. About 80% of major routes in Metro Manila were affected and several parts of Cavite and Laguna were paralyzed. […]