Archive of Ang Bayan

In short
April 07, 2024
Toiling masses stage Calvary March in Metro Manila and Southern Tagalog
April 07, 2024

ORGANIZATIONS OF TOILING masses mounted the annual Kalbaryo ng Masang Anakpawis (The Cross of the Toiling Masses) last March 26, at Isetann, Recto Avenue in Manila City. Participants presented such issues as the intensifying economic crisis, reclamation in Manila Bay and demolition in Navotas, and the red-tagging of activist leaders and their communities. They raised […]

Rights groups earnestly fight for respect 
for international humanitarian law
April 07, 2024

KARAPATAN-SOUTHERN TAGALOG and other groups quickly dispatched teams to Batangas and Quezon last week to ensure that the reactionary state forces respect international humanitarian law. They assisted the peasant masses and supported the relatives of the New People’s Army Red fighters in securing their rights. In Batangas, the group and family handled the retrieval of […]

Ang Bayan | April 7, 2024
April 07, 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.

Protests
April 07, 2024

  Give aid and subsidies to those affected by El Niño! Groups of farmers and fisherfolk staged protests before the offices of the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Quezon City on April 3. They denounced the two agencies of the Marcos regime for their negligence and incompetence in providing […]

Rectification movement kicks-off in Agusan and Surigao del Sur
April 07, 2024

The New People’s Army (NPA) successfully launched a series of studies and discussions in the provinces of Agusan and Surigao del Sur in the first quarter of 2024. Party committees and members ardently welcomed the Central Committee’s call to launch a rectification movement through ideological activities, the local NPA unit has endeavored and resolutely launched […]

AFP bombings, extrajudicial killing and violence in the past week
April 07, 2024

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dropped bombs in the border communities of Maria, Ilocos Sur and Pilar, Abra on April 2 at noon bringing terror to residents. At least 118 families or approximately 650 people evacuated due to the bombings and restrictions imposed on their livelihoods. Apart from this, hundreds of military troops […]

Swift action and vigorous demands force surfacing 
of 2 abducted activists in Pangasinan
April 07, 2024

Within three days, relatives, friends and fellow activists compelled state forces and the Marcos regime to release Francisco “Eco” Dangla III and Joxelle “Jak” Tiong. The two were abducted at 8 pm on March 24 in Barangay Polo, San Carlos City, Pangasinan. Human rights groups announced on March 27 that “the two are no longer […]

Military "quarantine", prison of "surrendered"
 civilians in Surigao del Sur
April 07, 2024

Since units of the 3rd SFB and 75th IB swarmed Surigao del Sur in 2020, more people suffered the brutality of militarization and fell victim to the fake surrender campaign of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Most of them are Lumads. Under the guise of the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) and Enhanced […]

Farmers’ protest against liberalization surges again in India
April 07, 2024

In March, the Communist Party of India (CPI)-Maoist urged thousands of farmers to continue their protest until their grievances were met. Since mid-February, an estimated 30,000-50,000 farmers have continued their actions to demand fair prices for their products and for the fulfillment of the promises of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the past […]