Archive of Ang Bayan

Hustisya para sa Negros 14!
April 21, 2019

Kinundena ng iba’t-ibang organisasyon ang pagmasaker ng mga pwersa ng estado sa 14 na magsasaka sa Negros Oriental noong Marso 30. Inilunsad nila ang mga programa at protesta sa loob at labas ng bansa para manawagan ng hustisya. Pinangunahan ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), Malaya Movement at International Coalition for Human Rights in the […]

Mga protesta
April 21, 2019

RALI NG MGA PILIPINO SA US. Sa Washington DC, pinangunahan ng Malaya Movement ang die-in protest sa loob ng US Senate ng mahigit 300 indibidwal para kundenahin ang pamamaslang ng rehimeng Duterte at manawagan na itigil ang pagbibigay ng US ng ayudang militar sa reaksyunaryong gubyerno ng Pilipinas. Umaabot sa $184.5 milyon ang ayudang militar […]

100,000 manggagawa ng FoxConn, sisipain
April 21, 2019

Binabalak ng FoxConn Technology, isa sa pinakamalaking kumpanya sa pagmamanupaktura sa buong mundo, na sisantehin ang 100,000 manggagawa nito sa China at iba’t ibang bansa. Sa nakaraang taon lamang, nabawasan na ng 30,000 ang mga manggagawa nito sa isang pabrika sa Zhengzhou. Ang FoxConn ang isa sa pinakamalaking kontraktor na gumagawa ng mga smartphone na […]

Chico dam project violates sovereignty
April 21, 2019

The Chico River Pump Irrigation Project in Kalinga is faced with increasing opposition after grave violations of the nation’s sovereignty and patrimony were exposed. The Duterte regime surrendered the country’s mineral resources as collateral in exchange of a $62 million loan for the said project from China. Whatever dispute that may arise from the project […]

3rd IB operation kills Manobo leader
April 21, 2019

Datu Kaylo Bontulan, Manobo leader and official of Pasaka and Salugpungan, was killed by elements of the 3rd IB who indiscriminately bombed and strafed Barangay Kipilas, Kitaotao, Bukidnon on April 7. Datu Kaylo visited the area to check on the situation of Manobo evacuees from Talaingod. He was a known leader of Talaingod who has […]

AFP misencounters
April 21, 2019

Two misencounters between AFP units rampaging in peasant communities were reported recently. Last April 10, at 3:00 a.m., two columns of the Bravo Coy of 85th IB clashed in Sitio Labrahan, Barangay Butanguiad in San Francisco, Quezon. One column of the said unit wore civilian clothing to imitate Red fighters while the other column wore […]

Bloated bureaucrats
April 21, 2019

The Duterte family’s unexplained wealth once again made the news after a report analyzing their declared Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth when they served as local officials was made public. According to the said report, Rodrigo Duterte’s wealth increased by P28.5 million from 1998 to 2017. Sara Duterte’s wealth, meanwhile, increased by P44.8 […]

Exploitation heightens as wealth increases
April 21, 2019

Wealth of the biggest bourgeois compradors in the Philippines have ballooned in the last few years. In 2018, the combined wealth of the top 10 richest individuals in the country reached up to $55.3 billion. This is because of the intensified anti-worker practices and brutal suppression of their struggles, as well as higher prices of […]

Justice for Negros 14!
April 21, 2019

Various organizations condemned the massacre of 14 peasants in Negros last March 30 by state forces. They held programs and protests within and outside the country to demand justice. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), Ma­la­ya Move­ment and Inter­na­tio­nal Coa­li­ti­on for Hu­man Rights in the Phi­lip­pi­nes (ICHRP) spearheaded the International Day of Protest last April […]

Protests
April 21, 2019

Filipino migrants protest in US. In Washington DC, the Malaya movement led a die-in protest in the US Senate led at least 300 individuals in condemning the Duterte regime’s killing campaign and demand a stop to the provision of US military aid to the reactionary government of the Philip­pines. The Duterte regime received $184.5 million […]