Archive of Ang Bayan

Trump revives imperialist and interventionist Monroe Doctrine
February 07, 2026

Donald Trump released the imperialist US’ National Security Strategy in December 2025. The National Defense Strategy followed release on January 26. Both documents focused on the so-called “Trump corollary,” extending the Monroe Doctrine that propelled US domination over the Western Hemisphere. The US first implemented the “Monroe Doctrine” in 1823 to deny Latin America from […]

National-democratic groups support Venezuela and Palestine
February 07, 2026

National-demoocratic groups marched to the US embassy in Manila on February 6 to mark the International Day of Action for Venezuela and Palestine. The protest demanded accountability from the imperialist US for its aggression against Venezuela and for the genocide it and Zionist Israel are committing in Palestine. They carried the call: “US, Number One […]

Imperialist attack on Rojava condemned
February 07, 2026

The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) regional committee in Europe strongly condemned the intensifying attacks against the people of Rojava that began in the last weeks of January. ILPS described the ongoing offensive as “a severe and escalating campaign of violence, displacement, and collective punishment” that shows utter disregard for civilian life and basic […]

Nationwide anti-fascism strike held across 50 US states
February 07, 2026

Americans launched a nationwide strike on January 30 to protest the intensifying and brazen fascism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents. The protest was called “National Shutdown: No Work. No School. No Shopping. Stop Funding ICE.” The 300 protest actions and strikes were held across 50 states, led […]

In short
February 07, 2026
Social Media Registration Proposal: Surveillance and suppression of right to expression
February 07, 2026

On January 21, the Department of Information and Communication Technology pushed a draft policy requiring Filipinos to register before opening an account on any social media platform. The proposed law would require users to provide their real names and other personal data to enable them to use their own accounts. Parental verification would be mandatory […]

Filipino migrants demand investigation of US and Taiwan ghost projects
February 07, 2026

Filipino migrants are demanding an investigation into the various ghost or fake projects of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the US and Taiwan. According to the DMW, it allots ₱5 million every year for migrant shelters or temporary housing which it co-manages with non-governmental organizations in Taiwan. […]

Anti-corruption protest set on February 25
February 07, 2026

Kilusang Bayan Kontra Kurakot (KBKK, or People’s Anti-Corruption Movement) announced on January 19 its relaunching of the large-scale anti-corruption protest on February 25, with the marking of the 40th EDSA People Power uprising anniversary. The group led 100,000 people in anti-corruption protests on September 21, 2025 and 20,000 on November 30, 2025 in Luneta Park, […]

Protests
February 07, 2026

  Distribute land in Hacienda Luisita now! More than 150 farmers and farmworkers from Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac protested at the Department of Agrarian Reform in Quezon City on January 26 to condemn the long-delayed land distribution and to oppose fascism, militarization and bourgeois comprador’s land grabbing in the hacienda. Benguet indigenous people oppose mining. Indigenous […]

NPA-Northern Samar armed actions
February 07, 2026

The New People’s Army (NPA)-Northern Samar (Rodante Urtal Command) reported some of its units’ armed actions against the 19th IB in December 2025. No less than three 19th IB soldiers were killed, with others wounded in action. An NPA unit ambushed 19th IB troopers on December 15, 2025 in Barangay Poponton, Las Navas. Earlier, the […]