Archive of Ang Bayan

Ma­la­king ka­wa­lan sa mga ma­ngi­ngis­dang Pi­li­pi­no ang ili­gal na pa­ngi­ngis­da ng mga Chi­ne­se sa so­be­ra­nong te­ri­tor­yo ng Pi­li­pi­nas at ka­la­pit ni­tong mga ka­ra­ga­tan. Sa na­ka­ra­ang anim na de­ka­da, tu­luy-tu­loy nang lu­mi­it ang bi­lang ng mga is­da sa South Chi­na Sea du­lot ng de­ka-de­ka­da nang sob­rang pa­ngi­ngis­da sa lu­gar. Isa ang South Chi­na Sea sa li­mang […]

In his upcoming State of the Nation Address this July 22, Rodrigo Duterte is expected to once again demonstrate utter subservience to his US imperialist master by prioritizing the implementation of neoliberal economic reforms which have long been recommended by the US under its The Arang­ka­da Phi­lip­pi­nes Project (TAPP). These reforms aim to push for […]

THE PHILIPPINES further tightened its hold on the Philippines after the 8th Bi­la­te­ral Stra­te­gic Dia­lo­gue (BSD) between both countries was concluded last June 15-16. The annual BSD is conducted under US-Philippines Mu­tu­al Defen­se Tre­aty and is participated in by ranking officials of the US government and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The US delegation […]

MEMBERS OF THE Kilusang Mayo Uno conducted a #PayDayProtest on July 15, a week before Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address. They condemned the regime’s continuing policy of wage repression, contractualization and the overarching jobs crisis in the country. Farm workers from Hacien­da Buencon­sejoa in E.B. Ma­ga­lo­na, Neg­ros Occi­den­tal participated in the campaign. They […]

THE NEW PEOPLE’S Army (NPA)-Wes­tern Sa­mar twice harassed ele­men­ts of the 63rd IB on June 16 in Ba­ra­ngay Bay-ang, San Jor­ge, Sa­mar. Two soldiers were killed-in-action. Three elements of the 87th IB were also killed in a harassment operation in Ba­ra­ngay Sto. Niño, Pa­ra­nas on June 27. Meanwhile, the NPA meted a punitive action against […]

ON JULY 9, lawyers of the Duterte regime coerced 40 fishermen from Masinloc, Zambales and Palawan to withdraw their petition for a writ of kalikasan in the West Phi­lip­pi­ne Sea (WPS). Assisted by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the fishermen filed a petition at the Supreme Court last April against China’s destruction of coral […]

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS of Lumad schools under the Save Our Schools (SOS) Network protested in front of the headquarters of the De­partment of Educa­ti­on in Pa­sig City on July 17 to condemn its attempt to order the closure of Lumad schools in Mindanao. In particular, they criticized its suspension of 55 schools of the Sa­lug­po­ngan […]

ECONOMIC OFFICIALS of the reactionary government, during their Pre-State of the Nation Address Economic and Infrastructure Forum, dubbed the Re­pub­lic Act 11203 or Rice Li­be­ra­liza­ti­on Act a “monumental legislative achievement.” This is a big fat lie as this “achievement” is considered a scourge by rice farmers. The said law was implemented in December 2018 to […]

The rift in the Du­ter­te-Arro­yo-Marcos alliance is widening further. This is evident in the continuing rivalry among its henchmen who are vying for the highest position in Congress. Duterte directly intervened in the competition by endorsing last July 8 Alan Pe­ter Ca­ye­ta­no and Lord Allan Ve­lasco to alternately share the Speakership. But days after this, […]