Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) told President Benigno Aquino III to address the country’s “roots of conflict” to achieve “lasting peace” rather than dismantling checkpoints by the New People’s Army.
Outrage from varied groups continues to snowball over the government’s issuance of an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) to mining giant Xstrata’s Sagittarius Mines Inc.
The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said that the incident at Tubbataha involving the Guardian raised more questions against the unhampered entry and permanent presence of US forces in the country under the VFA.
MANILA, Philippines—Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said Monday the blockage of ralliers who converged before Ever Gotesco Mall on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City near Batasang Pambansa, where President Benigno Aquino III is set to deliver his third State of the Nation Address, is a violation of the constitutional rights of the people. The Philippine [...]
Newspapers with “malicious reports” against the Iloilo City government and an international summit on rivers will be barred from the summit venue, according to Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.
Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan called on President Benigno Aquino III Tuesday to “check his math” and “erroneous computation” after announcing on Tuesday, Labor Day, that the government could not grant the P125 wage increase demanded by the workers.
Thousands of workers and other protesters on Panay Island will join Labor Day protests on Tuesday, according to protest organizers.
Two alleged leaders of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) were arrested on Friday at a police-military checkpoint in San Carlos City in Negros Occidental.
The obscure 2002 Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) between the Philippines and the United States may hold the key to the increased US military access to the country, according to the militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan).
Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said the demolition in Barangay Corazon de Jesus in San Juan City early Wednesday could have not resulted in a violent confrontation if the city government considered residents’ suggestion of an in-city relocation.
“Stay out of Spratly’s dispute,” militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan urged the United States in time for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s meeting with President Benigno Aquino III at Malacañang Wednesday.
Several dozen leftists began a protest against hunger and joblessness on Saturday in what they described as a “global day of action against imperialist war and plunder.” Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), expressing sympathy with the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, briefly massed at Plaza Ferguson across from the US Embassy in Manila. Bayan secretary [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine leftist groups began “Occupy Wall Street” protests in Manila over the weekend, simultaneous with similar activities in Asian cities such as Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Mumbai. The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, or Bayan, held its “global day of action vs imperialist war and plunder” consisting of a brief picket [...]
