The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has welcomed the request of outgoing International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open an investigation on the Duterte government’s war-on-drugs campaign. (Photo courtesy of BAYAN Secretary General Renato Reyes) “We welcome ICC...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) demanded the Makabayan Bloc on Friday, June 11, to refrain from misleading the grieving family of a football player from the Far Eastern University (FEU) who got killed in a pre-meditated landmine blast allegedly perpetrated by the New...
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
Members of the House of Representatives' progressive Makabayan bloc on Thursday, June 3, raised alarm over the prospects of President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio running for vice president and president in the 2022 national elections. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and...
Opposition Rep. Ferdinand Gaite of Bayan Muna slammed on Monday, May 31, the PDP-Laban’s resolution to convince President Rodrigo Duterte to run for vice president and choose his candidate for president. Gaite also chided the ruling party for calling for additional funding for the controversial...
Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite assailed on Tuesday, April 27, the Ombudsman's decision to dismiss charges against the policemen who were involved in keeping 12 detainees inside a "secret cell" in Tondo, Manila in 2017. Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite (BAYAN MUNA...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and Bayan Muna chairman former Rep. Neri Colmenares on Sunday (April 25) dared President Rodrigo Duterte to also look into excesses of monopolies in the power industry that have been holding consumers hostage in order to...
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) already started the mass registration of coconut farmers to update the National Coconut Farmers Registry System (NCFRS), which, once completed, will serve as the government’s master list of beneficiaries for the P100-billion coco levy fund. Bantay...
Gab Bayan He’s definitely a face you’d like to see welcoming your every morning and even capping the end of your every day. Reasons why, Gab Bayan is slowly but surely gaining a loyal following especially among viewers of his daily news-oriented programs on the People’s Television...
Amid low farm-gate prices, farmers are also suffering from the rising retail cost of farm commodities, a farmer-leader said. In a virtual briefing on Wednesday, Joseph Canlas, Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon, said farmers don't benefit from the rising retail cost of some food...
The search for the next Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan is on! This is not a drill! Just in time for Undas (or Halloween) season, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) announced that babaylan , albularyo , and maghihilot are now considered national living treasures. And the search...
"Para sa bayan" (for the nation)! This is the mission that drives broadcast journalist Erwin Tulfo to take the helm of People's Television Network's primetime newscast "Ulat Bayan." "More than ever, especially with this pandemic, the Filipinos need a constant, reliable news source. That is why I am...
