PH groups condemn US attack on Venezuela
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) called for Filipino solidarity with Venezuela as it condemned the abduction of President Nicholas Maduro and his wife, as well the naval blockade and the terrorist designation of the Latin American country by the US government.
2026 budget bill approved by ‘unrepentant thieves’ — BAYAN
Malacanang said Marcos wants to make sure that the budget is corruption-free, a claim BAYAN said is a “most explosive lie that will greet the New Year.”
Bicam deadlock on DPWH budget is all about kickbacks—BAYAN
“The Lower House and Executive Department’s insistence on restoring the P54-billion cut proposed by the Senate can be summed up this way: a higher DPWH budget means higher kickbacks, or so-called SOPs, for legislators and executive officials,” BAYAN said.
Pork barrel persists in proposed 2026 national budget—BAYAN
“Instead of heeding widespread calls to cut or substantially reduce pork and patronage programs, the Bicam expanded funding for two of the most notorious channels of political pork: farm-to-market roads and the medical assistance program under the Department of Health,” BAYAN said.
On PhilHealth fund transfer victory: Consistency is integrity
It had been a lonely fight for former Senator Aquilino Pimentel III in the Senate and the Makabayan coalition of progressive partylists in the House of Representatives (HOR) to keep PhilHealth funds off the hands of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration.
Reject ‘allocable’-infested proposed 2026 budget, BAYAN demands
“BAYAN condemns the duplicity of the Marcos Jr. government, which claims to be against corruption but whose 2026 budget contains pork barrel projects through “allocables” of lawmakers, bloated unprogrammed appropriations and higher confidential and intelligence funds for the Office of the President.”
Cardinal sin
Religious leaders are not supposed to be wet behind the ears, or susceptible to being swayed by the belief that protest actions should not disrupt the political order.
Singson’s departure shows enormity of corruption, labor center says
“To claim that the endgame is near is self-serving for a government that has yet to file charges against high-ranking officials in the House, Senate, and DPWH,” BAYAN secretary general Raymond Palatino said.
Police disrupting rally preparations at Luneta
“This is clearly intended to sabotage the protest, discourage people from joining the rally, and suppress the demand to make Marcos Jr accountable for the large scale corruption in the government,” BAYAN said.
BAYAN asks: Why is Marcos Jr. shielded in corruption probes?
“This does not appear to be a mere oversight or lapse of judgement but a calculated act to divert public attention from principal schemers, offer up fall guys to appease the public, and whitewash the system that breeds corruption in order to maintain it,” Palatino observed.