Bayán
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New Patriotic Alliance
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Bagong Alyansang Makabayan |
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| Leader | Teodoro Casiño |
| President |
Satur Ocampo Liza Maza |
| Chairman | Carol Pagaduan Araullo |
| Secretary-General | Renato Reyes |
| Founded | May 1, 1985 |
| Headquarters | Quezon City |
| Ideology |
Communism Left-wing nationalism Anti-imperialism Marxism-Leninism-Maoism National Democracy Anti-Americanism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 24
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| Seats in the House of Representatives |
7 / 358
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| Provincial governorships |
0 / 80
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| Provincial vice governorships |
0 / 80
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| Provincial board members |
0 / 756
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| Website | |
| www.bayan.ph | |
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Filipino: lit. New Patriotic Alliance) or Bayan is an alliance of militant organizations. It was founded on International Workers' Day, May 1, 1985 as part of the opposition during the Marcos dictatorship.
The principle of Bayan is National Democracy, which is based on Marxism–Leninism–Maoism, similar to Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front. It believes that:
However, unlike underground revolutionary organizations such as the Communist Party of the Philippines, its armed wing the New People's Army and its united front the National Democratic Front, members of Bayan do not take up arms. They participate in the urban mass movement, which are the dual tactics of the revolution, and participate in the revolution through mass mobilizations.
Bayan operates as an alliance of different sectoral organizations. It follows a democratic and central structure. Its own documentation suggests that it is a centralized organization, including:
As an umbrella group of the National-Democratic movement in the Philippines, BAYAN is associated with several organizations.
Bayan was founded by Leandro Alejandro and former senator Lorenzo Tañada on May 1, 1985 during the Marcos dictatorship. It brought together more than a thousand grassroots and progressive organizations, representing over a million people, largely national democratic.
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