PinoyVote » BAYAN http://www.pinoyvote.org PinoyVote Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – BAYAN http://www.pinoyvote.org/bagong-alyansang-makabayan/ http://www.pinoyvote.org/bagong-alyansang-makabayan/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:47:21 +0000 admin http://www.pinoyvote.org/bagong-alyansang-makabayan/ Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (English: New Patriotic Alliance or New Alliance for the People) or BAYAN is a leftist political coalition in the Philippines, started in May 1985 during the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship. It brought together more than a thousand grassroots and progressive organizations, representing over a million people.

The nickname BAYAN was picked since it stands for nation or community in Filipino.


Other Information

  • Leader : Satur Ocampo
  • President : Satur Ocampo
  • Chairman : Carol Pagaduan Araullo
  • Secretary-General : Teodoro Casiño
  • Founded : May 1, 1985
  • Headquarters : Quezon City
  • Political ideology : Progressivism, Socialism , Nationalism
  • Position : Left
  • International affiliation : Amnesty International
  • Colors : red
  • Seats in the Senate : None
  • Seats in the House of Representatives : 5

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