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Bayan Muna

Leftist political party in the Philippines

Field	Value
name	Bayan Muna
colorcode	#BC0404
logo	Bayan Muna logo.svg
chairperson	Neri Colmenares
president	Satur Ocampo
foundation
affiliation1_title	National affiliation
affiliation1	Bayan
Makabayan
ideology	{{ubl	class=nowrap
position	Far-left
colors	Red, Yellow, Blue
website

Makabayan |Left-wing nationalism |National democracy |Anti-imperialism

Bayan Muna Congressman Ferdinand Gaite speaking in a mobilization against oil price hike, March 18, 2022.

Bayan Muna () is a National Democratic party-list in the Philippines, a member of the leftist political coalition Makabayan. The motto of the party is "New Politics, the Politics of Change", against "traditional, elitist, pro-imperialist politics". Its platform includes the advocation of a government that progressively supports the working class, with meaningful representation of all democratic sectors in the Philippines. Bayan Muna was the second most popular party-list party in the 2007 Philippine elections. In 2009, Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo and former Bayan Muna and incumbent Gabriela Representative Liza Maza ran for senate seats as guest candidates under the ticket of billionaire real estate magnate Senator Manny Villar. Ocampo said that their common objective “is to emancipate the people from widespread poverty and social injustice."

Electoral performance

Election	Votes	%	Seats	Representatives to Congress
2001	1,708,253	11.30%	3	Crispin Beltran, Liza Maza, Satur Ocampo (12th Congress)
2004	1,203,305	9.46%	3	Teodoro Casiño, Satur Ocampo, Joel Virador (13th Congress)
2007	979,039	6.14%	3	Teodoro Casiño, Neri Colmenares, Satur Ocampo (14th Congress)
2010	746,019	2.47%	2	Teodoro Casiño, Neri Colmenares (15th Congress)
2013	946,308	3.48%	2	Neri Colmenares, Carlos Isagani Zarate (16th Congress)
2016	606,566	1.87%	1	Carlos Isagani Zarate (17th Congress)
2019	1,112,979	4.01%	3	Carlos Isagani Zarate, Ferdinand Gaite, Eufemia Cullamat (18th Congress)
2022	215,981	0.60%	0	N/A (19th Congress)
2025	162,894	0.39%	0	N/A (20th Congress)

2007 elections

In the weeks leading up the Philippine national election, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, on behalf of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, admitted "Malacañang’s leading role in the fabricated charges leveled against Rep. Ocampo and the campaign to crush Bayan Muna." Bayan Muna partylist representative Satur Ocampo was detained weeks prior in March 2007 on murder charges from an alleged 1984 communist purge in Leyte. The arrest was widely condemned by international observers. Rep. Ocampo was ordered released on bail by the Supreme Court. In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won 2 seats in the nationwide party-list vote.

List of chairpersons, secretaries general and presidents

Chairperson

Reynaldo Lesaca Jr. (2000–2010s)
Neri Colmenares (2010s–present)

Vice chairperson

Crispin Beltran
Teodoro Casiño (2021–present)

Secretary general

Nathanael S. Santiago (2000–present)

Deputy secretary general

Robert de Castro
Natalie V. Pulvinar (2021–present)

President

Satur Ocampo (2000–present)

References

Guillermo, Artemio R.. (2011). "Historical Dictionary of the Philippines". Scarecrow Press, Inc..
(2023). "Party-Movement Interactions in a Contested Democracy: The Philippine Experience". Archium Ateneo.
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"Villar welcomes Ocampo, Maza as NP's guest senatorial bets". The Philippine Star.
Cepeda, Mara. (July 22, 2019). "LP, Makabayan blocs back Benny Abante for House minority leader". Rappler.
(April 9, 2007). "Satur back on campaign trail; Palace, AFP finally admit roles in anti-Bayan Muna drive". Davao Today.
link. (May 1, 2008 March 22, 2007.)
Lacuarta, Gerald. (October 28, 2000). "Leftists form political party". [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]].
Echavez, Andrea T.. (February 4, 2001). "Gloria warned against dealing with Danding". [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]].
(January 29, 2005). "Outright lies". [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]].
Sarao, Zachariah. (September 26, 2021). "Bayan Muna bares nominees for 2022 elections". [[Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Roque, Rosemarie. (June 17, 2002). "Why are Bayan Muna members getting killed?". [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]].
Calumpita, Ronnie E.. (December 1, 2005). "PALO farmers to DAR: Install us on our land". [[The Manila Times]].

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