National Officers

CHAIRPERSONS
Maita Gomez and Rep. Rafael Mariano
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Former Rep. Roseller Barinaga
PRESIDENT
Rep. Satur Ocampo
VICE PRESIDENT
Rep. Liza Maza
VICE PRESIDENT - LUZON
Coun. Ramon Te
VICE PRESIDENT - VISAYAS
Former Rep. Siegfred Deduro
VICE PRESIDENT - MINDANAO
Former Rep. Joel Virador

M
SECRETARY GENERAL
Nathanael Santiago akabayang
DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL Koalisyon ng
Cristina Palabay
Mamamayan
TREASURER
Cherry Clemente
was founded on April
AUDITOR
16-17, 2009. Makabayan is composed
Ed Clemente of eight progressive party-lists:
DIRECTOR FOR ORGANIZATION Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela,
Lutgardo Jurcales Kabataan, Courage, Migrante,
direCtor FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ACT, and Katribu, and prominent
Grace Saguinsin-Trinidad
personalities.
GENERAL COUNSEL
Makabayan was established to
Atty. Romeo Capulong
advance the politics of change. Its
National Council Members basic principle is to empower the people
Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera Dr. Reynaldo Lesaca Jr. and uphold nationalist and democratic
Rep. Teodoro Casiño Prof. Roland Simbulan
Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan Atty. Vicky Avena changes in the field of politics, economy
Rep. Joel Maglunsod Atty. Evalyn Ursua and culture.
Rep. Neri Javier Fides Lim
Colmenares Dr. Romeo Quijano
Rep. Raymond Palatino
Dir. Joel Lamangan
Atty. Harry Roque
Amirah Ali Lidasan
Vencer Crisostomo
Alvin Peters
makabayan.org.ph
Email: koalisyongmakabayan@gmail.com
Now is the
time of great
challenges.
Elections have come and
gone. But the people’s
aspirations remain
unrealized: we are still a
country of deep poverty and
exploitation. We remain
victims of a rotten system
lorded over by exploitative
local and foreign elites.
But there is hope; it is in us,
the people. It is in our unity
1. Power to the people!
We advocate empowering the people as key in
changing governance and society. We will fight
foreign and elite control until we can establish a
government that is truly representative of the
people.
2. Fight for good governance!
We will fight for an honest and excellent public
service that is accountable to the people. We
will prosecute corrupt officials and put an end to
cheating, stealing and lying in the government .
3. Develop a pro-Filipino economy!
We will develop a pro-Filipino and pro-people
economy, We will terminate unjust impositions
by the US, IMF, WB, and WTO. We will pursue
a program for genuine agrarian reform and
cooperativization, modernization of agriculture,
and industrialization.
4. Lift the majority of the people from poverty!
We will prioritize giving adequate work and decent
wages to the workers, free land and subsidy to the
and collective action. It is in
our strength and determination
to overcome obstacles.
It is the hope that unites us
in Makabayang Koalisyon
ng Mamamayan. We are a
coalition with a definitive
vision for change. A coalition
that advances the aspirations,
triumphs, and potential of the
people’s parties. A coalition
that promotes nationalism,
democracy, and the rights and
welfare of the people at all
times.
Makabayan Platform
farmers, provide food security, as well as greter determination of the BangsaMoro and indigenous
access to social services such as education, health, peoples.
housing, utilities and other needs.
8. Promote nationalist and progressive culture!
5. Protect the environment! We will promote patriotic, pro-people, pro-
We will protect the forests, seas, and bodies of environment, scientific, and progressive education
water against massive exploitation and destruction and culture. We will advance a national language
especially by large commercial interests. We and enrich our diverse cultures. We will renounce
will address the problem of climate change and colonial, corrupt, and decadent culture.
develop the use of clean and renewable energy.
9. Uphold women’s rights and gender equality!
6. Build fair foreign relations! We will fight for gender equality and rights of
We will build new foreign relations based on women in all levels of governance and livelihood
respect for national sovereignty and mutual in society. We will fight all forms of exploitation,
benefit. We will abrogate unequal agreements discrimination and violence against women, gays
with the US, Japan and other nations. We will and lesbians.
protect the rights and welfare of Filipino
migrants abroad. 10. Advance the peace process!
We will advance the peace negotiations and the
7. Defend democratic and human rights! implementation of agreements between the
We will defend human rights. We will put a stop governmetn and the National Democratic Front
to the political repression of activists, journalists and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. We will
and critics of government and prosecute the seek for all sides to decisively address and resolve
perpetrators. We will uphold the right to self- the root causes of armed conflict.