Ang Bayan
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Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines
, issued by the party's Central Committee. It describes the actions of party as well as its point of view on issues and events in the Philippines
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Ang Bayan is published bimonthly on the 7th and 21st of each month with additional "special issues" when an important event occurs. It is always originally published in Filipino
but is subsequently translated into English, Cebuano
, Ilokano
, Waray
and Hiligaynon
.
Communist Party of the Philippines
The Communist Party of the Philippines is a leading communist party in the Philippines. It remains an underground political organization since its founding on December 26, 1968 and has been operating in clandestine manner since its founding...
, issued by the party's Central Committee. It describes the actions of party as well as its point of view on issues and events in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Ang Bayan is published bimonthly on the 7th and 21st of each month with additional "special issues" when an important event occurs. It is always originally published in Filipino
Filipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
but is subsequently translated into English, Cebuano
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
, Ilokano
Ilokano language
Ilokano or Ilocano is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines....
, Waray
Waray language
Waray may refer to:* The Waray language of Australia* The Waray-Waray language of the Philippines...
and Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon language
Hiligaynon, often referred to as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Capiz but is also spoken in the other provinces of the Panay Island group, including Antique,...
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