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Anakbayan (transl. Children of the People; [8] abbreviated as AB [9]) is an international militant [10] [11] youth organization espousing Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and National Democracy based in the Philippines. It is part of the broader Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, a left-wing alliance in the Philippines.
In May 2001, YMJC met with the leaders of Anakbayan, the League of Filipino Students, the College Editors Guild of the Philippines, the National Union of Students of the Philippines, and the Student Christian Movement of the Philippines in Sampaloc, Manila to discuss methods to advance youth interests in the country. [4]
In 1997, leaders from these organizations would eventually form ANAKBAYAN, a comprehensive mass organization of the Filipino youth, turning to combine both organizing students and community youth. Known youth groups currently in operation are Liberal Youth, Kabataan Partylist, Akbayan Youth, and Youth Reform Movement Philippines.
During the early administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a youth initiative called Youth Movement for Justice and Meaningful Change, composed of Anakbayan (AB), the League of Filipino Students, the College Editors' Guild of the Philippines, the National Union of Students of the Philippines, and the Student Christian Movement of the ...
The National Youth Commission (Filipino: Pambansang Komisyon sa Kabataan), also known as the NYC, is a government agency in the Philippines that specifically addresses issues surrounding the Filipino youth. It was founded on June 30, 1995, via Republic Act 8044 or the "Youth in Nation-Building Act of 1995". [3]
Youth and Students: Anakbayan, College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), League of Filipino Students (LFS), National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), Karatula – Kabataang Artista para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (Youth Artists for Genuine Freedom), SCMP – Student Christian Movement of the Philippines
Akbayan is noted as a leading member of the progressive movement in the Philippines, [5] [1] having been formed in 1998 by a variety of progressive political organizations. There are approximately 100 thousand members of Akbayan, with a pool of voter interest ranging anywhere between 150 thousand to 1 million people (at most 2.5% of Philippine ...
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