Akbayan

Due to its stance against right-wing extremism (from some elements of the AFP) and the Maoist far-left (CPP–NPA–NDF), Akbayan has been a target of both political groups.

Akbayan has been noted to oppose the increased incursions of the People's Republic of China (PRC) naval and coast guard vessels into Philippine territorial waters and within the country's 200-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Akbayan has affiliate groups that represent government employees, women workers, migrants, as well as members of the LGBT community.

The party's official website states that Akbayan is an activist organisation "and proud of it", and that it "vehemently condemn(s) torture, assassination, and other violent acts that undermine human rights and freedoms regardless of whoever commits them".

While Akbayan's political-economic platform rests on the democratic-socialist foundation which PDP–Laban ostensibly shares,[11] the former differs greatly from the latter with regard to civil rights and law enforcement.

Akbayan members protesting the granting of bail to former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who was then facing plunder charges
Akbayan mobilization in front of the Chinese Consular Office to protest China's incursions into the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone
Akbayan members calling for the passage of the CARPER Law
Creative demonstration of support for the passage of the Reproductive Health Law in 2012