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Reflections on “Tumandok” On- and Off-Screen
By Raoul Manuel More than a year has passed after the Cinemalaya 2024 best film “Tumandok” was released with the aim of shedding light on the struggles of indigenous peoples
Youth Groups Denounce Red-Tagging, Military Surveillance of Environment Advocate
By Juliane Judilla Human rights and youth organizations in Western Visayas condemned what they described as continuing harassment, surveillance, and red-tagging of an environmental advocate and her sister by state
Tumandok Resistance: Seeking Justice in Korea Against the Jalaur Mega Dam
By John Ian Alenciaga, Coordinator, Jalaur River for the People Movement (JRPM), August 2025 PANAY ISLAND, PHILIPPINES – For over a decade, the Tumandok people of Panay Island have resisted
Progressive Groups Slam Iloilo’s Recent Rate Hike, Privatization of Water
By Tiffany Xu ILOILO CITY — From market spaces, transportation, to water services — government agencies in Iloilo are now centering its development goals around revenue-generating public-private partnership deals. The
Ilonggo Journos Remember Ampatuan Massacre Victims
By Juliane Judilla ILOILO CITY – Journalists from various media organizations and sectoral groups gathered for a candle-lighting activity at Graciano Lopez Jaena Park, Iloilo City, to commemorate the 16th
Calls for Marcos-Duterte Resignation, ‘Legal, Legitimate, and Necessary’- BAYAN
By Juliane Judilla Multi-sectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) has pushed back against claims that calls for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte to resign are unconstitutional
Over 100 Ilonggos spend #WorldFisheriesDay retelling poor fishers’ plights
by Tiffany Xu BAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO – This November 21, on World Fisheries Day, fisherfolk and consumers alike are still reeling from the hard-hit impacts of a looming intensification in
NUSP Panay Revived, Urges Student Participation in National Students’ Day
By Juliane Judilla ILOILO CITY — The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), the broadest alliance of student councils and governments in the country, has officially revived its
Typhoon Tino Devastates Western Visayas; Thousands Displaced as Floods and Winds Batter Panay and Guimaras Islands
Nearly 160,000 individuals affected; widespread power outages and damage reported across provinces By Julrod Prino ILOILO CITY, Philippines — November 4, 2025. Typhoon Tino (KALMAEGI) unleashed torrential rains, powerful winds,
Makabayan’s 15-km bill counters commercial encroachment in municipal fishing waters
by Tiffany Xu In an organized act of resistance, fishers fight law with the law. Last Oct. 20, militant fisher group PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas joined Makabayan lawmakers in filing a bill that