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Crising-Enhanced Habagat Devastates Western Visayas, Over Thousands Affected
Western Visayas, Philippines — While Tropical Cyclone Crising did not make landfall in the Philippines, its intensification of the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) resulted in widespread severe weather across the western
‘ACTIVISM IS NOT A CRIME’: Groups Decry Military Surveillance, Red-Tagging of Former UPV Students
ILOILO CITY – Human rights organizations and youth groups strongly denounced what they described as illegal surveillance and red-tagging against two former student leaders from the University of the Philippines
‘Pride is a Protest’: Groups, LGBTQ Community March for Pride Month Celebration in Iloilo City
ILOILO CITY – More than a hundred painted the streets of Arevalo District in rainbow as the annual Pride March in Iloilo City commenced on June 28. Led by the
UN special rapporteur calls for release of jailed journalist, abolition of NTF-ELCAC
United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion Irene Khan stated that serious threats to media and vocal critics persist in the country. This was part of
At Moment Of Temporary Defeat
OPINION | At Moment Of Temporary Defeat | by Simeon de Leon I. Forget not the insight Defeat is far better a teacher than success. Since success is a bratinella
Groups, Local Government Urge DENR to Stop San Jose Esplanade Construction
ANTIQUE – Environmental group Amlig Antique Alliance is urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to immediately halt the ongoing esplanade and road construction in Barangay Funda-Dalipe in
Panay Commemorate Earth Day 2025 with Protests
In commemoration of Earth Day, various environmental and cause-oriented groups held simultaneous activities all over Panay, highlighting environmental issues and projects they claim cause significant harm to both the people
Makabayan Panay Files Complaint Over Poster Tampering
ILOILO CITY – The Makabayan Coalition Panay has officially denounced the tampering of its party-list posters by members of Team Uswag, affiliated with Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, in a designated
Charges Against Three Development Workers in Negros Dropped
ILOILO, Philippines – Branch 31 of the Regional Trial Court in Iloilo dismissed the charges filed against three development workers from a Negros-based non-government organization (NGO) on March 14. Federico
Election Watchdog Launches Leg in Panay
By Juliane Judilla The election watchdog Kontra Daya officially launched its Panay leg on March 17 in Iloilo City, in an effort to ensure the fairness of the upcoming 2025