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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
Farmers, groups call for strengthened local production, RIDA in rice forum
By Tiffany Xu A region-wide forum led by the Panay Network for Rice Sufficiency (PNRS) garnered a crowd of 200 strong last Oct. 21, at Jubilee Hall, St. Clements Church,
Vendors Fear Displacement and Income Loss with Opening of “New” Iloilo Terminal Market
By KN Porquia/PANAYsayon ILOILO CITY – Days before the opening of the “newly rehabilitated” SM Iloilo Terminal Market, many vendors shared their woes — worried that they would lose their
Groups Protest Against Proposed Water Price Hike in Iloilo City
By Juliane Judilla Progressive and consumer groups held a picket protest in front of the Metro Iloilo Water District office in Iloilo City on Monday, October 20, to oppose the
Human Rights and Environmental Violations Linked to Consunji-Owned Palm Oil Plantation in Candoni, Negros Occidental– Report
By Juliane Judilla Grave human rights abuses and environmental violations were uncovered by the International Learning and Solidarity Mission (ILSM) during a two-day fact-finding mission in Barangay Gatuslao, Candoni, Negros
Killing of Two Elderly in Alleged “Encounter” in Iloilo, Denounced by Rights Group, Kin
By Juliane Judilla ILOILO, Philippines — Two elderly, Mateo Suarez, 72, and Roberto Cabales, 68, were killed in an alleged “encounter” in Brgy. Coto, Lambunao, Iloilo, on the evening of