Phantoms of rivers and ranges: More dev’t aggression projects haunt Tumandoks
By Tiffany Xu A decade and more has passed since implementers have sought the fruition of a megadam structure by…
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…
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…
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…
ABOY-ABOY SANG PATRONAHE: Syudad sang Iloilo, lugar sang pulitika kag sang ilong-ilonganon nga mga artista
ABOY-ABOY SANG PATRONAHE: Syudad sang Iloilo, lugar sang pulitika kag sang ilong-ilonganon nga mga artista ginsulat ni Tomasito T. Talledo…
Over 100 Ilonggos spend #WorldFisheriesDay retelling poor fishers’ plights
by Tiffany XuBAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO – This November 21, on World Fisheries Day, fisherfolk and consumers alike are still reeling…
From Classrooms and Newsrooms — and (Back, Always) to the Streets: Confessions of a Student-Activist Turned Journalist
By Juliane Judilla National Students’ Day is right around the corner. Mandated by Republic Act 11369, signed in 2019, it…
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…
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…
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…