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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…