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…
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…
Progressive Groups Bring 15-km Campaign to International Scene in 2025 Blue Economy Convening
By Tiffany Xu Last September 2-5, regional chapters of militant fisherfolk organization Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya (PAMALAKAYA) in Panay…
‘Balay sa Tapok sang Guba’: One Year After the Demolition in San Miguel
By Juliane Judilla “Wala na kami balay.“(we have no house anymore) These were the words of a six-year-old girl who…
Farmers’ Groups Denounce Red-Tagging of PAMANGGAS and Leader Lucia Capaducio
By: Julrod Prino ILOILO CITY – The Paghugpong sang mga Mangunguma sa Panay kag Guimaras (PAMANGGAS) condemned what it described…
Ballooning Costs, Unprogrammed Funds: Questions Mount Over Jalaur River Mega Dam
By: Julrod Prino ILOILO CITY — The Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Phase II (JRMP II), a flagship infrastructure project in…