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Iloilo planters, millers rise up against crises in sugarcane industry

by Tiffany Xu “All they think about is importation, importation! Where else do you see a country with vast fishing…

‘POETIC JUSTICE’: Court Acquits Peasant Activist, Writer Amanda Echanis

By Juliane Judilla After nearly six years in detention, poet and peasant activist Amanda Socorro Echanis was acquitted of illegal…

Groups call for accountability in Duterte drug war forum

By Juliane Judilla Iloilo City — Lawyers, law students, and human rights advocates gathered on January 11 at the Little…

Why Filipinos Resist US Imperialist Dictates on the Venezuelan People

By Raoul Manuel The recent US attack of Venezuela has exposed the reach of the empire’s well-oiled disinformation campaign designed…

BAYAN Panay Joins Global Call to Defend Venezuela’s Sovereignty

ILOILO CITY — BAYAN Panay condemned the recent bombardment and attacks carried out by the United States against Venezuela, including…

Remembrance is Resistance: Slain Tumandok Leaders Remembered on 5th Anniversary of Massacre

By Juliane Judilla ILOILO CITY — Over a hundred organizations gathered in solemn unity to remember and commemorate the anniversary…

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…

Youth Groups Denounce Red-Tagging, Military Surveillance of Environment Advocate

By Juliane Judilla Human rights and youth organizations in Western Visayas condemned what they described as continuing harassment, surveillance, and…

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…