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Ilonggo Journos Remember Ampatuan Massacre Victims

By Juliane Judilla ILOILO CITY – Journalists from various media organizations and sectoral groups gathered for a candle-lighting activity at…

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…

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…

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)…