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Tayo ang kikilos, tayo ang gagawa: Kabataan rep meets Visayas young leaders

ILOILO City – “Tayo ang kikilos, tayo ang gagawa!” These were the words of Kabataan Partylist representative Sarah Jane Elago…

Panay drivers thumb down PUJ phase out, OK on national industrialization

ILOILO City – Militant transport group Piston-Panay joins the nationally-coordinated action of Piston National by holding a picket early this…

Campus journos call justice for Davao blast victims

ILOILO City – The Western Visayas chapter of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) strongly condemns the act…

CPP-NPA declare unilateral interim ceasefire to promote peace

PANAY Island – The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the National Operational Command of…

Thousands to be displaced by road widening, and eco-tourism projects in Iloilo

ILOILO City – More than 200 households or around 1,200 individuals are set to be demolished by the road widening…

“Reinstate mining moratorium in Capiz”

ROXAS City, Capiz – Members of the Capiz Environmental Protection Alliance (CEPA) hold an ecumenical prayer rally afternoon of August…

Ilonggo militants welcome Duterte’s announcement but reminds him to address root cause of poverty

ILOILO City – The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) – Western Visayas welcomes the fearless announcement of President Rodrigo Duterte naming…

BAYAN slams mining myths, supports admin efforts*

MANILA, Philippines – The foreign-controlled, large-scale mining industry today contributes little—if not virtually nothing—to alleviate poverty in the country and,…

[FULL TEXT]Declaration of International Solidarity vs Jalaur Mega Dam

DECLARATION OF INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AGAINST JALAUR RIVER MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT PHASE II 1st International Solidarity Mission in Jalaur River 18 July…

Alternatives to the Jalaur Mega Dam

By Dr. Ernesto Hofileña, a retired anesthetist and an agriculturist from Iloilo At first sight, building the Jalaur Multipurpose Project…