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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…

Progressive Groups Slam Iloilo’s Recent Rate Hike, Privatization of Water

By Tiffany Xu ILOILO CITY — From market spaces, transportation, to water services — government agencies in Iloilo are now…

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…