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…
KADAMAY Slams NTF-ELCAC Over Alleged Forced “Surrender” of Former Leader in Aklan
KALIBO – The progressive urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY) has strongly denounced what it calls a “desperate…
Mahal Magmahal sa City of Love: Ilonggos Discuss Impacts of RPT, LPTRP in Public Consultation
ILOILO CITY – In a forum consultation, Ilonggos from different sectors and groups gathered for a Konsultahang Bayan (People’s Consultation)…
Groups Stage Anti-Corruption Protest in Iloilo
ILOILO CITY – Multi-sectoral groups gathered in Plazoleta Gay on Tuesday, September 9, protesting the ongoing corruption scandals involving flood…
Group Hits NIA Over Jalaur Project Shift
The Environmental Network Jalaur River for the People Movement (JRPM) has raised serious concerns over the National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA)…
Campus Press Freedom Bill Refiled in 20th Congress Ahead of National Press Freedom Day
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), together with Kabataan Party-list, has officially refiled the Campus Press Freedom (CPF)…
Slain Bacolod Activist Remembered on 5th Death Anniversary
BACOLOD CITY, PHILIPPINES – Friends, family, human rights advocates, and church groups gathered on Sunday, August 17, to honor the…
Crising-Enhanced Habagat Devastates Western Visayas, Over Thousands Affected
Western Visayas, Philippines — While Tropical Cyclone Crising did not make landfall in the Philippines, its intensification of the Southwest…
‘ACTIVISM IS NOT A CRIME’: Groups Decry Military Surveillance, Red-Tagging of Former UPV Students
ILOILO CITY – Human rights organizations and youth groups strongly denounced what they described as illegal surveillance and red-tagging against…
‘Pride is a Protest’: Groups, LGBTQ Community March for Pride Month Celebration in Iloilo City
ILOILO CITY – More than a hundred painted the streets of Arevalo District in rainbow as the annual Pride March…