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FARMERS GROUPS COMMEMORATE 37TH MENDIOLA MASSACRE ANNIVERSARY; ATTACKS AGAINST FARMERS GROUPS, CONTINUE

This year marks the 37th anniversary of the bloody massacre where 13 farmers were brutally killed by state forces in…

UNSR VISITS VISAYAS, CALLS TO ABOLISH NTF-ELCAC

CEBU CITY – Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, sat in a meeting with civil…

SIGNATURE IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY? CHA-CHA PUSH THROUGH PEOPLES’ INITIATIVE

A petition is being circulated for charter change or “cha-cha” in several barangays in the country by barangay officials and…

PROGRESSIVE GROUPS, LAMBAST ANTI-RALLY EO DURING DINAGYANG 2024

ILOILO CITY – Overruled the Bill of Rights of the Philippine Constitution, violated the freedom of expression, disclosure, and assembly…

HONTIVEROS, LAWYERS VISIT ILOILO TO TALK TO DRIVERS AND OPERATORS

ILOILO – Amidst Dinagyang celebration, forum-discussion was held in Santa Barbara, Iloilo on January 28 with Senator Risa Hontiveros, Atty.…

‘VAGUE’: WVSU STUDENTS CRITICIZE NEW ENROLLMENT COMPLIANCE FORM

ILOILO CITY – Different student groups and councils criticized the new enrollment compliance form issued by the West Visayas State…

ILONGGO DRIVERS, OPERATORS, AND COMMUTERS HOLD A CARAVAN VS JEEPNEY PHASEOUT

ILOILO CITY – Last January 15, 2024, a group of drivers, operators, and commuters under the No To PUV Phaseout…

ILONGGO TRANSPORT GROUPS GO TO CONGRESS TO OPPOSE PUV MODERNIZATION PROGRAM

ILOILO CITY – Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) – Panay and Lead Convenor of No To PUV Phaseout Coalition (NTPPC) –…

WESTERN VISAYAS EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

ILOILO CITY – Around 2:19 PM on January 2, 2024, the entire islands of Panay and Guimaras, and some parts…

ILONGGO LAWYER DEDICATES ROGER N. BALDWIN MEDAL OF LIBERTY TO FELLOW HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

ILOILO CITY – Ilonggo lawyer Angelo Karlo “AK” Guillen received his Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty in a private…