AKLAN – Despite the opposition of local and some national government officials, different groups, and personalities, the BIDA Bill was approved, on the second reading, by the House of Representatives last August 4. As one of Duterte’s priority legislations, the BIDA Bill aims to establish the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA) as a government-owned and […]
KALIBO, Aklan – In Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address which happened last July 26, Akeanons and progressive groups called for the junking of the proposed BIDA Bill as well as the formation of a Boracay Island Development Authority. The groups put up streamers with the calls “No to Bida!”, calling for the junking […]
KALIBO, AKLAN – Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) – Aklan’s provincial chairperson, George Calaor, yet received another libelous remark from the state forces during a joint police and military welcome ceremony for the 14 alleged rebel returnees in Libacao town, Aklan last July 8, 2021. According to Calaor’s statement sent to the media, Atty. Ronilo Inventado, […]
KALIBO, AKLAN – The dialogue launched by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) – Aklan with Aklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO) on December 10 was a success. The said dialogue was part of their activities in line with the commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of International Human Rights Day. BAYAN-Aklan laid out their suggestions […]
ILOILO CITY – On the very day of International Human Rights Day, Duterte demonstrated his fascist nature and committed human rights violations in the form of syndicated raids, planting of evidence and filing of trumped up charges against union organizers and a member of the media. According to Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay, Duterte haphazardly […]
ILOILO City – Fair, immediate, and transparent distribution of relief assistance to the survivors of Typhoon Ursula, NOW! Typhoon Ursula has greatly affected the poor and the marginalized in the province of Aklan. “It is worsened by the power outage and more so by the local government unit’s (LGU) slow response,” said Bayan Aklan in a statement. “After Aklan declared a province-wide state of calamity, people were […]
Sakal sa kahirapan at magang-maga sa pamamaslang…Duterte bansa ay ginawa mong pugad ng kahalimawan! Mga lansangan sa kalunsuran ay naging gubat ng pasismo…habang ang kanayunan hinalugada’t ginalugad mo ng terorismo! Soberanya din ay isinubo mo sa bunganga ng mga diyos-diyusan mong mga among dayo…Amerika at Tsina, aso kang sa kanila, ay tutang-tuta at kay amo…ngunit […]
Boracay Island – Twenty-nine volunteer members of the Humanitarian Mission composed of teachers, students and scientists were not permitted to enter the island of Boracay yesterday to bring food relief to the affected residents of the closure. The humanitarian mission is scheduled from June 29 to July 1 and is the 3rd of the series […]
“Kaya namon nga mga iloy ang kalisod, ang hindi namon kaya ang makita amon onga nga gakalisod.” (We, mothers, could bear grief, but we cannot bear seeing our children suffer.) -Ati mother in Boracay The Duterte government single-handedly ordered the closure of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan province for tourists and non-residents for […]
ILOILO City – Environmental activist group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) held a picket at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to protest the impending closure of Boracay island. The group said the arbitrary six-month closure had no comprehensive scientific rehabilitation plan but will displace thousands of workers in the […]
