ILOILO City – Drivers and operators of public utility vehicles plying Iloilo City to the airports of Iloilo, Roxas, and Aklan were infuriated as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) implemented the point-to-point (P2P) program. Under this set-up, large private bus companies such as Vallacar and Southwest would be compelled to pick up passengers from the […]
ILOILO City – Transport groups and sectoral organizations here have expressed to join the nationwide transport strike and people’s holiday against pressing government economic policies on Monday, September 30. In a statement, the newly-formed alliance Alyansa Kontra PUV Phaseout denounced the Duterte administration for the loss of the livelihoods of drivers, pumpboat crews, and small […]
MIAGAO, Iloilo – Students from the University of the Philippines Visayas in Miagao, Iloilo found support in the Academic Employees Union against vilification of their legitimate organizations. In a statement this afternoon, the All UP Academic Employees Union Iloilo Chapter strongly condemned the redtagging of legitimate and legal students’ organizations as “fronts of the New […]
ROXAS City – The Provincial Council of Capiz has successfully passed on September 3 the Provincial Ordinance No. 003 series of 2019 which prohibits large-scale mining to operate in 16 municipalities and in Roxas City in the span of 50 years. According to the Capiz Environmental Protection Alliance (CEPA), this is a victory of the […]
CEBU City – Farmer-led network MASIPAG, along with its NGO and scientist members call on the government to defend farmer’s rights against attacks and threat to food security. The demand came at the heels of the wanton killings and attacks happening in the province of Negros, with the majority of the victims coming from the […]
Panay Today Special Report on the August 3 Iloilo Strait Tragedy ILOILO City – In the afternoon of August 3, 2019, 31 lives have been lost to accidents in Iloilo Strait. The tragedy occurred when three passenger vessels plying Guimaras to Iloilo were struck by squall and big waves generated by strong monsoon winds and […]
* A timeline and brief analysis of the recent killings in Negros prepared by Defend Negros #StopTheAttacks Network NEGROS Island – The timeline of events detailing the spate of killings in Negros Oriental from July 22 to 28, 2019, points to state-sponsored policies and statements from President Rodrigo Duterte that encourage impunity and violence. The […]
Kami ba ay banta sa ganid mong kapangyarihan? Na sa aming paglaki kami ay… mamulat sa marahas mong pagpapatakbo ng bayang pinaiinog mo sa kataksilan, pandarambong at pagpapakunulo? Takot ka bang sa aming paglaki… mauunawan namin ang mga sigaw na nakasulat sa pader na iminamartsa sa mga lansangan—taas kamaong ipinaglalaban… kawalan sa aming mga tahanan… […]
WESTERN Visayas – The Bishop assigned to West Visayas Jurisdictional Area of UCCP calls on all the faithful members of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines to stand in solidarity with the families of the victims of extra-judicial killings in Negros. “We grieve for the lost but we bravely stand with the victims […]
as of July 29, 2019 Year 2017 1. Alexander Ceballos – January 20, 2017 – NFSW- Murcia 2. Wenceslao Pacquiao- Jan. 25, 2017 – KMP- Calatrava 3. Oden Asebuche- May 16, 2017- South Negros 4. Arman Indeno- July 21, 2017- Brgy. Kagawad , Brgy. Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto 5. Glenn Absin- July 23, 2017- Guihulngan […]