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Ahead of Feb. 25, Panay Youth Urge Public to ‘Learn from the Streets’
By Juliane Judilla ILOILO CITY — Student councils, campus publications, and various youth organizations from across Panay gathered on February 20, 2026, at the Jaro Archdiocese Social Action Center (JASAC)
POOLED EDITORIAL | When Journalism is Treated as Terrorism*
On February 7, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a community journalist from Leyte, marks her sixth year in detention—an incarceration that rights and media groups strongly believe stems from her work as
Iloilo planters, millers rise up against crises in sugarcane industry
by Tiffany Xu “All they think about is importation, importation! Where else do you see a country with vast fishing grounds importing galunggong? With massive farmlands but is importing onions?”
‘POETIC JUSTICE’: Court Acquits Peasant Activist, Writer Amanda Echanis
By Juliane Judilla After nearly six years in detention, poet and peasant activist Amanda Socorro Echanis was acquitted of illegal possession of firearms and explosives by Branch 10 of the
Groups call for accountability in Duterte drug war forum
By Juliane Judilla Iloilo City — Lawyers, law students, and human rights advocates gathered on January 11 at the Little Theater of the University of the Philippines Visayas in General
Why Filipinos Resist US Imperialist Dictates on the Venezuelan People
By Raoul Manuel The recent US attack of Venezuela has exposed the reach of the empire’s well-oiled disinformation campaign designed to discredit the Venezuelan government and drown out the voices
BAYAN Panay Joins Global Call to Defend Venezuela’s Sovereignty
ILOILO CITY — BAYAN Panay condemned the recent bombardment and attacks carried out by the United States against Venezuela, including the reported abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his
Remembrance is Resistance: Slain Tumandok Leaders Remembered on 5th Anniversary of Massacre
By Juliane Judilla ILOILO CITY — Over a hundred organizations gathered in solemn unity to remember and commemorate the anniversary of the Tumandok massacre, renewing calls for justice, accountability, and
Phantoms of rivers and ranges: More dev’t aggression projects haunt Tumandoks
By Tiffany Xu A decade and more has passed since implementers have sought the fruition of a megadam structure by the Jalaur River — unheeding of threats on nature, culture,
Reflections on “Tumandok” On- and Off-Screen
By Raoul Manuel More than a year has passed after the Cinemalaya 2024 best film “Tumandok” was released with the aim of shedding light on the struggles of indigenous peoples