P7.2-trillion budget, who benefits from it?
THE MARCOS administration is proposing a P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, describing it as a budget for inclusive growth, stronger public services, and a...
May trilyon para sa flood control, ngaa baha pa gihapon?
THE MASSIVE flooding in Iloilo City on Monday night, August 17, with floodwaters inundating houses, footpaths, passageways and roads, is a stark reminder to...
No to the postponement of the Nov. 2026 barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan elections
THE NATIONAL Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) expresses its firm opposition to House Bill No. 10376, filed on August 1, 2026 and formally...
Panay rights defenders demand repeal of ‘weaponized’ laws
ON JULY 3, one hundred advocates from human rights groups and civil society organizations across Panay Island convened to mark the sixth year of...
Aklan students’ rights and welfare
PANAY Alliance Karapatan welcomes the passage of the Aklan Students’ Rights and Welfare (STRAW) Ordinance by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aklan on July 15,...
P12,000 ‘ayuda’ not enough to offset price crisis; Gov’t must raise wages, cut taxes...
WHILE government assistance is urgently needed by millions of Filipino families struggling with soaring prices, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Panay warns that the Marcos...
Impunity as core of the two-thirds vote dilemma
TWO-THIRDS of 24? Two-thirds of 21? With the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) investigating Alan Peter Cayetano’s SEA Games “kaldero”, will it be two-thirds...
Stop red-tagging and persecution of development workers and activists
PANAY Alliance Karapatan welcomes the release of development worker and MIGRANTE coordinator Josephine Porquia following the dismissal of trumped-up charges of illegal possession of...
A manipulative friend is not a friend at all
ON THE 80th year of Philippine-American “Friendship” and the 250th year of the US imperialist state, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Panay denounces Pax...
‘Ngaa nag amo sini ang mga batâ?’
PANAY Alliance Karapatan is gravely concerned over violent incidents involving minors in the Philippines, including the school shooting in Tacloban City and stabbing cases...