Programmed plunder
THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) once again defended the use of unprogrammed appropriations, saying these are “fiscal buffers” and not “secret funds.”...
No to water rate hike
THE BAGONG Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Panay strongly condemns the looming water rate increase of Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), recently approved by the Local...
Wage hikes don’t kill growth, greed does
THE RECENT report blaming wage hikes for the slowdown of Western Visayas’ economy is nothing new. Every time workers win even the smallest increase,...
A historic surge, a greater struggle ahead
LAST September 21, more than 200,000 Filipinos filled the streets nationwide to demand an end to corruption and accountability from politicians, government agencies, and...
Stop red-tagging and vilification
BAGONG Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Panay strongly denounces the baseless and malicious claims made in recent reports tagging the Paghugpong sang mga Mangunguma sa Panay kag...
A grand retrenchment scheme disguised as reform
THE BAGONG Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Panay strongly denounces Senate Bill (SB) No. 890, or the so-called “Government Optimization Act,” as a grand retrenchment scheme...
Stop red-tagging and the persecution of activists!
THE PANAY Chapter of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) condemns recent incidents of red-tagging against youth activists, Kabataan Partylist-Panay Chairperson Thea Dayata...
Unite against US imperialism
JULY 4 has been observed as Philippine-American Friendship Day. This was the day when, after more than 48 years of direct American rule from...
‘Papet, pasista, paantos sa masa’
AS FERDINAND “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. enters his fourth year in office, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Panay (BAYAN Panay) sees nothing but worsening conditions for...
Our truth on the Jalaur mega dam
THE JALAUR River for the People’s Movement (JRPM) stands by its long-held concerns about the Jalaur mega dam project — concerns that were only...