28.7 C
Iloilo City
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Letter to the Editor

On the delay of VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial

BAGONG Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Panay strongly condemns the Marcos administration and its allies in the Senate for delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President...

A traditional politician is like a jellyfish

MY BOSS once compared a traditional politician to a jellyfish — able to worm its way in and out of tight spots without breaking...

Case vs PH filed with UN Human Rights Committee

FIVE YEARS after he was assassinated, the family of Jose Reynaldo “Jory” Porquia, Bayan Muna Coordinator for Iloilo City, brought a complaint against the Philippines before...

Keeping Iloilo livable: A shared responsibility

IT WASN’T too long ago that Iloilo was once again celebrated as one of the most livable cities in the country. But as the...

Respect the rights and dignity of political prisoners

PANAY Alliance Karapatan strongly condemns the recent memorandum reportedly issued by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on January 10, which directs...

In quest for justice

ON JANUARY 3, 2025 the families of slain staff members of the National Democratic Front (NDF) turned to the Supreme Court to appeal the...

ISUFST takes action to COA observations

GREETINGS of peace and solidarity from the ISUFST community! This letter pertains to the articles written by Mr. Gerome Dalipe IV, dated December 31, 2024,...

Reject 2025 pork-ridden budget

THE 2025 national budget, approved by Congress’ bicameral conference committee at an outrageous P6.352 trillion, is a blatant abuse of our hard-earned taxes. Instead...

Wanted: ‘Living wage’

BAYAN Muna Panay acknowledges the recent wage increase in Western Visayas as a necessary yet modest step in addressing the financial strain felt by...

‘Guilty beyond reasonable doubt’ – A blessing and a curse

THE STORY goes that Julius Caesar divorced his wife whom he suspected of infidelity. Although she was tried and eventually acquitted, Caesar stood by...