What follows is the statement of Dr. Ernesto Hofileña for the 1st International Solidarity Mission Against the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project … More
Tag: Iloilo
Youth activists disrupt BS Aquino speech in Iloilo
This article was written for Philippine Online Chronicles. For the second time in the same month youth activists once again … More
Tumandok epic: The Panay indigenous people’s struggle for land*
The Hinilawod, the Hiligaynon epic of Central Panay, tells the story of the adventures of the three brothers Labaw Donggon, … More
A Day of Protest against Pork Barrel in Iloilo
I wrote this article for the Philippine Online Chronicles. Iloilo City, Philippines – The effigy of a yellow pig lies … More
Higher (Cost of) Education in Western Visayas
I wrote this article for Philippine Online Chronicles. With over two hundred thousand college level students returning to class this … More
Memory and Resistance: The Desaparecidos Monument in Oton, Iloilo
I wrote this commentary for the Philippine Online Chronicles. Seemingly out of nowhere, motorists travelling along the Iloilo-Antique National Highway pass by … More
Panay Island’s “Killer Dam”: The Jalaur River Multipurpose Project-II
I wrote this commentary for the Philippine Online Chronicles. “Reclaim our land!” These were the words etched in the grave … More
On the Jalaur Mega Dam Project
Note: This is a condensed version of an October 2012 briefer by the Jalaur River for the People Movement. The … More
Anatomy of State Terror: Human Rights Violations in Panay
This is an unpolished overview of the human rights situation in Panay that I drafted earlier this year. Rodilyn Aguirre … More
Education Not for $ale
This is the rallying cry of youth and students in Panay and Guimaras as we prepare for the Dec.8 “Day … More
Uphold the Right to Education: Fight for a Higher Budget for Social Services
All over the world, mass movements against worsening poverty, social inequality and government budget cuts for education and social services … More
Iloilo Youth Joins Historic Show of Rage Against Aquino’s Education Cuts
Joined by tens of thousands of youth and students, teachers, employees, and enlightened school administrators, yesterday’s culmination of the weeklong … More
Hasa and the Beauty Pageant: A Critique [1]
Beauty pageants traditionally claimed for itself the role of representing the essential Woman and celebrating her intelligence, talent, and most … More
On the Historic July 19 Iloilo Youth Protest
The Kabataan Partylist-Panay salutes the Iloilo youth and students for the successful July 19 State of the Youth Address (SOYA) … More
A Public Statement by Concerned Faculty Members of UP Visayas on Red-baiting
8 July 2011 We, the undersigned faculty members of UP Visayas, loudly deplore the unfounded accusations or red-baiting of legitimate … More
Bombard the Headquarters! 