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"Ang mga mata sang Ilonggo pintor kag ang mga kamot sang Ilonggo eskultor ang maathag nga makakita kag sampaton nga makapanday sang hinganiban nga magadugmok sang Patronahe sang sin-o man nga Haring Herodes diri sa syudad." FULL: panaytoday.net/aboy-aboy-sang… Dibuho ni: PG Zoluaga

On World Fisheries Day, fisherfolk and consumers alike are still reeling from the hard-hit impacts of a looming intensification in commercial fishing incursions, supposed state neglect, and a full-force fish ban. READ: panaytoday.net/over-100-ilong…

Graduating from a state university is a prestige instilled in students. But with it comes a deeper struggle. READ: panaytoday.net/from-classroom…

Newly revived NUSP–Panay is urging students to join tomorrow’s “Walkathon Against Corruption” in time for National Students’ Day, denouncing the government’s continued neglect of accessible and quality education. READ: panaytoday.net/nusp-panay-rev…

Typhoon Tino has left devastation across WV, with nearly 160,000 individuals affected. Floods, evacuations, and power interruptions continue across the region as local responders and community groups race to deliver aid and assess the full impact. FULL: panaytoday.net/typhoon-tino-d…

Last Oct. 20, militant fisher group PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas joined Makabayan lawmakers in filing a bill that will reclaim their municipal fishing rights lost to a two-year-old Supreme Court ruling. READ: panaytoday.net/makabayans-15-…

A region-wide forum led by the Panay Network for Rice Sufficiency garnered a crowd of 200 strong last October 21 in Iloilo City to discuss the most pressing issues in the agriculture sector. Protest actions were also held across the region. READ: panaytoday.net/farmers-groups…

Days before the opening of the “newly rehabilitated” SM Iloilo Terminal Market, many vendors shared their woes -- worried that they would lose their spaces prior to its opening on October 30. READ: panaytoday.net/vendors-fear-d…

Progressive and consumer groups held a picket protest in front of the Metro Iloilo Water District office in Iloilo City on Monday, October 20, to oppose the proposed water rate hike by Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW). READ: panaytoday.net/groups-protest…

Grave human rights abuses and environmental violations were uncovered by the ILSM during a two-day fact-finding mission in Candoni, Negros Occidental, where the construction of a massive palm oil plantation by HAPI is underway. READ: panaytoday.net/human-rights-a…

Two elderly men, identified as Mateo Suarez, 72, and Roberto Cabales, 68, were killed in an alleged “encounter” in Iloilo on October 5. Witnesses reported no exchange of gunfire, raising concerns that the incident may be a case of summary execution. panaytoday.net/killing-of-two…

The United Labor Alliance, a broad coalition of workers and unions across Panay Island, formally submitted a petition for a ₱200 daily wage increase to the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board VI (RTWPB) on October 2. READ: panaytoday.net/labor-alliance…

Fisherfolk organizations represented the Philippines at the 2025 Blue Economy Convening in Negombo, Sri Lanka (September 2–5, 2025), calling for climate justice, sovereignty over municipal and national waters, and genuine fisheries reform. READ: panaytoday.net/progressive-gr…

Witnesses report that officers, wearing bulletproof vests and visibly armed, threatened arrests if the protesters did not leave—a move human rights advocates say was aimed at intimidation. panaytoday.net/teachers-stude…

"It makes me wonder, when we’re failed and constantly exploited by the institutions meant to protect us, what is there left to do?" READ: panaytoday.net/balay-sa-tapok…

The multisectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Panay criticized a recent study by the Institute of Contemporary Economics (ICE), which links recent minimum wage increases to a slowdown in regional economic growth. READ: panaytoday.net/bayan-panay-di…

ILOILO CITY – Following the success of a massive protest action that drew around 15,000 Ilonggos, local artists and community groups staged Konsyerto Kontra Korapsyon at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol Grounds. Read: facebook.com/share/p/1V4o3b…

KALIBO, AKLAN - Aklanons Kontra Korapsyon held protest action earlier today, September 21. "Tanan nga Korapsyon, dapat manabat!," the group called.

ILOILO CITY — In a holy mass celebrated earlier today, Rev. Msgr. Meliton Oso urged Ilonggos to take a firm stand against corruption and avoid wastefulness this Season of Creation. READ: facebook.com/share/p/16dULA…

ILOILO CITY — Thousands of Ilonggos flooded the Iloilo Provincial Capitol grounds as protest groups from Jaro Plaza and UPV Iloilo City Campus converged, carrying the call against corruption. Read: facebook.com/share/v/17Grfg…

ILOILO CITY — Different Ilonggo groups gathered this afternoon at the Jaro Plaza—as they prepare to march towards the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Read: facebook.com/share/p/1CagDb…