Amihan Negros Takes Root as Peasant Women Unite Against Landlessness
by Andrea Mae Ecoy BACOLOD CITY — More than 70 peasant women from eight municipalities across Negros Occidental gathered in Bacolod City on August 16 for an orientation on Amihan, marking an initial step toward reorganizing the peasant women’s formation in the province. The activity introduced the organization’s role and the struggles of peasant women,…
Activist Groups Mark Four Months Since Toboso 19 Massacre, Demands For Justice and Demilitarization
by Ketch Infante BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental — Human rights activists and community members gathered in the streets of Bacolod in a lightning protest on August 19, 2026, marking four months since the Toboso 19 Massacre and demanding justice and an end to militarization in the region. Led by #DefendNegros and the Negros-based human rights…
Negros youth launch alliance for students’ rights and welfare
During the State of the Youth Address (SOYA) held on August 8 at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish-Kinder School in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City, Kabataan Party-list together with various school publications and governments launched the Students Alliance for Liberating Education (SALE), bringing together a broad alliance of democratic student formations across Negros to build…
Local Farmers, Residents Oppose 111-Hectare Expansion of Ta-ala Farms Inc.
Murcia, Negros Occidental— Farmers and residents from Barangays Talotog, Cansilayan, and Damsite voiced strong opposition to the proposed expansion of poultry operator Ta-ala Farms Inc. during a public hearing held today. Ta-ala Farms Inc. is seeking to expand its poultry operation from 14 hectares to 125 hectares, which would boost its production capacity from 250,000…
Kabataan Party-list Negros, CEGP-NIR press concerns over proposed Research Protection Ordinance in dialogue with Bacolod Councilor Wilson Gamboa
BACOLOD CITY — Kabataan Party-list Negros and the College Editors Guild of the Philippines–Negros Island Region (CEGP-NIR) held a joint dialogue with Bacolod Councilor Wilson Gamboa on July 29 to present the concrete situation and concerns of students and the youth regarding the proposed Research Protection Ordinance currently being pushed in the Bacolod City Council.…
BAYAN-Negros calls for July 27 mass mobilization, slams Marcos administration ahead of fifth SONA
by Andrea Mae Ecoy BACOLOD CITY — The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)-Negros called on the public to join the broad people’s mobilization on July 27 as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. prepares to deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), criticizing the administration over what it described as worsening poverty, unemployment, corruption, and the…
Negros Farmers Challenge Marcos Ahead of Fifth SONA, Cite Worsening Agricultural Crisis
By Andrea Mae Ecoy Before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27, militant farmers’ organizations in Negros criticized the administration over what they described as worsening conditions faced by farmers, farm workers, and fisherfolk under its agricultural policies. In separate statements, the Kilusang…
PAMALAKAYA-Negros Supports Ordinance Declaring Exclusive Use of Municipal Waters for Small Fishers
Bacolod City—The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-Negros) has expressed support for a proposed provincial ordinance that seeks to ban commercial fishing within the 15-kilometer municipal waters of Negros Occidental. On July 7, the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the Sanggunian Panlalawigan conducted a public hearing on the ordinance,…
Karapatan Slams NTF-ELCAC, AFP Over Statements on Negros Military Operations
BACOLOD, Philippines — Human rights group Karapatan accused the government’s anti-insurgency task force and the Philippine military of trying to obscure the causes of unrest in Negros Island, saying recent statements from state officials amounted to “gaslighting” and attacks on independent fact-finding efforts. Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said the National Task Force to End…
NDFP Peasant Group Rejects Proposed Localized Peace Talks in Negros, Says Systemic Injustice Must Be Addressed
BACOLOD, Philippines — A peasant group under the communist National Democratic Front of the Philipppines (NDFP) in Central Negros rejected proposed localized peace talks backed by local chief executives, saying any peace process that bypasses national negotiations with the NDFP would not address the roots of the armed conflict. In a May 26th statement, the…
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