All Negros Island Representatives Vote to Impeach Duterte
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — All 12 representatives from the Negros Island Region voted Monday to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, joining a 257-25-9 House vote that sent the case to the Senate for trial. The lawmakers from Negros Occidental who voted for impeachment were Rep. Julio Ledesma of the 1st District, Rep. Alfredo Marañon III…
Negros Occidental Rep Drops Push for Probe into Toboso Incident, Civil Groups Criticize Withdrawal
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javi Benitez has withdrawn plans to pursue a congressional inquiry into the April 19 military operation in Toboso that left 19 people dead, prompting renewed criticism from youth and human rights groups demanding an independent investigation. In a statement released Sunday, Benitez said he would no…
Mother of Slain Peasant Organizer in Toboso Military Operation Appeals for Son’s Remains on Mother’s Day
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The mother of slain peasant organizer Errol Wendel appealed to the military on Mother’s Day to return her son’s remains, weeks after he was killed in what rights groups now call the “Toboso massacre” in Negros Occidental. “I miss him so much,” Wendel’s mother said in a statement released Saturday by…
Negros Inflation Lowest in PH, But Poverty, Landlessness Deepen Pain
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Negros Island posted the country’s lowest inflation rate in April, but civil society advocates and researchers warned that even slower price increases are hitting a region marked by deep poverty, low farm wages, and stark land inequality. The Philippine Statistics Authority said inflation in the Negros Island Region reached 4.9%, the…
Negros Island Rights Group Says Forensic Pathologist Findings Raise IHL Concerns in Toboso Deaths
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A human rights group from Negros Island said preliminary autopsy findings by forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun support allegations that the April 19 military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental, may have involved grave violations of international humanitarian law. Human Rights Advocates Negros (HRAN) said Fortun’s initial findings “verified” its view that…
Negros Island Church Diocese Condemns Toboso Killings, Calls for Justice and Accountability
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The Iglesia Filipina Independiente Diocese of Bago condemned the killing of 19 people during an April 19 military operation in Negros Occidental, calling for truth, accountability, and justice amid mounting criticism from human rights advocates over the incident. In a diocesan statement signed by Bishop Virgilio B. Amihan Jr., the church…
Progressive Groups Call For Release Of Sugar Workers’ Organizer Arrested After Toboso Operation
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Peasant, labor, and artists’ groups called for the release of Julie Ann Balora, a sugar workers’ organizer detained in Negros Occidental days after a military operation in Toboso town killed 19 people. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, Tambisan sa Sining, Artists for Just Peace, and the Center for Trade Union and…
Environmental, Civil Groups Oppose Bacolod Waste-To-Energy Plan, Demand Public Disclosure
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A broad coalition of environmental, church, youth, labor and civil society groups are opposing Bacolod City’s planned waste-to-energy (WTE) project, warning that the proposal could lock the city into a costly and harmful system without enough public consultation, transparency and scientific evidence. The Zero Waste Alliance Negros Occidental, an alliance of…
Negros Island Civil Society, Former Peace Negotiators Urge Resumption of Talks After Toboso Killings
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Civil society organizations in Negros and former government peace negotiators called for the resumption of formal peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front, following the April 19 military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental, that left 19 people dead. In a joint statement, more than 30 groups, including…
Local Resident Taken By State Agents After Military-NPA Encounter
UPDATE as of May 4, 2026, 8:30 p.m.: The farmer has just been released according to reports from local media Bacolod KFive Station, after military reportedly found no links between him and the NPA BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A woman in Cauayan, Negros Occidental, appealed for the return of her husband after he was taken…
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