Operatives of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Central Negros confiscated four .45 calibre pistols and a 12 gauge shotgun, magazines and ammunition in a disarming operation against Noleto Hermoso of Sityo Inatito, Barangay Bucalan, Canlaon City on February 21. The operation lasted for 10 minutes, the NPA unit said. Hermoso is known to have links with […]

Peasant groups led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) expressed paramount opposition to the Philippines’ decision to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Senate ratified the treaty on February 23 with a vote of 22 in favor, one against and one abstention. Agriculture will be one of the most affected sectors upon entry […]

Panay farm worker Vina’s wage start at ₱270 per day. This is lower than the daily wage of men farm workers which is at ₱350-₱400 for a day of toiling in the farms. In the island, majority of the farmers, women and men, do not receive the government mandated ₱410 daily wage for agricultural workers […]

In August 2022, plans of the 79th IB to bomb Mt. Mandalagan, a mountain which is part of the protected North Negros National Park (NNNP), were preempted. The military said the bombing is a “test run” but people were aware that its objective was to drive away people in the area, as well as units […]