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Paghimutad is an independent alternative media outlet in Negros Island; local counterpart of Altermi

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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

Bring factual, authentic, and genuine news from the grassroots and the people on the ground by Negrosanons and for Negrosanons. Deliver news free of bureaucracy and shed light on vital issues concerning the island. We cover and tackle stories that give voice to the minorities of ou

r society and share such with the rest of the Philippines and the world.

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We are a part of Altermidya, a network of progressive and independent media outfits, institutions, and individuals. Paghimutad was founded in the early months of 2019 at the height of Memorandum Order 32 or De-Facto Martial Law in the island as a result of a lack of progressive independent media networks in the area, especially ones dedicated to following human rights violation cases and plight of marginalized groups across Negros Island.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗱

Various volunteer youth journalists passionate in the freedom of truthful expression and love for the free press, along with other independent writers and contributors, that wish to shed light on issues often overlooked by mainstream networks. We may not write often, but we ensure all our stories include historical context and the voices of the Negrosanon masses.

06/09/2024

MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS!

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04/09/2024

WATCH: RECLAMATION IN BRGY. BANAGO CONTINUES, RESIDENTS AND FISHERFOLKS URGE DENR AND PENRO TO STEP IN

Residents of Purok Bayanihan in Brgy. Banago are increasingly worried as Home Invest Ventures, led by Councilor Vladimir Gonzales, continues its reclamation activities in the coastline near their homes.

In September 2022, Mayor Albee Benitez issued a cease and desist order against Gonzales in response to strong protests from the community. Despite this order, the reclamation has persisted, expanding to over three hectares.

Gonzales maintains that the project is a restoration of his private property along the coastline. However, a technical meeting held on February 22 with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) concluded that the project is indeed a reclamation, not a restoration.

01/09/2024

ICYMI: NegOcc vice guv snubs farmers affected by tiempo mu**to

Peasant groups led by Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) Negros and National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) trooped to Provincial Capitol last August 29 urging Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer to release a resolution declaring sustained support for farm workers affected by the yearly off milling season.

According to the groups, the tiempo mu**to (or dead season) has been a yearly phenomenon especially in a monocrop region like Negros Island and yet the provincial government has failed to implement preemptive and consistent aid measures for the thousands of farmers who suffer during these spells of hunger.

On August 20, the groups submitted a letter requesting a dialogue with the vice governor as part of a series of activities to mark the end of the tiempo mu**to season.

Earlier the same day, the groups held a protest-dialogue at Department of Agriculture (DA) Region VI office, where they had previously submitted a letter in June seeking livelihood support for affected farmers.

Initially, the DA denied receiving the letter and requested a confirmation of receipt. However, the department eventually agreed to provide a limited number of seeds and livestock to select farmer beneficiaries.

According to KMP, the groups are tired of band-aid solutions, and urges the local government and concerned offices to heed the long-standing calls of farmers and farm workers for sustained rural support and genuine agrarian reform.

28/08/2024

ICYMI: Transport groups stage surprise protest at Bacolod Government Center

Transport groups UNDOC Piston, KNETCO, and BACOD Manibela conducted a surprise silent protest at the Bacolod Government Center on Wednesday morning, August 28. The protesters occupied the lobby of the Bacolod Government Center asking Mayor Albee Benitez to face them and heed their demands.

The groups are seeking a dialogue with Mayor Benitez about the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP), which they argue threatens the livelihoods of thousands of drivers in Bacolod City. They are urging the mayor to review and repeal the LPTRP, which they claim only favors 11 corporations operating mainly modernized jeepneys, at the expense of traditional jeepneys and small operators.

KNETCO President Lillian Sembrano stated that the transport groups have made several attempts to engage with Mayor Benitez directly for over a year but the mayor has not yet granted their request.

UNDOC Piston Secretary General Eric Bindoy also criticized the 3 billion peso budget for the Public Transport Modernization Program of the Department of Transportation this 2025, and calls to defund such program.

The mayor was no show, as he was reportedly elsewhere in another event. The protesting groups were later allowed to participate in the Sanggunian Panglungsod regular session that afternoon, where Vice Mayor El Cid Familiarian permitted them to present their demands.

Photos courtesy of Rudy Catedral and Digicast Negros

23/08/2024

MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS!

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21/08/2024

Negros community organizers face increased harassment and surveillance, calls for abolition of NTF-ELCAC

During a press conference today, leaders from various progressive organizations based in Bacolod City highlighted patterns of harassment, threats, and surveillance by state agents amid heightened campaigns against demolition and jeepney phaseout.

The press conference followed recent incidents where key leaders, including urban poor group KADAMAY Negros Secretary General Berlita Ante and board member Nori Saldavie, were subjected to surveillance and red-tagging last August 11.

These leaders have been maliciously linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing by alleged state agents. The harassment includes efforts to discredit them and disrupt their advocacy work by approaching Kadamay members and spreading misinformation about them.

Kadamay is currently actively campaigning against the possible displacement of more than 4,060 households from over 10 barangays due to the Bacolod LGU’s Yuhum housing program, which will transform public land into tenement housing as a flagship center for Pres. Marcos Jr’s national housing program.

Labor organizer Noli Rosales of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Negros has also faced similar state-led intimidation, particularly in relation to his work supporting jeepney drivers and opposing the transport modernization program.

State agents reportedly searched for him and asked about his whereabouts in strike centers last August 13. Prior to this, he also reports to have been visited by intelligence officers three times in his home, and then tried to convince him to lie low from his work as a labor organizer.

Human Rights Advocates Negros (HRAN) claim that these successive attacks are part of the “desperate attempt” by the military to claim Western Visayas as Stable and Internal Peace Status (SIPS) by September, as disclosed by 3rd Infantry Division’s Maj. Gen. Marion Sison.

According to Kadamay,the increased deployment of police and intelligence forces in the barangay level is due to Mayor Albee Benitez’s opening of Bacolod city to foreign and local investors to paint the illusion of peace and order.

“Behind his “Smart City” of Albee is dire poverty and exploitation of the masses,” Berlita Ante of Kadamay said. “If there is no resistance, it will be easier for them to displace communities.”

The groups also underscored their urgent call for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The group's demand comes in response to NTF-ELCAC's proposed budget, which has alarmingly tripled to PHP 7.8 billion for 2025, with concerns that the increased funds will intensify attacks on legal activists.

They claim that the increased budget will likely be used to further target and suppress progressive voices. The harassment of these leaders is seen as a direct attack on their right to advocate for their communities and causes.

“All forms of red-tagging are human rights violations,” HRAN said, citing the recent Supreme Court Ruling against the malicious linking of legal activists to the revolutionary movement.

The groups affirmed that despite the threats and harassment they face, they will continue to champion for the rights of marginalized sectors.

21/08/2024

LIVE NOW: Negros leaders from various progressive organizations based in Bacolod City highlight recent patterns of harassment and surveillance by state agents, underscoring their urgent call for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The group's demand comes in response to NTF-ELCAC's proposed budget, which has alarmingly tripled to PHP 7.8 billion for 2025, with concerns that the increased funds will intensify attacks on legal activists.

17/08/2024

FOUR YEARS, NO JUSTICE. Bayan Negros commemmorates the 4th year since the brutal murder of Zara Alvarez at the hands of alleged state forces.

Zara Alvarez was a paralegal for rights group Karapatan, a registered teacher, and a mother to one daughter. Bayan Negros claims the Ntf-Elcac is accountable to the death of Alvarez, as she was a victim of redtagging and terrorist proscription prior to her death.

16/08/2024

Ano ang mga panganib na dala ng UP-AFP agreement?

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Panoorin at lumahok sa diskusyon:

09/08/2024

MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS!

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08/08/2024

11th Year of the International Day of Action Against Golden Rice Press Conferece

02/08/2024

Inapila ng tinatawag na Talaingod 13 ang desisyon ng korte na guilty daw sila sa kasong child abuse diumano sa mga estudyanteng Lumad.

Ilan sa mga kinasuhan ay sina ACT Teachers Partylist Representative France Castro at former Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo.

Ano ang totoo sa kaso laban sa Talaingod 13 at sino nga ba ang dapat managot dito? 'Yan ang tatalakayin sa episode na ito ng ALAB Analysis!

01/08/2024

Court dismisses cases against cultural activists arrested in Escalante in 2019

Regional Trial Court Branch 57 in San Carlos City has dismissed the cases against four cultural workers and activists arrested in Escalante City, Negros Occidental in 2019.

On September 18, 2019, at around 3 p.m., members of the 1st Negros Occidental Provincial Mobile Company and the 79th Infantry Battalion arrested eight individuals, including members of the cultural group Teatro Obrero, the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW), and KADAMAY.

The arrests occurred in Barangay Jonob-jonob, Escalante City, as the activists were preparing for a commemoration of the Escalante Massacre.

Those arrested included Joel Guillero (NFSW-North spokesperson), Leon Charita (NFSW-Toboso), Bienvinedo Ducay (NFSW), Kenneth Serondo (Teatro Obrero), Carlo Apurado (Teatro Obrero), Rolly Hernando (Teatro Obrero), Reynaldo Saura (Teatro Obrero), and Aiza Obreso (KADAMAY). They faced accusations of illegal possession of fi****ms and explosives and were also alleged to be members of the Northern Negros Front of the CPP-NPA.

READ FULL STORY: https://paghimutadnegros.wordpress.com/2024/08/01/court-dismisses-cases-against-cultural-activists-arrested-in-escalante-in-2019/

31/07/2024

Sick farmer abducted and killed by 15th IB in Cauayan

A 72-year-old farmer recovering from an illness was reportedly abducted and killed by members of the 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army on the morning of July 29 in Brgy. Basak, Cauayan, according to an independent investigation by the human rights group September 21 Movement.

Ramon Enseniales, who was resting in a hut, was allegedly surrounded by soldiers and forcibly taken. Hours later, residents reported hearing gunshots.

On July 30, Lt. Col. J Jay Javines, spokesperson for the 3rd Infantry Division, told local media that Enseniales, whom the military claimed was affiliated with the New People’s Army (NPA), had died in a clash with the 15th IB.

September 21 Movement disputed this account, saying the villagers attest that there was no encounter in Sitio Pasto, Brgy Basak, Cauayan, as alleged by the military. They add that Ramon was a civilian and unarmed.

READ FULL STORY: https://paghimutadnegros.wordpress.com/2024/07/31/sick-farmer-abducted-and-killed-by-15th-ib-in-cauayan/

26/07/2024

MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS!

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23/07/2024

Candoni residents face eviction for 2-Billion palm oil project of Consunji family

Residents from three barangays in Candoni, Negros Occidental, are condemning the displacement and alleged illegal land conversion to accommodate a 2-billion palm oil plantation owned by the Consunji family.

The residents of Barangay Gatuslao, Agboy, and Payauan asserted that bulldozing activities have commenced in their area, with residents forcibly evicted and their livelihoods disrupted, despite assurances from the local government that the plantation would generate an estimated 3,000 jobs.

The affected residents claimed that their 6,652-hectare area, classified as forest land, includes 4,000 hectares inhabited by Indigenous Peoples (IPs). The residents argued that the sale and purchase of their land could constitute illegality, and they are currently seeking assistance from Atty. Rey Gorgonio.

READ FULL STORY: https://paghimutadnegros.wordpress.com/2024/07/23/candoni-residents-face-eviction-for-2-billion-palm-oil-project/

22/07/2024

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22/07/2024

"Walang pagbabago sa Bagong Pilipinas ni Marcos" - Negros groups on 3rd SONA

Progressive groups led by Bayan Negros held a protest rally at the Fountain of Justice earlier today in conjunction with Pres. Marcos Jr's third State of the Nation Address.

The groups declared that under the Marcos Jr administration, issues of privatization of social services, land conversion, and measly wages have not been addressed as the economic crisis continues to worsen.

Farmers and farm workers also decried the lack of genuine agrarian reform and slave-like wages, as most haciendas still implement the pakyaw system, with workers earning as low as 30 pesos a day. The groups note that genuine agrarian reform has never been mentioned once since the last two SONAs.

For the urban poor sector, they slammed Marcos Jr's 4PH, or Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program, locally adopted by Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez through the Yuhum Housing Program, which they say does not address the root causes of poverty and homelessness in the city, decrying the proposed P2,500 per month per unit rate.

Local fisherfolks' livelihood are also threatened with the more than 1,000-hectare reclamation project. The groups claim this is a common trend of Marcos Jr administration's opening up local industries to foreign investors, as with the administration's railroading of economic charter change (cha-cha).

Bayan Negros is also in soldarity with the more than 100 Negros political prisoners who are fasting in protest of the worsening human rights situation in Negros under Marcos, with cases of hamletting, bombing and extrajudicial killings of peasants. In urban centers, progressive leaders have also reported police are deployed, through the Regional Peace and Security Council, for intelligence gathering and delivering threats.

The militant group also notes that Marcos Jr has never once opened again the issue of continuing the peace talks, despite the National Democratic Front of the Philippines' (NDFP) willingness to go back to the negotiating table to address the roots of armed conflict. They add that this proves Marcos Jr to be as much of a warmonger as his predecessor Duterte.

Bayan Negros also slams the extravagant spending of Marcos Jr for this year's SONA, which they assert is merely a platform to spew lies guised as attractive promises. Bayan notes that Marcos tries to appease his image through band-aid solutions such as ayuda showcases, such as when he visited last month in Bacolod City.

"The rift between Marcos and Duterte is underpinned by their warring allegiances of the United States and China," they said. "We call on the people to be critical of the next months, as the contradictions between them are expected to worsen," BAYAN Negros added.

"The masses will bear the brunt of these contradictions, and we have no choice but to fight back," they said.

19/07/2024

Kung mga pahayag at TikTok videos ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang pagbabatayan, mukhang bumuti daw ang lagay ng Pilipinas sa dalawang taon niya sa pwesto. Pero ano ang totoo?

Nagsama-sama ang alternative media outfits para ihatid sa inyo ang
'ALAB Special Report: Pagtatasa sa ikalawang taon ni Marcos Jr.'

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11/07/2024

LIVE: Progressive groups hold press conference announcing Makabayan senatorial run for 2025 elections

05/07/2024

Witnesses coerced to withdraw testimony in support of dev’t workers charged with financing terrorism

Two witnesses supporting development workers recently charged with financing terrorism have come forward with claims of harassment and coercion in the hands of military agents in a press conference last July 3.

During the press conference, fisherfolk leader Joselito Macapobre said elements from the 15th IB summoned him last June 9, through the Barangay Kagawad of Brgy. Guiljungan, to discuss his submission of an affidavit in support of Paghidaet sa Kauswagan Development Group Inc (PDG Inc) staff who were accused of financing terrorism. He did not come for fear of being coerced to retract his affidavit.

He further narrated that on the next day, July 11, around 3 in the afternoon, three men forcibly entered their house while he was out selling fish. The men introduced themselves as “kaupod” (comrade) to Macapobre’s wife and asked where his whereabouts were.

The men also opened the bags inside their home, claiming to be in search of something Joselito left for them.

Neighbors of Joselito positively identified the three men as members of the 15th IB, as they had been seen prior within the vicinity of their house wearing military uniform.

READ FULL STORY: https://paghimutadnegros.wordpress.com/2024/07/05/witnesses-coerced-to-withdraw-testimony-in-support-of-devt-workers-charged-with-financing-terrorism/

03/07/2024

LIVE: Press conference with development workers, peasant and fisherfolk organizers from South Negros on the recent spate of attacks and harrassment against them by alleged state forces.

27/06/2024

WATCH: PRES. MARCOS' VISIT MET WITH PROTEST FROM FARMERS, DRIVERS, AND URBAN POOR IN BACOLOD CITY

Multi-sectoral groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Negros, alongside drivers group led by KNETCO and UNDOC Piston, trooped along Libertad Market along the road toward University of Negros Occidental Recoletos (UNO-R), where Pres. Ferdinand Marcos is expected to arrive alongside first lady Liza Marcos.

Pres. Marcos is arriving to hand financial aid of Php10,000 to more than 8,000 farmers affected by the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental.

Bayan Negros criticized this move as merely a band-aid solution and mere politicking, especially now that Negros Island and Siquijor has been consolidated as one region.

Farm workers from National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) also slam this visit as disingenious and not heeding their demands for just wages and genuine land reform.

Police elements blocked the protesting group from goinv near the venue.

14/06/2024

Rights group reiterate call for justice one year after Fausto massacre

Human Rights Advocates Negros (HRAN) reiterated its call for justice and for a "genuine" investigation on the massacre of the Fausto family, which marks its first year today, June 14.

Farmer Roly Fausto, 55, and wife Emelda, 50, alongside their two children Ben (15) and Ravin (12) were found dead in their home on that night in Sitio Kangkiling, Brgy. Buenavista, Himamaylan City.

In a statement, the group condemned "the 303rd Infantry Brigade, the 94th Infantry Battalion for perpetrating the brutal crime and the PNP for exonerating the perpetrators [...] and for creating the stumbling blocks in quest for justice."

In a previous report, Paghimutad narrated the series of harassment at the hands of state agents leading up to the massacre of the family, including threats, interrogation, forcible entry of their home, and illegal detainment. (Read: https://paghimutadnegros.wordpress.com/2023/06/15/94th-ibs-relentless-harassment-of-fausto-family-ends-in-massacre/)

"The brutal massacre reflects the current practice of the Armed Forces of the Philippines of committing grave crimes of attacking innocent peasant families and communities in violation of international humanitarian law," said HRAN.

Meanwhile, Himamaylan Deputy Chief Arturo Margallo, Jr, claimed the perpetrators to be elements of the New People's Army and the murder case they filed against such 14 individuals are "pending" due to relative Emily Fausto's refusal to cooperate.

Among the 14 individuals accused is the father-in-law of Emily Fausto,who is the sister of slain Roly Fausto.

However, during a hearing at the International People's Tribunal in Belgium last May 18, Emily Fausto dismissed this and pointed to the 94th IBPA as responsible for her family's slaughter.

HRAN also recalled similar instances of alleged state-sanctioned murders in Negros suh as Crispin Tingal in Himamaylan, Vargas couple in EB Magalona, Jose Caramihan in Escalante, among others.

HRAN’s statement calls the National Task Force to end local communist armed conflict (NTF-Elcac) and its local counterparts as "stumbling blocks in seeking justice" and calls for its abolition. #

08/06/2024

Nasa state of calamity ngayon ang ilang bayan sa Negros dahil sa pagsabog ng Mt Kanlaon. Ano na ang lagay ng mga residente doon, laluna’t malawak daw ang pinsala sa mga taniman?

Mula sa Negros Island, panoorin ang ulat ng Paghimutad - Negros Island Alternative Media:

06/06/2024

Groups condemn NegOcc Guv’s meeting with Israel ambassador

Several groups in Negros Occidental have condemend the provincial government’s welcome of Israel Embassy ambassador Ilan Fluss last Monday, June 3, 2024. Fluss was welcomed by Governor Eugenio Lacson and also met Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer.

Negrenses for Palestine, in a statement released the following day, June 4, stated they “strongly condemn” the ambassador’s visit.

Freedom from Colonization - Negros, in a statement released on June 5, said, “This is not something that we Negrosanons take lightly, especially in an island that has witnessed decades upon decades of bloodshed and massacres in the hands of colonizers.”

Bayan Negros, on June 6, also released a statement of condemnation, declaring, “There is no use appealing to the ‘moral conscience’ of these leaders, as if shaking hands with the Israeli ambassador was merely an act of diplomacy. These leaders, including Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer and Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez, conscientiously approve of the bombings and the murder of our own fellow Negrenses in the name of maintaining the bloody status quo of landlessness and subservience to US interests.”

Bayan also cited Lacson’s role as chair of Regional Peace and Order Council in Western Visayas similar to Israel's “government equipped by United States arms to displace, bomb, and massacre whole communities in the guise of fighting off ‘rebels’.”

Read full story: https://paghimutadnegros.wordpress.com/2024/06/06/groups-condemn-negocc-guvs-meeting-with-israel-ambassador/

06/06/2024

LOOK: Clearing operations in Brgy. Biak na Bato, La Castellana have been ongoing since yesterday due to the lahar overflow in Tamburong Creek from Mt. Kanlaon.

Residents report that lahar was knee-deep yesterday in some parts of the Barangay. Around 34 families have evacuated from Brgy. Biak na Bato to the city proper as Alert Level 2 has been hoisted in the city, yet some individuals chose to stay to tend to their livestocks and belongings.

05/06/2024

BREAKING: Lahar from Mt. Kanlaon flows to several areas near the volcano.

Brgy. Masulog in Canlaon City and Brgy. Biak na Bato in La Castellana saw a sudden rush of lahar as heavy rains on June 5, Wednesday, wash off volcanic materials spewed by Mt. Kanlaon's eruption downland.

Norther Negros Occidental Coast Guard reports 2,104 individuals from 582 families have already been evacuated. NNOC Station Commander Paterno Belarmino Jr. said that residents affected by the lahar flow are currently being evacuated.

Photos from K5 News FM Negros Occidental and Kenneth Guda

03/06/2024

BREAKING: KANLAON ERUPTS, ALERTS PHIVOLCS

Phivolcs reports an ongoing steam-driven or phreatic eruption in Mt. Kanlaon that started at 6:51pm, with a volcanic plume of 5,000 meters. Kanlaon remains under Alert Level 1.

The agency advises the people to be vigilant of further developments.

Photo courtesy of Canlaon City Online

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WATCH: RECLAMATION IN BRGY. BANAGO CONTINUES, RESIDENTS AND FISHERFOLKS URGE DENR AND PENRO TO STEP IN Residents of Purok Bayanihan in Brgy. Banago are increasingly worried as Home Invest Ventures, led by Councilor Vladimir Gonzales, continues its reclamation activities in the coastline near their homes. In September 2022, Mayor Albee Benitez issued a cease and desist order against Gonzales in response to strong protests from the community. Despite this order, the reclamation has persisted, expanding to over three hectares. Gonzales maintains that the project is a restoration of his private property along the coastline. However, a technical meeting held on February 22 with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) concluded that the project is indeed a reclamation, not a restoration.

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Ano ang mga panganib na dala ng UP-AFP agreement? 'Yan ang tatalakayin natin sa ALAB Analysis kasama si Inday Espina-Varona, Prof. Carl Marc Ramota, at Renee Co. Panoorin at lumahok sa diskusyon:

2025 National Budget, Sinuri | ALAB Analysis (Agosto 9, 2024)

MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS! Narito ang mga balita’t pananaw ngayong linggo mula sa Altermidya Network: 🔥 Mga kaltas sa 2025 national budget, kinundena 🔥 Oil spill sa Manila Bay, sino ang dapat managot? 🔥 Rights Watch: Karapatan sa pabahay iginiit sa gitna ng demolisyon 🔥 Balitang Emoji: Lipat-pondo ng PhilHealth, makatwiran ba? Sama-sama nating panoorin ang #ALAB Alternatibong Newscast!

11thr Year of the Internation Day of Action Against Golden Rice

11th Year of the International Day of Action Against Golden Rice Press Conferece

Lumad rights supporters, bakit hinatulang guilty? | ALAB Analysis (Agosto 2, 2024)

Inapila ng tinatawag na Talaingod 13 ang desisyon ng korte na guilty daw sila sa kasong child abuse diumano sa mga estudyanteng Lumad. Ilan sa mga kinasuhan ay sina ACT Teachers Partylist Representative France Castro at former Bayan Muna Representative Satur Ocampo. Ano ang totoo sa kaso laban sa Talaingod 13 at sino nga ba ang dapat managot dito? 'Yan ang tatalakayin sa episode na ito ng ALAB Analysis!

Flood control projects, bakit hindi sapat? | ALAB Alternatibong Balita (Hulyo 26, 2024)

MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS! Narito ang mga nag-aalab na balita’t pananaw mula sa Altermidya Network: ️‍🔥 Flood control projects, bakit hindi sapat? ️‍🔥 Jeepney drivers at operators sa Iloilo, nangangambang ma-phaseout ️‍🔥 Rights Watch: Totoo bang ‘bloodless’ ang war on drugs ni Pang. Marcos Jr.? ️‍🔥 Balitang Emoji: Bayanihan sa mga komunidad pagkatapos ng bagyo Sama-sama nating panoorin ang #ALAB!

SONA 2024 Altermidya's Special Coverage

Walang pagbabago sa Bagong Pilipinas ni Marcos" - Negros groups on 3rd SONA

ALAB SONA SPECIAL: Pagtatasa sa ikalawang taon ni Marcos Jr

Kung mga pahayag at TikTok videos ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang pagbabatayan, mukhang bumuti daw ang lagay ng Pilipinas sa dalawang taon niya sa pwesto. Pero ano ang totoo? Nagsama-sama ang alternative media outfits para ihatid sa inyo ang 'ALAB #SONA Special Report: Pagtatasa sa ikalawang taon ni Marcos Jr.' Sama-sama nating panoorin!🔥

MAKABAYAN Press Conference

LIVE: Progressive groups hold press conference announcing Makabayan senatorial run for 2025 elections

LIVE: Press conference with development workers, peasant and fisherfolk organizers from South Negros on the recent spate of attacks and harrassment against them by alleged state forces.

WATCH: PRES. MARCOS' VISIT MET WITH PROTEST FROM FARMERS, DRIVERS, AND URBAN POOR IN BACOLOD CITY

WATCH: PRES. MARCOS' VISIT MET WITH PROTEST FROM FARMERS, DRIVERS, AND URBAN POOR IN BACOLOD CITY Multi-sectoral groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Negros, alongside drivers group led by KNETCO and UNDOC Piston, trooped along Libertad Market along the road toward University of Negros Occidental Recoletos (UNO-R), where Pres. Ferdinand Marcos is expected to arrive alongside first lady Liza Marcos. Pres. Marcos is arriving to hand financial aid of Php10,000 to more than 8,000 farmers affected by the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental. Bayan Negros criticized this move as merely a band-aid solution and mere politicking, especially now that Negros Island and Siquijor has been consolidated as one region. Farm workers from National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) also slam this visit as disingenious and not heeding their demands for just wages and genuine land reform. Police elements blocked the protesting group from goinv near the venue.

ALAB Analysis: Imbestigasyon ng ICC

Gumugulong ang balita tungkol sa imbestigasyon ng International Criminal Court o ICC sa “War on Drugs” ni dating Pang. Rodrigo Duterte. Bakit nga ba mahalagang tutukan ang imbestigasyong ito? ‘Yan ang laman ng diskusyon kasama si si Atty. Krissy Conti, abogado ng drug war victims, sa ALAB Analysis! Sama-sama nating panoorin ang #ALAB!

Red-tagging: Banta sa buhay at kalayaan | ALAB Alternatibong Balita (Mayo 10, 2024)

MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS! Narito ang mga balita’t pananaw ngayong linggo mula sa Altermidya Network: 🔥 Red-tagging: banta sa buhay at kalayaan 🔥 Tagumpay ng mga magsasaka sa Hacienda Tinang 🔥 Demolisyon ng tahungan sa Navotas, ano ang dahilan? 🔥 Rights Watch: Pagpoprotesta sa US embassy, bawal ba? 🔥 Balitang Emoji: Special human rights committee? Sama-sama nating panoorin ang #ALAB Alternatibong Balita!

ALAB ANALYSIS: Paano inuulat ang krisis sa klima?

Ngayong #WorldPressFreedomDay, sama-sama nating talakayin kung ano ang papel ng mga mamamahayag sa gitna ng environmental crisis. Panoorin ang #ALABAnalysis

'Wage increase, makatwiran' | ALAB Alternatibong Balita (Abril 26, 2024)

MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS! Narito ang mga balita’t pananaw ngayong linggo mula sa Altermidya Network: 🔥 Sahod, dapat nang itaas ayon sa labor groups 🔥 Paglaban sa dam projects, tampok sa Cordillera Day 🔥 Dinukot na environmentalist, inilahad ang naranasang tortyur 🔥 Balitang Emoji: Power shortage sa gitna ng init Sama-sama nating panoorin ang #ALAB Alternatibong Newscast!

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Lumad rights supporters, bakit hinatulang guilty? | ALAB Analysis (Agosto 2, 2024)

Flood control projects, bakit hindi sapat? | ALAB Alternatibong Balita (Hulyo 26, 2024)

SONA 2024 Altermidya's Special Coverage

Walang pagbabago sa Bagong Pilipinas ni Marcos" - Negros groups on 3rd SONA

ALAB SONA SPECIAL: Pagtatasa sa ikalawang taon ni Marcos Jr

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WATCH: PRES. MARCOS' VISIT MET WITH PROTEST FROM FARMERS, DRIVERS, AND URBAN POOR IN BACOLOD CITY

ALAB Analysis: Imbestigasyon ng ICC

Red-tagging: Banta sa buhay at kalayaan | ALAB Alternatibong Balita (Mayo 10, 2024)

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