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ILOILO CITY – Bayan Panay slammed Mayor Jerry Treñas here for banning political speeches in the upcoming 2025 Dinagyang Festival. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos addresses the 2023 Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City.  With her are Mayor Jerry Treñas and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. (Mayor...

ILOILO CITY – A veteran activist in Panay Island has been released after more than eight months in jail in Iloilo province. Militant organization Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Panay said Elmer Forro, secretary general, was released on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from the Iloilo District Jail in Pototan town....

REGULAR commuters in Iloilo City still scramble to get rides, especially rush hour, as the city government implements a modernized transportation that is supposed to phase out old jeepneys and replace them with mini-buses. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Progressive group Bayan Panay is calling on the...

ILOILO CITY -- A key leader of left-leaning Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Panay Island (Bayan-Panay) was arrested in Iloilo province for alleged murder and attempted murder charges. Elmer Forro, the general of Bayan-Panay, was arrested in Iloilo province. (Photo courtesy of the CIDG-6) The police...