Paghimutad is an alternative media outlet in Negros Island, a member of the Altermidya Network.
Through multimedia reporting and grassroots storytelling, we highlight the realities of the Negrosanon people and their fight for land and social justice. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ก๐๐
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 our 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.
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.
28/07/2025
WATCH: Sectoral groups led by BAYAN-Negros marched from the Provincial Lagoon to Vinther Stage in Bacolod City earlier today July 28 for the Negros People's State of the National Address, in conjunction with Marcos Jr's fourth SONA. They denounced Marcos Jr's false promises of economic alleviation, human rights abuses, and the Supreme Courtโs recent ruling junking the impeachment complaint against VP Sara Duterte.
Bayan-Negros spokesperson Noli Rosales said that if the justice system fails to hold the powerful to account, the people will intensify their protests to demand justice and accountability.
28/07/2025
People's SONA 2025
28/07/2025
People's 2025
28/07/2025
LIVE: Iba't ibang grupo, ipinagpatuloy ang protest malapit sa Batasan
28/07/2025
WATCH: Progressives hold their 'PEOPLE'S ' in Quezon City
25/07/2025
Lugi raw ang Pilipinas sa naging usapan ni Pang. Marcos Jr. at US President Trump. Pag-usapan natin ito sa ALAB Analysis kasama si Rosario Guzman at Sonny Africa ng IBON Foundation. Tumutok at makisali sa diskusyon!
22/07/2025
WATCH: Farmers and farm workers in Negros call Marcos Jr regime a "failure", citing false promises for uplifting agri sector ahead of SONA 2025
Danilo Tabura, spokesperson of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) โ Negros, said in an interview during the State of the Peasant Address organized by KMP-Negros and the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) earlier today, July 22, that the Marcos Jr. administration has failed to fulfill its promises to uplift the agricultural sector. He cited ongoing cases of land use conversion, persistent militarization in agrarian communities, and what he described as the continued implementation of a โdeceptive and inutileโ Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in the province.
Tabura said local government units and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) often work together to hinder genuine land distribution, with DAR itself issuing exemption and conversion orders that pave the way for real estate, commercial, and so-called renewable energy projects in lands already covered by agrarian reform.
โPinagpatuloy ang huwad at inutil na CARP. Dito, DAR mismo ang tagapaglabas ng exemption at conversion orders,โ he said, citing what he called โstate-sanctioned land grabbing.โ
He also pointed to the recent protest action of EB Magalone farmworkers at the DAR provincial office, as one of many ongoing struggles of landless tillers in Negros.
According to Tabura, areas slated for land conversion are often marked by the presence of state forces or private armed goons, aiming to suppress peasant organizing and resistance, with the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) continuing to vilify peasant leaders.
He further noted that while Negros is considered the โrenewable energy capitalโ of the country, with 95% of its energy capacity from RE sources โ 47% of which is solar โ the local population does not benefit, as up to 80% of electricity consumed on the island still comes from coal and diesel plants outside the province. Massive land conversion projects are slated to pave way for these RE projects.
Peasant organizations are expected to join the SONA Peopleโs Mobilization on July 28, alongside other sectors, to bring these concerns to the national spotlight.
11/07/2025
Bakit nalululong sa online gambling ang mga Pilipino?
Pag-uusapan natin 'yan sa Analysis kasama si San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza at Digital Pinoys national campaigner Ronald Gustilo.
Tumutok at makisali sa diskusyon!
11/07/2025
LIVE: Environmental advocates, scientists, grassroots communities, and defenders came together in a forum to assess the Marcos Jr administration's environmental track record.
09/07/2025
Over 100 farmworkers in EB Magalona, Negros Occidental face displacement after the Department of Agrarian Reform cancelled land distribution over 101 hectares they have long cultivated.
They held a lighting protest in their public market, near the DAR EB Magalona office earlier today.
The contested land in Hacienda Chiquita is now at risk of being converted into roads, housing, and commercial projects, sparking protest from farmers who fear losing both home and livelihood.
'I voluntarily surrendered, not arrested' - Negros human rights worker
Human rights worker Felipe โIpeโ Gelle of Human Rights Advocates in Negros (HRAN) in a press conference earlier today, July 1, shared his testimony following his six-day detention on terrorism financing charges.
โServing the people is not a crime,โ Gelle declared during the press conference held on July 1 alongside Berlita Ante of Bayan Negros.
Gelle said he voluntarily surrendered on June 24 after they were able to raise funds for his bail, amounting to P1 million for five counts under Section 8 of RA 10168 or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act.
He said his detention was unnecessarily prolonged due to what he described as the โdilly-dallying tacticsโ of the CIDG Bacolod, which delayed securing and transmitting required documents despite the bail being ready.
โSupposedly, I should have been released immediately after posting bail, but some documents were either withheld or not provided by CIDG, causing the delay,โ Gelle said.
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The Negrosanons deserve news that is truthful rather than just neutral.
Local Negros Island Chapter of Altermidya - Peopleโs Alternative Media Network, a national network of independent and progressive media outfits, institutions, and individuals.
Our Mission
Bring factual, authentic, and genuine news from the grassroots and the people on the ground by the Negrosanons and for the 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 our society and share such with the rest of the Philippines and the world.
Our History
We are a part of Altermidya, a network of independent and progressive media outfits, institutions, and individuals. Paghimutad was founded in the early months of 2019 as a result of a lack of independent media networks in the area, especially ones dedicated to covering the ever-worsening de-facto Martial Law and human rights violations cases along with long-standing hardships plaguing the island.
Who Writes For Paghimutad
Various youth journalists passionate in the freedom of truthful expression and the love for the free press, along with other independent writers and contributors, created this platform where news and issues that affect the masses of Negrosanons often overlooked by other mainstream networks are shed light upon.
