‘Outstanding Filipinos of 2026’ honor eyed for Kalayaan Island folk

MANILA, Philippines – A group of lawmakers on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to declare the people of Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in Palawan as “Outstanding Filipinos of 2026” for standing up to Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea.  If adopted, House Resolution No. 780, filed by Akbayan Reps. Dadah Kiram Ismula, Chel Diokno,