Regions

Food Crisis Shows Governance Woes

alex — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:36:51 -0400

The country’s present food crisis is a reflection of a bigger crisis, a visiting member of the House of Representatives told barangay captains at a forum in Baguio City last week.

BY LYN V. RAMO
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008

Tirad Pass

alex — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:16:18 -0400

I saw Tirad Pass on my first visit in the summer of 2002. It reminds me of the Filipino war against the Americans and the sacrifice made by its youngest general in Philippine history – Gen. Gregorio del Pilar.

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008

Ifugao Town Favors Organic Rice Farming

alex — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:12:44 -0400

While most of Filipino farmers grapple with the increasing cost of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, farmers in Mayoyao, a town in Ifugao, favor organic rice farming.

BY LYN RAMO
REGIONS
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008

BAGUIO CITY (246 kms from Manila) – Organic rice, anyone?

N. Vizcaya Local Officials Rise vs Mining Firm

alex — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:10:08 -0400

Local officials of the province of Nueva Vizcaya dare to fight a mining giant. This is a stark contrast to the national government pledging full support for transnational mining corporations.

BY BULATLAT
Vol. VIII, No. 22, July 6-12, 2008

Dengue Cases Up in Baguio Despite Info Campaign

benjie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:27:04 -0400

Wrong practices, global warming cited as contributing factors

Reported cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever increased in the city despite massive information campaign for its prevention as disclosed by DoH Regional Director Myrna Cabotaje in the weekly Kapihan with the media.

BY CYE REYES
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat

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Impact of Benguet Mines Alarms Visiting Community Leaders

benjie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:25:25 -0400

Fourteen community leaders, activists and development workers from Southern Tagalog, Bicol and Mindanao visiting mining towns Mankayan and Itogon recently were alarmed at the impact of mining operations on Benguet folk.

BY LYN V. RAMO
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 21, June 29-July 5, 2008

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Vizcaya Mine Suspended

benjie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:23:26 -0400

Various people’s actions converged with a court decision and legislative initiatives to discontinue a foreign mining firm’s operations in Brgy. Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. This coincided with a corporate decision to suspend contract work amid financial difficulties.

BY SHERRY MAE SOLEDAD
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat

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Cordi Delegates Lead ILPS Workshops on IPs, Nat’l Minorities

benjie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:21:07 -0400

Anti-imperialist calls reverberated in the staging of the International League of Peoples Struggle-Third International Assembly (ILPS-TIA) with 350 delegates from across the globe which the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) attended from June 18 to 20. CPA headed the Study Commission on Indigenous Peoples, National Minorities and Nationalities or Commission No. 10.

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Group’s Fight Against Gambling in Baguio Continues

alex — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:47:48 -0400

Multi-sectoral groups, Catholic, Muslim and ecumenical movements, including youth groups vowed anew to continue their uphill battle against all gambling operations in this city.

BY ACE ALEGRE
Contributed to Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 20, June 22-28, 2008

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Majority of CAR Schools Implement Memo on Nursing Course

alex — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:46:12 -0400

While educators’ groups nationwide opposed the implementation of an education order adjusting the curriculum of nursing courses, almost all colleges and universities in the Cordillera region adopted the said policy, according to Cordillera education officials.

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat

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