Day: November 10, 2008

The spokesperson of an environmentalist group in Southern Mindanao said that the setting up of the Investment Defense Force (IDF) and the mining liberalization policy of the Arroyo regime ‘further strengthen the previous military support granted by the Arroyo regime to large-scale and foreign mining corporations.’ BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH A broad alliance of…

Miners, their wives and other community members assailed Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company’s (LCMCo) new policy of reduced working days, which is essentially a work rotation scheme, in a protest rally in front of the company’s general office in Mankayan. BY CYE REYES Northern Dispatch LABOR WATCH Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of…

While the provincial government of Ifugao through the Ifugao Cultural Heritage Office exerts efforts to repair the damaged portions of the Rice Terraces, other historical and cultural masterpieces here face extinction. BY JEREMY M. GAWONGNA Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat CULTURE MAYOYAO, Ifugao (536 kms. North of Manila)– While the provincial government of Ifugao through…

A group of residents, who identify themselves as elders of Barangay (village) Gambang in Bakun, Benguet Friday said the mineral exploration project of Royalco Philippines has eroded the relationships among indigenous residents in their community. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WATCH BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) –…

Lawyers and media groups in Baguio City condemned the arrest of labor lawyer and columnist Remigio Saladero Jr. and tagged it as the worst attack against a human rights defender and an advocate of press freedom. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila)–…

One of the city’s remaining oldest structures is now up for rehabilitation by a private firm, this was disclosed by Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. during the weekly Ugnayang Panlungsod. BY CYE REYES REGIONS Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila) One of the city’s remaining oldest structures is now up for rehabilitation by…

While racism in America does not disappear completely with Obama’s victory, the result of the US presidential elections reflected a significant change, a milestone in the struggle against the racist mindset. More importantly, it symbolized the American people’s clamor for change. But it would take more than the election of an African-American from the Democrats,…

The more the economy is stagnant, the less its ability to create jobs, the more dependent government becomes on overseas labor deployment. BY THE POLICY STUDY, PUBLICATION AND ADVOCACY (PSPA) PROGRAM Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) ANALYSIS Posted by Bulatlat If the state policy making and legislative agenda do not change course, the…