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By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Benguet urges the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) to properly identify the indigenous peoples organizations (IPO) that...
By ALMA SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet - During the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) session on November 3 here, provincial board member Juan Nazarro questioned the need to delineate titled lots within the Certificate of...
By ADELA DEYAEN WAYAS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Baguio City - The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) has officially issued its stand on the drafting of 3rd Organic Act being pushed by the Regional Development Council (RDC) and supported by some...
By KIMBERLIE OLIMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CTIY— Cordillera elders who performed the opening ritual of International Conference on Indigenous Peoples Rights, Alternatives and Solutions to Climate Change said the conference...
By KIMBERLIE OLIVAMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY—Indigenous youth under the banner of the Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network (APIYN) asserts that addressing problems on climate change also means addressing indigenous...
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — In a forum November 4, here on the theme “Reinvigorate our ranks, advance our cause”, government employees discussed present issues and concerns in their different lines of work. Government...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Fidel Agcaoili said the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is now contemplating on inviting new GRP peace panel chair AlexPadilla to a one-on-one meeting in Hongkong to clarify whether the current Aquino government accepts the validity of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) and can ensure the safe and trouble-free visit of the Jalandoni couple in Manila.
Ibon Foundation Posted by Bulatlat.com IBON Features—The Aquino administration’s conditional cash transfers (CCTs), which take up the largest part of its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), have many points of appeal. Giving cash to poor families appeals to...
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
After experiencing heavy deployment of AFP troops, the peasants of Hacienda Luisita are bracing for the entry of US troops who would be conducting 'trainings' inside the hacienda.
By MARYA SALAMAT
Many labor and partylist groups in the country view the labor department’s approval of PAL management’s outsourcing and retrenchment plan as a go-signal as well for an even more intensified contractualization of employment arrangements all over the country.
By MARYA SALAMAT
Under the plan approved by the Department of Labor and Employment, PAL would outsource the in-flight catering, call center reservations and airport services (passenger, cargo and ramp handling) departments to “third-party providers” , eVentus PLDT and Skylogistics, two of which, employees revealed are Lucio Tan dummies if not directly under his group’s Macro Asia.
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com The Aquino administration’s conditional cash transfers (CCT) scheme is a quick fix, Band-Aid solution aimed at giving substance to Pnoy’s claim that he is addressing the poverty problem. It...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com This is a quick current events quiz, much like the one your high school history teacher used to give at the start of every class session, but with a difference -- it’s more like a geography...
The world has entered a new arms race, but what justifies this global military addiction? By THE REAL NEWS NETWORK Common Dreams Posted by Bulatlat.com The world has entered a new arms race at a time of relative peace, totalling $1.5 trillion, that is $217 for...
By RUSSIAN TIMES Common Dreams Posted by Bulatlat.com The American military presence in the world is global, blogger and author Tom Engelhardt told RT. "The Pentagon usually admits yearly to about 800 military bases or sites from macro to micro, but in their...
Circuitous Road to Justice
The American people are disappointed over US Pres. Obama's performance. The magic of his rhetoric is failing amid the worsening poverty and the essentially unchanged policies. By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com US President Barack Obama brought hope to the...
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