By LYN V. RAMO Culture Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY –One’s spirituality affects food preparation, according to an Igorot elder who constantly shares culinary expertise producing what he terms as sacred “etag.” His ingredients are prayers and the yearning to share with loved ones the delicacy he patiently prepares. Patience is barely a catchword in the kitchen…
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Cordillera RH summit vows to get more supporters from Congress
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — Amid debates on the consolidated reproductive health (RH) bill (House Bill 4244) in the House of Representatives, a regional summit endorsed it, with grass-root participants vowing to convince their lawmakers to vote for it. Among Cordillera representatives in Philippine Congress, only two are reportedly currently speaking out…
Study Results in Commercializing Igorot Etag
By LYN RAMO Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — A university-based research institution is about to introduce etag, a Cordillera preserved pork, in commercial scale. They would infuse it with value-adding interventions to ensure food safety, quality and high market acceptability for the native delicacy. Launched in a recent press conference at the Benguet State University (BSU),…
Cordillera Health Workers Being Harassed, Threatened
By LYN V. RAMO
Why, they asked, are they being made to suffer human rights violations, when they have only been working for the indigenous farmers, laborers, small-scale miners and urban poor and, in the process, traveling long hours to reach far-flung villages, some of which could only be reached on foot?
Pangasinan State University Students Seek Ouster of Dean
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Students of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) Lingayen campus have called for the ouster of their dean due to alleged “repressive policies.” More than 3,000 students signed a petition addressed to the PSU Board of Regents calling for the replacement of the current dean Dr. Merlita Q,…
Pangasinan Student Trainees Sent to Singapore Complain of Abuse
More student trainees earlier deployed by the Pangasinan State University to train in hotels and restaurants in Singapore went back here recently complaining of poor working conditions in their training.
Freed ‘Morong 43’ Look Forward to Family, Good Food — and Work
By LYN V. RAMO
During the press conference, the women thanked their supporters and the mass movement for their freedom. The questions from the journalists present ranged from what one supported described as inane (“Are you still mad at the military?”) to the curious (“What was it like being imprisoned for 10 months?”)
UN Passes Resolution, Again, Against US Blockade in Cuba
LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA, Philippines – This time it is two for the blockade against Cuba, as the association of nations passes a resolution asking for an end to US blockade, as presented for the 19th time by this island-state. The Cuban Embassy to the Philippines, in a statement last Wednesday, said the isolation…
Demolition of Shanties Are Also Happening in Baguio City
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – Without any place to stay right after the demolition of some 400 shanties, residents of the urban poor community decided to spend the night on the streets while others asked relatives and friends to accommodate them temporarily.? There were a few who contemplated to set up a…
Catholic Bishops to Aquino: Fulfill Pro-Poor Platform, Ignore Luisita SDO
By LYN V. RAMO
“The president cannot feign neutrality in this issue, for his silence and inaction will mean an implicit endorsement of the unjust compromise deal orchestrated by Cojuangco-owned HLI,” the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said in a statement.
Incarceration of Kin Displaces Dumagat Family
By LYN V. RAMO
Born to a peasant family, Eddie Cruz used to bring home rice, corn, vegetables and fruits to his siblings. His parents, Ligaya and Corsing, now make do with whatever food is given by well-meaning individuals and groups.