By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – “Mr. President, James (Balao) is my uncle and I miss him so much. Please help!” The above words were written by Sarah Balao-Strugar on a postcard, which was among the thousand postcards,...
By JULIET SALEY Northern Dispatch BONTOC, Mt. Province – The provincial government here issued a resolution reflecting the people’s opposition large-scale mining exploration and operations within Mt. Province. In its resolution, the local government informs the...
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com MANILA – “The most noble and the greatest task in the world is to sacrifice for our people and land. United we will stand; divided we will fall... It is our responsibility as Indigenous Peoples (IP) to...
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG NORDIS (Northern Dispatch) WEEKLY Diaryo ti umili ti amianan PARACELIS, Mt. Province – Women of Banga-banga, Aguinaldo, Ifugao trooped to witness a hearing at the village of Botigue’s Lupon Tagapamayapa on a case they filed against an AFP second...
By Kimberlie Olmaya Ngabit-Quitasol Northern Dispatch Reposted by Bulatlat.com The determination of the people of Lacub, Abra is like a mighty river mastering mountain slopes and rugged valleys flowing toward the open sea. This determination has been described in...
By Alma B. Sinumlag Northern Dispatch Reposted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Residents of Phase 3, Gambang, Bakun are up in arms against mining companies Royalco and Vale. The residents have organized themselves against all attempts of the company to bring...
By Kimberlie Olmaya Ngabit-Quitasol Northern Dispatch Reposted by Bulatlat.com BAGUO CITY—It was raining hard last March 9 at five in the afternoon. The usual throng digging into boxes of wagwag (second-hand) goods for sale in this alley famous for second-hand...
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – Local artists here welcome Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño's bill aiming to provide tax exemptions and subsidies for the local music industry. The House Bill 3787 states that all operas, concerts, dramas, recitals,...
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY -- In 1993, then Sangguniang Kabatan Federation president Florence Ibarra declared March 1-5 as the Kaigorotan Youth Week (KYW) in recognition of the valiant Igorot youth in the early 80s who bravely faced police...
By ADELA DEYAEN WAYAS Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY -- This team has sparked anew the nation's industry in football, and their popularity continues to rise. The Azkals' victory over Mongolia's national football team, the Blue Wolves by a 2-0 score gave the Azkals...
By GIL CORPUZ Northern Dispatch SAN MARIANO, Isabela -- A four-day National Fact Finding and Solidarity Mission (NFFSM) uncovered massive land grabbing here and in neighboring areas by corporations engaged in bio-ethanol project. Spearheaded by peasant...
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAKUN, Benguet -- The claims of the residents of village Gambang here regarding the irregularities in the free prior and informed consent (FPIC) process conducted by the National Commission on Indigenous...
By ADELA DEYAEN WAYAS Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY -- A public official here said that festivals should not be done for the sake of profit but to preserve the culture. Speaking before journalists and students at the Baguio City National High School- Main on...
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com MANKAYAN, Benguet -- In sitio (subvillage) Tabbac, Bulalacao of this town, a month long barricade continues in opposition to the drilling activities of Goldfields. Support from the town’s neighboring...
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community of Cordillera rallied behind Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño, calling for the enactment of an...
By ADELA DEYAEN WAYAS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY –“Many go hungry among the poor,” Gerry Cacho of the Tongtongan ti Umili (TTU) said regarding the report of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that the price increases in the region are...
By ADELA DEYAEN WAYAS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY – Cypress Irisan settlers displaced by the demolition implemented by the city government here last November 30 are asking for humanitarian assistance. In an interview, Villanueva Patting,...
By Northern Dispatch ?Posted by Bulatlat VIGAN CITY--Around 2,000 students, administration staff, faculty members and other school personnel of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) joined the protest action against budget cuts beginning December 1. ?...
By Northern Dispatch ?Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY -- The Cordillera youth are disgusted with the Aquino administration’s efforts to white-wash the 1.9B budget cut on state universities and colleges in the 2011 national budget. Now, more and more students,...
By Northern Dispatch CPA Release Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY—“No to market-based mechanisms!” This was the resounding position of delegates to the International Conference on Indigenous Peoples Rights, Alternatives and Solutions to the Climate Crisis as they...
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