By FINELA MEJIA Northern Dispatch QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur — “Let us bind together, tight as a rope, so that we can bring down the big mining companies,” said Ama Felipe Anaas during the Quirino Environment and Human Rights Summit. With the theme “Protect the Mountains, Fields and Rivers,” 120 participants from various sectors of Quirino,…
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Elders question geothermal effects on environment
By GINA DIZON Northern Dispatch PASIL, Kalinga — Elders of Balatoc, Colayo and Guinaang from this province expressed their fears of the likely effects on the environment of Chevron’s proposed geothermal plant. Elders decry the little information being given about geothermal plants that could have answered the people’s questions. This despite a compliance certificate attesting…
Ifugao farmers want military out of their villages
By BRANDON LEE Northern Dispatch LAGAWE, Ifugao — Members of the Ifugao Peasant Movement (IPM) complained of military presene in their villages during a dialogue with Governor Eugene Balitang, May 24. Modesto Hangoy, a farmer from Gumhang, Tinoc said soldiers occupied the public school compound. He added that soldiers removed a poster of the United…
‘Paramilitary group not welcome in Baguio’
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — “You were never welcomed in the city, [you] are not above the law and should not act as a peacekeeping force here,” Baguio City Vice Mayor Daniel Fariñas reminded the Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army (CPLA) in the city council’s regular session, June 11. Fariñas said that the…
Four wounded as guards assault Luisita farmworkers
By RONALYN V. OLEA
At around 8: 30 a.m. of June 15, RCBC guards, together with 20 men, threw stones at the farm workers.
Break in at Gabriela office, no ordinary robbery
By BULATLAT.COM
The locks were intact; other appliances such as the TV, DVD player, printers, photocopying machine were left untouched; only the computers were taken.
Children of political prisoners demand freedom for their fathers
Children of political prisoners demand freedom for their fathers (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat.com)
TRO against Cobankiat strikers condemned
By MARYA SALAMAT
The Parañaque court’s TRO resulted in the deployment of more than 70 policemen and Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) and a fire truck in the strike area.
Street Shooter: Even when no one is looking.
A guard smartly executes a routine walk around the embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on a lazy Sunday afternoon, when no business is transacted inside and very people are about. (Beijing, China)
Conditions of OFWs worsened under Aquino – migrant group
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“While the government relies on the remittances of our OFWs to keep the economy afloat, there are still many cases of abused OFWs because the government continues to neglect them.” – Garry Martinez, Migrante
Former POEA chief axed because of politics?
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Article: Conditions of OFWs worsened under Aquino – migrant group MANILA – The appointment of Carlos Cao, Jr. as chief administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), January last year, could have been the start of reforms in the agency. According to Migrante International, Cao has been,…