BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com The Kalinga provincial section of the Cordillera People’s Democratic Front (CPDF), a regional organization under the umbrella of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), announced that they will heighten their tactical offensives against the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and reiterated their call for fetad,…
Category: Indigenous Peoples
European NGO Asks DND for IP Leader’s Protection
BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com The International Hydropower Association , an international non-government organization (NGO) based in the United Kingdom, urged the Department of National Defense (DND) to extend protection to leaders of the Cordillera People’s Alliance and investigate the threats on their lives. BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north of Manila)— A letter…
Kalinga People Resist Corporate Mining
BY LYN V. RAMO, NORDIS Bulatlat.com In another display of people’s unity, indigenous peasant communities and advocates from the middle sector in Kalinga province banded together to put a stop to all corporate mining activities in the province. TABUK, Kalinga (330 kms, north of Manila) — Indigenous peasant communities and advocates from the middle sector…
Uma Hosts Cordillera Day ‘06
BY AURA IRENE SEMANERO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga is this year’s host community for the Cordillera Day celebration from April 23 to 24. In a meeting last February the Uma Tribal Elders and Leaders Conference pointed out the significance of the Cordillera Day celebration in this community “in addressing their issues…
The Cordillera Day: A Continuing Struggle
BY MARIE CONIE DUERME Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com The commemoration of the Cordillera Day is an event that has become the biggest annual political solidarity gathering of indigenous peoples not only in the Cordillera Region but also worldwide. This day is traced back to the eve of April 24, 1980 when soldiers belonging to…
Blind Poet among CAR’s 10 Outstanding Students
BY MAYETTE INIGUID AND ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com A blind poet from Sagada, Mt. Province has recently been chosen as one of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)’s candidates for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP). His being chosen as such is seen as a fitting gift for his school’s…
Victims of the Killer Landslide
By Johann Hein B. Arpon Bulatlat.com A farming village in the Visayas disappeared from the map on February 17 due to a killer landslide. The tragedy left a long trail death and destruction. The ordeal that the residents there went through cannot be effectively put into words, hence the need for photographs to literally show…
Alamara Disbandment Sought to End Terror in Paquibato
Paquibato leaders decry continued harassment of residents despite military’s assurance By Cheryll D. Fiel davaotoday.com DAVAO CITY – The disbandment of paramilitary units and the withdrawal of the firearms issued to them by the Philippine Army are some of the recommendations put forward in a City Council hearing last week that looked into the atrocities…
Mindanao Lumads Defend Ancestral Land vs Large-scale Mining
Leaders of Lumad organizations from six regional federations representing some 10 major tribes in Mindanao vowed to defend the last of their ancestral lands against the assault of large-scale mining. BY TYRONE VELEZ Bulatlat.com Dipolog City— Leaders of Lumad organizations from six regional federations representing some 10 major indigenous tribes in Mindanao vowed to defend…
Second Islamic Cemetery Hailed
Burying the dead is an important ritual for Muslims and they had to do it within 24 hours. With the lone Muslim cemetery in Metro Manila severely congested, those with the means are forced to transport their dead to Mindanao costing at least P10,000 in air fare alone. The establishment then of a second Islamic…
Negros Media Group Celebrates First Anniversary
Young journalists in Negros have banded together to professionalize media practice. There is reason to celebrate this Christmas as the organization they formed a year ago continues to be strong. BY KARL G. OMBION BACOLOD CITY – Last Dec. 11, members of Liga Journalista (Journalists’ League), an organization of mostly young journalists in the Negros…