By GWEN GAONGEN Northern Dispatch www.nordis.net SAGADA, Mountain Province – Governor Leonard Mayaen says he is not in favor of the on-going open pit mining operation in Mainit, Bontoc. As head of provincial mining regulatory board (PMRB), the governor stressed that small-scale mining is allowed in the province for as long as it is operated…
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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…