Typhoon Karen left six dead and a total of 69 households evacuated in the Cordillera Region with landslides and flood waters resulting from heavy down pour from early dawn Tuesday until Thursday morning. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 29, August 24-30, 2008 LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (247 kms. North…
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Mining Applications Cover 66% of Cordillera Region
In the Cordillera region, there are already 149 barrios (sub-villages) with mining applications that are under process. Even the grounds of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) are covered by an application for mining exploration. Mining applications cover 66 percent of the region. BY ZOFIA LEAL Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 In…
Tribal Leaders Denounce Corporate Mining
At least 100 elders from the Mountain Province gathered for a two-day congress and strengthened their opposition to corporate mining and military deployment in communities where anti-mining sentiments are strong. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY—At least 100 elders from the Mountain Province (394 kms from Manila) gathered for a…