A planned municipality-wide forum on mining scheduled on March 15 in Abra town was denied permission by barangay (village) officials. BY ALDWIN QUITASOL REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BANGUED, Abra (400 kms north of Manila) – The Kakailian Salakniban Tay Amin ti daga a Nagtaudan (KASTAN) criticized barangay (village) officials for denying them permission…
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Abra Human Rights Worker Receives Death Threats
A human rights worker in Abra continues to receive death threats through text messages from an unidentified sender allegedly from the military. BY CYE REYES AND JUDE BAGGO Northern Dispatch HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Vol. VIII, No. 32, September 14-20, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. North of Manila) – A human rights worker in Abra continues…