By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Kathleen Okubo, a veteran journalist from the Cordillera region, passed away on April 7, leaving the Cordillera press community mourning her loss. She battled several illnesses before her passing at the age of 71, having celebrated her birthday...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Military airstrikes along the Ilocos Sur-Abra border have sparked widespread condemnation due to concerns over violations of international humanitarian law and the disproportionate use of force. The bombings happened...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch VIGAN CITY — Intense fighting between communist guerillas and government troops forced villagers to evacuate and the suspension of classes in Pilar, Abra on April 2. Mayor Tyron Christopher Beroña ordered the suspension of primary...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The abduction case of two environmental activists in Pangasinan has been added to the growing number of “short-term disappearances,” an emerging global trend that the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The number of organizations expressing outrage and condemnation over the reported abduction of two environmental activists in Pangasinan continues to grow. In a March 24 statement, Karapatan Central Luzon reported that...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Four Cordillera activists, who filed a petition questioning their terrorist designation by the Philippine government, have asked the court to consider the series of “harassments” they have experienced during the...
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The Klima Center has strongly denounced the continued red-tagging campaign and harassment against the leaders and members of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance. In a statement, human rights lawyer Dean Tony La Viña said his...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The City Government of Baguio, together with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), recognized human rights defenders and advocates during the flag ceremony at the Baguio City Hall today, Feb. 26, a day after the...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Fires have ravaged approximately 200 hectares of forested lands in the region during the first weeks of 2024, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection Cordillera Administrative Region (BFP-CAR). From January 1 to...
The complaint is related to the acquisition of the properties of William Tan and his daughter, with a total area of 65,585 square meters in Sitio Topinao, Poblacion.
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Curiosity and the urge to be heard made 16-year-old Piotr John join the International Human Rights Day commemoration in Baguio on Sunday, December 10. It was his first time to take part in a protest rally. “I was about...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — In the lead-up to the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this Sunday, December 10, Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong gave the green light to a City Council, officially designating the city as an...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLNorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY— Dr. Penelope Domogo asserts that the once “strong and sturdy” image of Igorots, known for carving rice terraces on mountain slopes, is fading due to evolving dietary habits and lifestyles. Speaking at the book launch...