By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Women from various sectors in Metro Baguio organized a “Purple Day of Action” to condemn corruption fueled by “bureaucrat capitalism,” described as the use of bureaucratic influence and positions to amass wealth and influence, treating government...
Instead of promoting peace, the activity has become “a platform for misinformation, false claims and accusations, red-tagging, and terrorist-labeling,” according to the student organization.
Over a hundred leaders and members of the Limos tribe in Pinukpuk, Kalinga, reiterated their opposition against the Saltan E Hydroelectric Power Project (HEPP), which is currently undergoing the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process.
For years they worked with non-government organizations (NGOs) to provide for the community’s needs, rarely serviced by the government.
Power disconnection continues to loom over Benguet and Baguio City as the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) continues to incur debts from its power supplier
Lorraine Badoy’s red-tagging rampage has not spared one of the best-performing electric cooperatives in the country.
Benguet Electric Cooperative finally put down its foot and has sued a national bank and a local water delivery firm for stealing electrical power from them.
The river of her childhood remains integral to her life and the community – providing food and other daily needs.
International and local rights groups challenged the newly appointed chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to the commission’s independence and uphold its mandate.
Their recollections are but two of the thousands of human rights violations committed under the authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
A vlogger in Benguet was charged with online sexual harassment after he allegedly posted sexist and threatening comments against a female netizen and so became the first test case for the Cordillera under the Safe Spaces Act (Republic Act No. 11313), more popularly known as the “Bawal Bastos” law.
Since the onset of the pandemic, a dedicated group of community journalists provided the city with news, despite the risks the COVID-19 infection poses.
Six tribes in Kalinga province declared opposition to large dam projects in two of their treasured rivers, the Saltan and Cal-oan (Mabaca) rivers.