By ARTEMIO DUMLAOwww.nordis.net BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—On January 23, tension gripped Bitnong, Dupax del Norte, as government authorities dispersed a human barricade in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, against a mining firm’s exploration project, arresting seven residents. Residents estimated...
On April 27, 2019, Angad Punong Barangay (village chief) Ronnie Bringas survived an ambush. His family believed that the attack against him then was due to his political affiliation.
Kakampinks in Baguio City and Benguet province remain undeterred despite the spate of red-tagging and destruction posters in the city and the capital town, La Trinidad.
As a son of activists, Zoroaster “Lasan” Bolinget not only witnessed social injustice up close, he also experienced the kind of mental anguish families have to suffer due to red-tagging and trumped-up charges.
Three days after withdrawing their support for presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in favor of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, leaders of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) Baguio-Benguet flip-flopped on Saturday, April 16.
Two candidates for city councilor who have been victims of red-tagging over the past years are part of the slate of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, who is seeking a second term in May
Originally published on Rappler.com on March 22, 2022, under the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship program. BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A farmers’ alliance in the Cordillera called on the government to expand the Department of Agriculture’s fuel subsidy for farmers and...
Originally published on Rappler.com on March 23, 2022, under the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship program. BAGUIO CITY–Retired Police General and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong urged the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC)...
Two local officials in Ilocos Sur supporting Makabayan Bloc senatorial candidates Neri Colmenares and Elmer Labog and the Liberal Party’s Teddy Baguilat, Jr. are now at the receiving end of a red-tagging campaign.
A day before the scheduled double digit increase in fuel prices, Manong Rommel, a vegetable trucker, already increased his transport fee from P3 to P4 per kilo.
For the next 30 days, 17-year-old Paolo Cabato does not have to worry about securing a permit from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to do volunteer work, like prepare and serve lugaw (rice porridge) or hand out campaign materials of Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo.
Makabayan Senatorial bet Neri Colmenares, on his Twitter account, condemned the police for arresting Agnes Mesina, the party-lists coalition’s regional coordinator in Cagayan Valley, using an already invalid arrest warrant.
Marivic Bugasto of Lower Brookside in Baguio City was surprised to discover that someone removed the posters of Vice President and presidential bet Leni Robredo on her gate on February 19.