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 — Provincial officials, lawyers, and progressive groups have condemned the killing of a lawyer in Bangued, the provincial capital, on the afternoon of September 14. In Abra, Governor Dominic Valera and Representative...
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net PASIG CITY — A lawyer and human rights groups have expressed concern over the military’s request for accomplishments and financial documents of groups in Baguio City, saying this violates civil and political rights. In an August 15...
August 9, marks the 100th day since indigenous peoples’ rights advocates Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz De Jesus went missing.
By DAVE IVERSON CUESTAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY – For Kabataan Party-list Cordillera, the changes in the military’s information and education method against the alleged recruitment of communist rebels in Baguio City is not enough, saying that groups earlier tagged as...
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — In an August 4 ruling, the Municipal Trial Court for Cities Branch 1 found Philippine Military Academy Cadet 3rd Class Julius Carlo Tadena and Cadet 2nd Class Christian Zacarias guilty of slight and less serious physical...
The terrorist designation of four Cordillera activists by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) of the Philippines has again sparked calls from national and international organizations to repeal Republic Act No. 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
he more than 12-hour travel from Barangay Limos in Pinukpuk, Kalinga, to Baguio City did not deter 72-year-old Petrona Awingan from joining the People’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the country’s Summer Capital on July 24, in time for the second SONA of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch First published on Rappler.com on July 25, 2023 BAGUIO CITY — The more than 12-hour travel from Barangay Limos in Pinukpuk, Kalinga, to Baguio City did not deter 72-year-old Petrona Awingan from joining the People’s State...
State auditors raised concerns about alleged irregularities in the city government’s use of funds in the implementation of a P50-million project funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Family and colleagues condemned the designation of four Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) leaders as terrorists by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) and the subsequent freezing of their bank accounts.
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Church and international groups have rallied behind Cordillera activists following their terrorist designation by the Philippine government. Global Witness and Land is Life condemned the terrorist designation of...
The Court of Appeals Thirteenth Division granted the habeas corpus plea filed by the families of missing UP Baguio alumni Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil De Jesus.