By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net TABUK CITY, Kalinga—Indigenous peoples’ organizations in the Cordillera warned of more rights violations in the region following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to prioritize funding for large dams for irrigation and other purposes. In a meeting with...
Various groups expressed support for the possible resumption of formal peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
A show that serves as a reminder of the significance of indigenous culture “in surviving a world that is going out of balance” is how National Artist for Film Kidlat Tahimik described the play Macliing.
One popular belief has it that the Sierra Madre is some sort of a force field dome that protects humans from bad weather. That is a myth.
Dam projects “continue to threaten not only the environment but also the livelihood and survival of communities.
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net First published on Rappler.com on October 17, 2023 BAGUIO CITY — The family of a man the military claimed to have killed in an encounter in Lacub, Abra, denied that their kin was a New People’s Army (NPA) guerilla. Jose...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLNorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The provincial office of the Commission on Elections in Abra is anticipating more teachers to back out from serving on the electoral board in the upcoming barangay elections after the October 9 encounter between...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLNorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY— Cyrene Reyes, editor of the North Star Magazine, was diagnosed with Breast Cancer Stage 2-B in February 2021, at a time when the country’s healthcare system was overwhelmed by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch First published on Rappler.com on October 9, 2023 BAGUIO CITY — After five months of hard work, a miner and tunnel operator, along with his crew, successfully stacked and milled 300 sacks of gold ore, resulting in 120...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — A major United Nations report has identified 40 countries, including the Philippines, where human rights defenders and organizations face “intimidation and reprisals due to cooperation or attempted cooperation” with...
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLNorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The Baguio City Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) to rescind the terrorist designation of four Cordillera activists and residents of the city during its regular...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch First published on Rappler.com on September 25, 2023 SAGADA, Mountain Province — Matthew Malicdan was only 13 years old when he started work in the village mines of Fidelisan, Sagada to support his studies and help provide...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch First published on Rappler.com on September 28, 2023 SAGADA, Mountain Province — Tax and labor law issues, and a clash between new and traditional operating methods challenge the Northern Sagada Barangays Small Scale...