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...
The Commission on Human Rights regional office in the Cordillera and progressive groups lauded the Baguio City Council’s continuing public engagement and commitment to pass an ordinance protecting human rights defenders (HRD) based in the city.
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Indigenous and human rights groups condemned the terrorist designation of four Igorot activists in the Cordillera by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) just over a month after beating a rebellion case filed against them. In...
The families of indigenous peoples’ rights advocates Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil De Jesus, who disappeared more than two months ago, asked the Court of Appeals to order law enforcement authorities to surface their missing kin.
By KIMBERLIE QUITASOLwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY— Innabuyog, an alliance of women’s groups in the Cordillera, has called on the government to ensure the safety of an indigenous woman rights defender amid growing concerns over her continuous red-tagging. In a statement,...
Despite significant milestones in Baguio City’s recognition and protection of the LGBTQ+ community, organizers and participants of this year’s Pride March agree that their struggle for equal rights is still a long way.
Activists in the Cordillera continue to push back against what they perceived as political persecution, this time suing police officials and a witness for a murder charge against a leader of the Cordillera People Alliance (CPA).
By KARLSTON LAPNITEN Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Is the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) trying to cover up its blunder on the alleged irregularities on the Apayao mega-dam projects? Lawyers representing the affected Kabugao Isnag community, and...
Is the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) trying to cover up its blunder on the alleged irregularities on the Apayao mega-dam projects?
By SHERWIN DE VERA Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Florence Kang was busy coordinating the Ilocos Center for Research, Empowerment, and Development’s (ICRED) disaster response for Super Typhoon Betty when he received the report on May 28 that his name and photo were...
By SHERWIN DE VERA Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Several University of the Philippines campuses have joined the call to surface two UP Baguio alumni who have been missing since April 28. In separate statements, the Baguio, Cebu, and Visayas campuses urged the...
By SHERWIN DE VERA Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — From Baguio to the National Capital Region, calls to surface Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil De Jesus continue following their alleged abduction by the police on April 28 in Taytay, Rizal. “Amid the tension of the...
Journalists and local artists are up in arms against Baguio City’s new policy prohibiting chalk art with political undertones at Session Road on Sundays, saying this infringes on freedom of expression.