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 (CHR) said on Friday, May 12, that it is investigating the disappearance of Cordillera activists Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil de Jesus.
A human rights group in the Cordillera, with families and friends, are appealing to the government to surface two missing individuals they believe are being held by law enforcement authorities.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) national office will take over the investigation of the fire that razed about a third of the Baguio City public market in March.
Members of the Bago tribe in Labayug, Sison, Pangasinan, are seeking the suspension of top officials of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, pending the resolution of the complaints filed against them.
Multisectoral group Tongtongan ti Umili (People’s Caucus or TTU) said the city government should take on the Baguio Public Market development to ensure the resolution of the subleasing issue and other vendors’ issues.
Groups raised the alarm about the growing number of indigenous peoples’ rights activists facing criminal charges in Northern Luzon, saying the government has “weaponized the law” against those opposing destructive projects in their communities during the public forum ‘Asunto’ on March 28 in UP Diliman.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reiterated its support for enacting a law to protect human rights defenders and urged dialogue instead of spreading fear about the proposed legislation.
Community leaders from the municipalities of Balbalan and Pinukpuk trooped to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) regional office on March 13 to reiterate their opposition to the proposed dam projects along the Saltan river.
Vendors affected by the blaze that gutted almost one-third of the Baguio City Public Market started to gather at the burnt area, asking police officers to allow them to check their stalls in the hope of salvaging some of their goods.
Elders of Bokod, Benguet, urged the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) on Tuesday, March 7, not to issue SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP)-Benguet a certification precondition for the continued operation of Binga dam.
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As the City of Pines staged the first Panagbenga Street Dancing after the pandemic, youth activists commemorated the 37th anniversary of the 1986 People Power uprising alongside the grand parade.