By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Women from various sectors in Metro Baguio organized a “Purple Day of Action” to condemn corruption fueled by “bureaucrat capitalism,” described as the use of bureaucratic influence and positions to amass wealth and influence, treating government...
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...
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...