By ARTEMIO DUMLAOwww.nordis.net BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—On January 23, tension gripped Bitnong, Dupax del Norte, as government authorities dispersed a human barricade in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya, against a mining firm’s exploration project, arresting seven residents. Residents estimated...
Assailants dressed in police uniforms killed six individuals in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, including the vice mayor of Aparri town in Cagayan.
A farmers’ group in Cagayan Valley and a national human rights alliance assailed the bombing in Baggao town in Cagayan, following an encounter with communist guerillas, forcing villagers to evacuate.
After our triumph against the rebellion and libel charges filed against our editorial board members, state authorities are now after our Ilocos correspondent Niño Joseph Oconer.
Cordillera police arrested indigenous peoples rights activist Jennifer Awingan at her residence in Barangay Pinsao, Baguio City on January 30 at 11:30 AM, for rebellion.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Cordillera assures the public that the reported frost occurrences in Benguet and Mountain Province will not affect the supply of temperate vegetables.
Isnag folk from barangays Lenneng and Poblacion slapped National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) Cordillera and Kabugao town officials with over 200 counts of criminal and administrative complaints, accusing them of manipulating the free prior and informed consent (FPIC) process in favor of Pan Pacific Renewable Power Philippines Corporation (PPRPC) for its 150 megawatts Gened 1 Hydroelectric Power Project (HEPP) along the Apayao-Abulog River.
It vividly captured the voices of indigenous peoples settling in the city of Baguio from development works to artisans, artists, migrant settlers, and the Ibaloys.
The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) is banking on the Regional Trial Court’s exercise of judicial independence for a favorable judgment on the motion for a new trial of their secretary general Sarah Dekdeken for the cyberlibel conviction.
Armed men who introduced themselves as employees of the Golden Summit Mining Corporation (GSMC) and former members of the Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) fired at farmers in Isabela.
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong warned the leader and hosts of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) on Monday, January 16, that they could face accountability for their constant practice of vilifying individuals.
Indigenous peoples of Bokod town, in Benguet, rejected the bid of SN Aboitiz Power Benguet Incorporated (SNAPBI) to continue the operation of the 105 megawatts Ambuklao hydroelectric power plant (HEPP).
The head of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) will personally oversee the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) operation as it faces a leadership overhaul in the hope of resolving the issues plaguing the cooperative.