By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The abduction case of two environmental activists in Pangasinan has been added to the growing number of “short-term disappearances,” an emerging global trend that the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights noted in its 2023 factsheet on...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — The number of organizations expressing outrage and condemnation over the reported abduction of two environmental activists in Pangasinan continues to grow. In a March 24 statement, Karapatan Central Luzon reported that...
While it did not come as a surprise to Renz as he has been subjected to numerous incidents of harassment and intimidation in the past, he fears for his safety and worries about how to tell the news to his family.
Church workers of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) on Friday, June 3, found posters and leaflets bearing the names and faces of their church leaders, including their first female bishop, scattered in front of the cathedral in Laoag City and the church in Banna town, both in Ilocos Norte.
Tobacco farmers in the Ilocos Region have urged local governments to provide immediate relief and livelihood support for affected farmers after off-season rain over the weekend flooded tobacco farms in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union, and Abra.