Fifteen overseas Filipino workers are seeking the help of Migrante-Metro Baguio for repatriation, after being locked up by the Annasban Recruitment Contractors for protesting unfair labor practices. By Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – Fifteen...
Some 29.2 million kilos of assorted vegetables flooded the local market from April to July this year. The farm imports came from China, India, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the U.S. By Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com LA...
Various sectors in the Cordillera continue to join the nationwide outcry against the series of political killings, for which they hold government security forces responsible. By Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY – Police released on Wednesday...
Not a meaningless touch, the "pat on the back" women artists gave each other at the conclusion of the recently held First Northern Luzon Women Visual Artists' Conference-Workshop leaves an indelible (re)birthmark, to remind them of their rebirthing experience. BY...
Cordillera overseas workers contributed at least $11.7 million of the $917 million remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) posted this January by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP or the Central Bank of the Philippines). BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern...
A human rights advocate, genuine union leader and peasant organizer. Written on a piece of cardboard, the words caught the eyes of visitors arriving at the home of murdered activist Albert Terradaño in Tayum, Abra. And they learned what the words meant when they...
The killing of two activists in Ilocos and Abra has brought to 150 the total number of politically-motivated executions this year. Kim Quitasol and A.T. Bengwayan NORTHERN DISPATCH BAGUIO CITY—The city’s militant organizations, joined by others from nearby Ilocos...
Since the start of vegetable importation in 2002, about three-fourths of Benguet farmers have been incurring incomes barely enough to provide for their family’s needs. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (246 kilometers from Manila)...
At least 100 elders from the Mountain Province gathered for a two-day congress and strengthened their opposition to corporate mining and military deployment in communities where anti-mining sentiments are strong. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by...
At least 100 elders from the Mountain Province gathered for a two-day congress and strengthened their opposition to corporate mining and military deployment in communities where anti-mining sentiments are strong. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch BAGUIO...
Since the start of vegetable importation in 2002, about three-fourths of Benguet farmers have been incurring incomes barely enough to provide for their family’s needs. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY (246 kilometers from Manila) — Since the start of...
Filipinos are familiar with the sayote, but not everyone knows its origins and its many uses. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch SAGADA, Mountain Province — Filipinos are familiar with sayote (Sechium edule) but not everyone knows that this vegetable was...
If all mining applications in the Cordillera region were approved, it would cover 1.7 million of the 1.8 million hectares of the entire region. By Lyn V. Ramo Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY- If all the applications for Financial and Technical...
Oct. 29 was a hard day for Muslim Filipinos. It was the same day newspapers carried the story of three Muslim suspects in the Valentine’s Day bus bombing being sentenced to death; when a certain Lalong Parad, a suspected Abu Sayyaf member, was shot dead in Jolo;...
If all mining applications in the Cordillera region were approved, it would cover 1.7 million of the 1.8 million hectares of the entire region. By Lyn V. Ramo Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY- If all the applications for Financial and Technical Assistance Agreements...
Muslim community demands apology Oct. 29 was a hard day for Muslim Filipinos. It was the same day newspapers carried the story of three Muslim suspects in the Valentine’s Day bus bombing being sentenced to death; when a certain Lalong Parad, a suspected Abu Sayyaf...
As a result of the 80% hike in toll fees at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Benguet truckers and traders warned that they may soon be forced to increase their prices to cope with the increased delivery costs. BY Kim Quitasol Northern Dispatch Posted by...
As a result of the 80% hike in toll fees at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Benguet truckers and traders warned that they may soon be forced to increase their prices to cope with the increased delivery costs. BY Kim Quitasol Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY—...
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