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News in Pictures: In Baguio, a Remembrance of the Disappeared
Human-rights activists in Baguio City hold a demonstration on Saturday to mark today’s observance of the International Day of the Disappeared. (Photos courtesy of Cordillera Human Rights Alliance)
Slideshow: Outside Manila, the Same Indignation
Outside Manila, the Same Indignation
Baguio, Benguet Lawyers’ Groups Support Lozada; Call for Graft Charges vs. Corrupt Gov’t Officials
The distance of Manila from this summer city does not serve as a barrier for the growing support for Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, the whistleblower in the multi-million dollar anomaly that has tainted the National Broadband Network (NBN) deal. Lawyers’ groups in this highland region supported Lozada for his exposé and said that the evidences so…
Re-examining Panagbenga: A Historical Trail
(First of two parts) While the public eagerly awaits what is in store on the 13th staging of the Baguio flower festival, the city council here remained in limbo over the official result of the government audit of some P7 ($170,731.71 based on an exchange rate of $1:P41 as of Feb. 19). BY LYN V.…
Student-Admin Rift over Construction Project in Baguio University
An elected officer of the Saint Louis University Supreme Student Council (SLU SSC) has exposed what he described as anomalous transactions by the university president. He was later expelled from his position after he demanded that funds used in the construction of the SLU covered walkway be returned to the student fund. BY LYN V.…
Through the Decades
Through the Decades. This couple walks with linked arms along the streets of Baguio City, as sweet as young couples usually are.(Photo by Ace Alegre/Bulatlat.com)
Attack on Local Journalist: Plain Robbery or Political Threat?
Was it a simple case of attempted hold-up, or was it a political threat? The recent attack on a council member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJP) Baguio-Benguet chapter by an unidentified knife-wielding man has brought this question to the fore. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Was it…
Baguio City: The New Korean Province?
In Baguio, the influx of Korean nationals has caught some attention. Baguio now is host to almost 10,000 Koreans. At first, only teenagers came here to study the English language. Most of them stayed for two months during their vacation from school in Korea. Then they started to study full-time in Baguio universities. Before long…