By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY – While the city government lined up pompous activities for its centennial celebration on September 1, a descendant of an Ibaloi clan said it is also a centennial of injustice for her clan and the Ibaloi tribes here. The Ibalois suffer from the non-recognition…
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Land Claimants Want Philex Mine Permit Recalled
BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Vol. VII, No. 29, August 26-September 1, 2007 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) – The Kalanguya tribe, an ethno-linguistic group native to Tuba, Benguet has reiterated its clamor for the government to revoke the special permit Philex Mining Corporation obtained in January this year, citing what was…
Ibalois, Victims of Historical Injustice Laws failed to recognize ancestral land rights
The indigenous inhabitants of Baguio City, the Ibalois, remain victims of historical injustice as a colonially-inspired land system continues to deprive them of their rights to their ancestral land despite the enactment of a state law to recognize land rights by native title. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY (246…
CPDF Call in Kalinga: Fetad vs. the AFP, Mining Transnationals
BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com The Kalinga provincial section of the Cordillera People’s Democratic Front (CPDF), a regional organization under the umbrella of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), announced that they will heighten their tactical offensives against the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and reiterated their call for fetad,…
Corporate Mining: Assault on IP Lands
First of two parts The assault of massive corporate mining will surely be met with strong resistance by indigenous communities who have continued to nurture and protect their territory. The people will not simply allow the devastation of their land and resources in the name of profit which has no value in their life. By…