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Fall-out from the bungled hostage rescue effort last Monday which claimed the lives of eigth Hongkong tourists are now starting to be felt. Bookings to the Philippines by tourists from Hongkong and elsewhere are being cancelled one after another with no end of such cancellations in sight. Even without official advisory, other potential tourists have [...]
By ALMA SINUMLAG
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As the world celebrated the International Youth Day that the United Nations (UN) declared every August 12, President Aquino called for the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) on the purpose of saving costs. Reactions of several youth organizations led by the Kabataan Partylist ensued. They see this issue as depriving the youth [...]
By CORDILLERA PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC FRONT
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During the Mountain Province Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting last August 5, Col. Eliseo Posadas, 501st Bde commander, called for local peace talks and personally guaranteed the safety of the CPDF spokesperson and other members of the revolutionary movement whom he invited to attend. We believe the AFP’s push [...]
By REV. LUNA DINGAYAN
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“You land should not be sold on a permanent bases, because you do not own it, it belongs to God and you are like foreigners who are allowed to make us of it.” — Leviticus 25:23
No corruption, No poverty
One of the campaign slogans of President Noynoy’s Liberal Party goes, “Kung walang [...]
By THE BUTTRESS — SLU-SEA, CEGP BAGUIO-BENGUET
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We all saw the transition to a “New Philippines”. The 15th presidency has been installed, and a P-Noy bested all other competitors in the country’s first (allegedly) successful automated elections.
The inauguration scene was festive, and symbolic. Everyone is full of hope, and they should be after nine years [...]
By BRENDA SUBIDO-DACPANO
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Maysa nga ipanpannakkel a seafood restaurant ti Pangasinan ti Matutina. Maysa daytoy a paborito a panganan dagiti agbibiyahe ditoy a paset ti Luzon. Iti naminsan a papan ko idiay Urdaneta kaduak dagiti ka-batch ko idi hayskul ket pinadas mi a napan nangan iti branch da idiay Nancayasan.
Adobong pusit.
Nagorder kami [...]
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BAGUIO CITY — On August 18, 2010, one of the deadliest bus crashes which claimed 42 lives shook the Cordilleras and the country. At 9:20 AM that day, an Eso- Nice bus with 50 passengers bound to San Fernando, La Union from Baguio City fell into a 150-foot ravine in Barangay Banangan, Sablan, Benguet due [...]
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The untimely death of forty-one passengers of the ill-fated Eso-Nice bus which fell off a ravine in Sablan, Benguet last Wednesday, August 18, is a tragedy difficult to live down, especially by close relatives and friends of the victims.
Each one of the victims played a special role in the lives of those whom they left [...]
By PADI REX REYES
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And what about us church people?
The issues before us today are all related to the abuse and misuse of power by those who weld such power. By all means our problems are complex but not insurmountable. It is certain the church can neither solve the problems of this [...]
By KATHLEEN T. OKUBO
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Some two hundred representatives from the different organized indigenous peoples groups all over the country came together at Diliman, Quezon City to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. August 9 was when the United Nations voted on and passed the UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
The [...]
By ALDWIN G. QUITASOL
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Every man especially a husband and a father is not only happy but proud to have a job. He has a monthly source of income. And he will be happier if he loves his jobs as he feels dignified every time he goes to work. He will feel the most comfort and [...]
By MANUEL LOSTE
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While we continue to grieve the tragedy that befell the passengers of the Eso Nice bus that fell off a ravine in Sablan, Benguet our attention has been drawn too to the ongoing large scale disasters that are taking place in Pakistan and China.
Thousands have lost their lives in both countries due [...]
By REV. LUNA DINGAYAN
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“By means of his faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.” — Hebrews 11:4b
Meaning of Ninoy’s death
August 21 is marked a holiday in our nation’s calendar. We commemorate the death of a man whose brutal assassination had sparked a mass movement that led to the downfall of the Marcos [...]
By ALDWIN QUITASOL
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BAGUIO CITY — Members and convenors of the Benguet Mining Action Alert Network (BMAAN) vowed to further safeguard their homeland from the entry of big mining companies and other development aggression projects.
The BMAAN is composed of indigenous peoples, peasants, church workers, industrial workers, officials from the local government units of the 12 municipalities [...]
By BEN MOSES EBREO/PIA NVizcaya
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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — Small scale miners in barangays Didipio and Alimit in this town have asked government officials to provide them legal areas to mine or “Minahan ng Bayan” areas as a source of their livelihood.
Marilou Nablul, barangay captain of Didipio said small scale miners, composed of tunnel owners [...]
By ALMA SINUMLAG
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BAGUIO CITY – Regional Epidemology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) reported 11 deaths due to dengue fever in the region in a report to the Department of Health dated August 24, 2010.
Nine died in CAR while the other 2 died in region 2. However, RESU included [...]
By GINA DIZON
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SAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE – Some 40 officials of the four Local Government Units (LGU) of Sagada, Bauko, Tadian, and Sabangan reiterated their strong opposition to the Notice of Application for Exploration Permit by the Cordillera Exploration, Inc (CEXI).
The said application filed by CEXI, , a subsidiary of US-based Anglo- Saxon Gold Mining Company [...]
By ALMA SINUMLAG
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BAGUIO CITY – The franchise of Eso-Nice mini bus is under scrutiny because of possible violation of the moratorium in the inclusion of Baguio City in its route.
This is according to Mr. Robert Pocais, Chief of Land Transportation Office (LTO) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) operations division in an interview. The approval of [...]
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL
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BAGUIO CITY – In its effort to correct prevailing misconceptions and misrepresentations of indigenous peoples (IPs), the Program for Indigenous Cultures (PIC-USC) of the University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio hosted a forum with the theme Re-presenting the Indigenous in Media.
PIC Chairperson Wilfredo V. Alangui said that the mass media has [...]
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BAGUIO CITY – The Civil Service Commission as the program administrator of the Honor Awards Program (HAP) announces the semi-finalists for the 2010 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees (SOPOE).
The semi-finalists are: 1) Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award: Dr. Belinda A. Tad-awan, Professor III, Benguet State University; Ms. Vilma C. Ambat, Master Teacher I, Baguio [...]
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(Ang sumusunod ay pinaiksing primer na ginawa ng Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikutura (MASIPAG) para ipaalam sa publiko ang oposisyon nila sa Bt-talong.)
Mahalagang bahagi ng pagkain ng mga Pilipino ang talong o eggplant. Mayaman ito sa sustansya gaya ng bitamina, minerals, carbohydrates, fiber, fat at protina. Popular itong pagkain ng mga [...]
By ALDWIN QUITASOL
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BAGUIO CITY – The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) urged the administration of Benigno Aquino III to heed to their calls to bail them out of their woes regarding the Government Security Insurance System (GSIS).
ACT Secretary General France Castro said that policies were approved and implemented through mere board resolutions when Winston Garcia [...]
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BAGUIO CITY – Women from different parts of the world have gathered in a historic gathering in Montreal, Canada on 13-16 August 2010, and formed an international alliance of women, 100 years after the declaration of March 8 as international day of toiling women. The alliance is simply called the International Women’s Alliance (IWA) which will [...]
By ALMA SINUMLAG
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BAGUIO CITY — Progay, an organization of progressive gay, bisexual and transgender men in Baguio and Benguet, joined the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities worldwide to celebrate the victory of Proposition 8 or the same sex marriage in the State of California, USA.
The 9th Circuit District Court rejected the law [...]
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MANILA— “Major repression in response to major incompetence.”
This was the reaction of youth group Anakbayan to moves by the Aquino administration to suppress anti-government criticism in the popular social networking site Facebook.
Following the atrocious handling of Tuesday’s hostage-taking which resulted in the death of eight Hong Kong nationals, President Noynoy Aquino’s official Facebook fanpage has [...]
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MANILA — Condemnation of the violent dispersal of a student protest in a school visited by President Noynoy Aquino continues today, with youth group Anakbayan calling the dispersal as part of a ‘desperate PR stunt’ of the president.
Students led by Anakbayan and the League of Filipino Students held a picket last Thursday in front of [...]
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IFSU, CHR sign MOA to promote human rights
Lamut, Ifugao — The Ifugao State University (IFSU) and the Commission on Human Rights in the Cordillera Region in a Memorandum of Agreement signed by CHR-CAR OIC-Regional Director Harold Kub-aron, and IFSU President Dr. Serafin Ngohayon to promote CHR programs through Human Rights Education in the region.
IFSU [...]
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Fall-out from the bungled hostage rescue effort last Monday which claimed the lives of eigth Hongkong tourists are now starting to be felt. Bookings to the Philippines by tourists from Hongkong and elsewhere are being cancelled one after another with no end of such cancellations in sight. Even without official advisory, other potential tourists have [...]
By ALDWIN G. QUITASOL
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“Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian” — Dennis Wholey
A good worker is proud everytime he does a good job. He can see the best produce out of his [...]
By ALMA SINUMLAG
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As the world celebrated the International Youth Day that the United Nations (UN) declared every August 12, President Aquino called for the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) on the purpose of saving costs. Reactions of several youth organizations led by the Kabataan Partylist ensued. They see this issue as depriving the youth [...]
By CORDILLERA PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC FRONT
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During the Mountain Province Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting last August 5, Col. Eliseo Posadas, 501st Bde commander, called for local peace talks and personally guaranteed the safety of the CPDF spokesperson and other members of the revolutionary movement whom he invited to attend. We believe the AFP’s push [...]
By NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES
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The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) grieves for the loss of so many lives in the hostage-taking at the Quirino Grandstand on Monday.
We condole with families of all the victims of this tragedy and we join the calls for a thorough and swift investigation on [...]
By REV. LUNA DINGAYAN
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“You land should not be sold on a permanent bases, because you do not own it, it belongs to God and you are like foreigners who are allowed to make us of it.” — Leviticus 25:23
No corruption, No poverty
One of the campaign slogans of President Noynoy’s Liberal Party goes, “Kung walang [...]
By THE BUTTRESS — SLU-SEA, CEGP BAGUIO-BENGUET
www.nordis.net
We all saw the transition to a “New Philippines”. The 15th presidency has been installed, and a P-Noy bested all other competitors in the country’s first (allegedly) successful automated elections.
The inauguration scene was festive, and symbolic. Everyone is full of hope, and they should be after nine years [...]
By BRENDA SUBIDO-DACPANO
www.nordis.net
Maysa nga ipanpannakkel a seafood restaurant ti Pangasinan ti Matutina. Maysa daytoy a paborito a panganan dagiti agbibiyahe ditoy a paset ti Luzon. Iti naminsan a papan ko idiay Urdaneta kaduak dagiti ka-batch ko idi hayskul ket pinadas mi a napan nangan iti branch da idiay Nancayasan.
Adobong pusit.
Nagorder kami [...]
By ALDWIN QUITASOL
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BAGUIO CITY — A La Union bound Eso-Nice passenger mini-bus plunged into a 150 feet deep ravine along the highway in Sitio Guiwing, Barangay Banangan, Sablan, Benguet killing 42 and seven seriously injured.
ACCIDENT. A mini bus fell off a 50 meter ravine in Barangay Banangan in Sablan, Benguet Province killing 42 [...]
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BAGUIO CITY — On August 18, 2010, one of the deadliest bus crashes which claimed 42 lives shook the Cordilleras and the country. At 9:20 AM that day, an Eso- Nice bus with 50 passengers bound to San Fernando, La Union from Baguio City fell into a 150-foot ravine in Barangay Banangan, Sablan, Benguet due [...]
