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News Articles BAGUIO CITY — Militant multi-sectoral groups here joined the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and various militant and opposition groups in the national indignation rally against the midnight approval of House Resolution 1109. 1ST OF 3 PARTS BONTOC, Mountain Province – Like the anti-Chico dam struggle in the ‘80’s, tribal elders in this province and nearby Kalinga are renewing their cooperation, including their peace pact (bodong or pechen), in their new struggle to defend their domain from the threat brought about by pending large-scale mine applications. BAGUIO CITY — The health department advises the public to brace against the common flu and other contagious diseases with the onset of the rainy season, as it issued updates on the ancient influenza, plaguing the world. BAGUIO CITY — The Zigzag Lion’s Head Vendors Association volunteered to transfer their stalls on the condition their demands are equally met by the city government that has ordered the removal from their present location by the end of this month. LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Only three months before the Baguio Centennary on September 1, the blueprint for a greater metropolitan area is yet to be realized with the signing of an agreement Friday snubbed by half of its proposed signatories. QUEZON CITY — Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep.Liza Maza today called on the current administration and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to make the registration process and its requirements more accessible and affordable especially to those who are economically marginalized. BAGUIO CITY — An ancient landslide in Mt. Mangigihi, Ifugao is now the subject of a probe by a team of geologists from the Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau of the Cordillera Department of Environment and Natural Resources (MGB-DENR-CAR). BAGUIO CITY – The 2007 Census of Population listed that Baguio City and five more Benguet towns, combined have more population per square kilometer than the region or even the whole country. BAGUIO CITY – The Abra-based journalist whose house was fired at almost a month ago by unidentified gunmen appeals to police to immediately resolve the case as she feels threatened with the perpetrators still roaming scott-free. LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Indigenous peoples in the ancestral domain of Bokod found allies in the provincial board, which supported their petition that criticized the conduct of the free, prior, informed consent (FPIC) processes in relation to the application for a geothermal plant. BAGUIO CITY – Bayan Muna Representative Neri Javier Colmenares said that Tuesday’s railroading of House Resolution 1109 upon Palace orders after the Lakas-Kampi merger, is added evidence that Mrs. Arroyo seeks to extend her stay in office beyond her constitutional term. _______________________________________________________ 
Editorial And so it has come to pass. Despite widespread public opposition against any attempt to amend the Constitution before the 2010 elections, administration congressmen have opted to throw a monkey wrench in the preparations for the 2010 elections by adopting House Resolution 1109 calling for a Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass) to amend the Constitution.
_______________________________________________________ Columns Seek first to understand, then to be understood, is habit 5. Communication is the most important skill in life. We spend most of our waking hours communicating. But consider this: You have spent years learning how to read and write, years learning how to speak, but what about listening? What training or education have you had that enables you to listen so that you really, deeply understand another person from that individual’s own frame of reference? All I heard from the commuters like me were but negative comments, even up to the extent of cursing the government and the contractor of the road-widening projects at Camp 8 – Poliwes part of the Kennon Road. I understand how the residents and commuters feel passing that said area. The all-weather road had been transformed into a disastrous and incredible cause of traffic. Today’s papers are reporting good news on the United States economy. For instance, a news report on 29 March 2009 says that more than 90% of US economists predict that the US recession will end this year. The survey was conducted by the United States’ National Association for Business Economics among leading economic forecasters. Further, the result of the survey is described to be consistent with the outlook of US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. We believe the Church is holy: Its holiness is derived from the holiness of Christ. We believe the Church is one: Its oneness is ever directed to a single goal of liberation and reconciliation. Our inner strengths, experiences, and truths cannot be lost, destroyed, or taken away. Every person has an inborn worth and can contribute to the human community. We all can treat one another with dignity and respect, provide opportunities to grow toward our fullest lives and help one another discover and develop our unique gifts. We each deserve this and we all can extend it to others.
— Anonymous FIRST OF TWO PARTS For rural and indigenous women, land and the environment are inseparable entities. We derive our life, livelihood and survival from the land and the resources within. As farmers, fisherfolk, herders and farm workers, we produce more than half of all the food that is grown all over the world. Women have a critical role in the development of sustainable and ecologically sound management system for environment and natural resources. _______________________________________________________ Makan ala Pinoy 
Tukak, ensalada a pipino ken lengnga Matutudon, adu manen ti agruar a tukak. Maysa a gayyem, ni Jenny i ti Connie’s Salon iti Maharlika, ti nagkiddaw iti exotic a makan a kas ti tukak. Ngem kinunak a nai-feature kon daytoy, kasta met ti adobo nga abal-abal (salagubang), tinuno a dudon ken sinabawan a bato. _______________________________________________________ Poems
When the prey strikes
By OLMAYA NGABIT
The Beasts Blood thirsty beasts stalk them, Watching them From a distance at first, Then slowly inching nearer, And in a blink of an eye Pounces on their prey These beasts they know no mercy They find satisfaction In the agony of their prey They live to kill
The Prey They know they are being hunted, That beasts are around somewhere drooling Well aware that anytime One of them could be devoured But they do not scamper They refuse to be paralyzed by fear They draw strength in their number Patiently, Resiliently, They wait for the perfect time To strike down the beasts
The Blow The rampaging beasts know Their reign of terror is bound to end Their pangs and paws bleeding From trying hard to cling to the throne But the fall of the beasts is inevitable When the prey delivers the final blow! # | 
