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Month: May 2011

Igorot lass addresses UN on FPIC

< 1 MIN READBy EDGAR MELCHOR P. LAIGO www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Sarah Dekdeken, representing the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) presented urgent recommendations for the genuine implementation of the process for a Free,...

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Sagada holds water summit

2 MIN READwww.nordis.net By MICHAEL UMAMING SAGADA, Mountain Province — This municipality, in partnership with the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Program (CHARMP) held a municipal water summit last May 26...

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Bookkeeping Training for grassroots

< 1 MIN READBy NORDIS-KALINGA www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services (CORDIS-RDS) launched a Simple Bookkeeping Training-Seminar that was attended by a total of 25 participants...

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NL At A Glance: May 22 to 29, 2011

2 MIN READwww.nordis.net Cash for work to benefit farmers, fisher folks By ANL/CPC-PIA 1 Ilocos Norte LAOAG CITY — Some 10, 364 poor farmers and fisherfolks will benefit from the cash for work program of the Department of Social...

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Editorial: A Marcos burial

2 MIN READwww.nordis.net Our president Benigno Simon “Pnoy” Aquino is the son of Ninoy who was a political detainee upon the declaration of martial law along with legal moguls like the late Senator Jose Diokno, and Senator...

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Daang Tuw’d: Basura ad Chico

3 MIN READBy LAYAD EKID www.nordis.net How can we protect the children from ways of our society that contradict the basic values we take so much pain to preach to them? About a decade and a half year ago, I taught in a rural...

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From Under This Hat: From top to bottom

2 MIN READBy KATHLEEN T. OKUBO www.nordis.net Joe Mol was harangued by two ladies when he commented that a proposed bill for a national land use act was “good”. When Joe says “good” about a proposed legal document like any...

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Weekly Reflections: Eschatology

4 MIN READBy REV. LUNA DINGAYAN www.nordis.net “The Lord is not slow to do what he has promised, as some think. Instead, he is patient with you, because he does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants all to turn from their...

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Youthspeak: Death nails us all

4 MIN READwww.nordis.net By CLAIRE MAY TUAZON Art exemplifies a unique beauty that captures one’s emotions somehow. The Victor Oteyza Community Arts Space (VOCAS) usually caters to the works of various artists. It is a venue for...

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Baguio snares 2 golds in taekwondo

3 MIN READwww.nordis.net By ISAGANI LIPORADA / PIO BACOLOD CITY — Five Team Baguio jins snared 2-golds and 3-silvers during the first day of taekwondo wars in the Philippine Olympic Committee – Philippine Sports Commission...

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Urban poor women vow to expand unity

2 MIN READBy ALDWIN QUITASOL www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Members of the Samahan ng Maralitang Kababaihang Nagkakaisa (Samakana) vow to strengthen their ranks to advance their rights and welfare. On the theme “Adawen dagiti adal...

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Pacman’s power punch misses RH Bill

3 MIN READBy KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Proponents of the Republic Act (RA) 4244 also known as Reproductive Health Bill are confident that the bill will be passed in congress this year despite...

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Labor vows to continue Ka Bel’s fight

3 MIN READBy ALDWIN QUITASOL www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The Kilusang Mayo Uno – leads the workers in a joint commemoration with other sectoral organizations and individuals in the Cordillera of the the 3rd death anniversary of...

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SLU hospital workers draft CBA

3 MIN READBy EDGAR MELCHOR P. LAIGO www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Questionaires and suggestion forms were distibuted among the Saint Louis University (SLU) Hospital employees to draw their just and legal demands, gather concerns...

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Baguio joins international AIDS memorial

2 MIN READBy KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — AIDS Watch Council (AWAC) Baguio joined the world in an international candle lighting activity on May 20 organized by the Global Network of People (GNP)....

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Expert driver courting disaster?

3 MIN READBy EDGAR MELCHOR P. LAIGO www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Despite public warning against it, talking on a cell phone or texting while driving has become common place. Whether privately-owned car drivers, jeepney drivers,...

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Weekly Reflections: End of the world

3 MIN READBy REV. LUNA DINGAYAN www.nordis.net “No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows… So then, you also must always be ready because the...

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Youthspeak: The largest ant-hill

2 MIN READwww.nordis.net By DEXTER LUNAG In Ifugao, an ant-hill in our backyard at home or anywhere is common. Have we ever thoought of the largest one? When I was still a kid, my peers and I used to play with ant-hills ignoring...

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Kanta: Naglalakbay

< 1 MIN READwww.nordis.net Kay raming katanungan Sa aking isipan Kay gulo ng paligid Laging nasa panganib   Karapatang pantay-pantay Ito ang aking hangad Kapayapaang pinangarap Aabutin nating sabay   Chorus: Babae: Ako ay...

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Cordillera Day in Vancouver

3 MIN READBy BETH DOLLAGA / CANADA www.nordis.net VANCOUVER, B.C. — Once again, the distinct sound of the Cordillera brass gongs (gangsa) and dancing feet opened the Cordillera Day celebration of what is now an annual event in...

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SLU prepares for CBA negotiation

3 MIN READBy EDGAR MELCHOR P. LAIGO www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The Union of Faculty and Employees of Saint Louis University (UFESLU) and the Saint Louis University, Inc. will initially meet and convene for the renegotiation of...

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Workshop on Benguet dances held

4 MIN READBy ALMA B. SINUMLAG www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — A sociologist and a native of Benguet, Ike Picpican during the 2nd Tam-awan International Arts Festival (TIAF) shared with the performing groups results of an in depth...

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Cordillera This Week: May 8 to 14, 2011

2 MIN READwww.nordis.net Gov’t calls for responsible media reportage By Lito Dar/JDP/LD-PIA CAR BAGUIO CITY—Presidential Communication Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma said the leadership of President Benigno...

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Daang Tuw’d: Teaching

3 MIN READBy LAYAD EKID www.nordis.net I was more excited than scared when I had my first and last stint in teaching. The excitement was coming from the fact that I was to teach social studies, a subject I felt I could say as...

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Ilocos day of outrage vs PNoy

2 MIN READBy REIZELL SANTOS www.nordis.net SAN FERNANDO, La Union — Around 300 protesters from various sectors in Ilocos marched with a huge effigy of a cigarette-smoking PNoy aboard a Porsche thru the main thoroughfares here in...

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Pantawid pasada, wala sa Kordilyera

2 MIN READBy ADELA DEYAEN www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Sa kabila ng tuloy-tuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis wala pa ring nakabubuhay na solusyon ang gobyerno para sa mga maliliit na tsuper at operators sa bansa, ayon kay...

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COURAGE Cordi slams PNoy’s wage hike

2 MIN READwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) criticized PNoy’s Labor Day pronouncement on what...

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Mindanao tribes oppose large-mining

3 MIN READwww.nordis.net CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Indigenous peoples and advocates slam the mining industry’s renewed fervour to attract more investments to Mindanao. “Why is it that when we ask for our rights over our ancestral...

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Firms kin on Asin Pool takeover

2 MIN READwww.nordis.net By ISAGANI LIPORADA/PIO BAGUIO CITY — The City Government last week underscored its intention to privatize the Asin Hot Springs Resort (AHSR) in response to an apparently growing number of...

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Benguet governor supports RH Bill

< 1 MIN READwww.nordis.net By JOSEPH B. ZAMBRANO/PIA-CAR LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Convinced that it is not denying life but is all about managing the population of the country, Governor Nestor B. Fongwan is throwing his support...

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Itogon folk train on fishery laws

< 1 MIN READwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — In making Itogon a fish sufficient producing municipality, its Local Government Unit (LGU) organized a two-day training on aquaculture and lecture on the Fishery Laws held at the...

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Tricycle fare hike in Abra

< 1 MIN READwww.nordis.net By MARITESS B. BENAS/PIA-ABRA BANGUED, Abra — The long overdue fare hike for tricycles in this capital town is now implemented with the approval of the Fair Matrix raising by one peso the P7.50...

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Baguio Roundup: May 1 to May 7, 2011

3 MIN READwww.nordis.net Binay urges youth to help save the environment By Redjie Cawis/PIA-CAR BAGUIO CITY — Vice President Jejomar Binay encouraged the youth to help save the environment and in the mitigation of the damaged...

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Erratum

< 1 MIN READwww.nordis.net In our article entitled “GPh, NDFP hear Cordi issues” published on May 1, 2011, Ms. Beverly Longid was mistakenly addressed as National Democratic Front of the Philippines’ (NDFP) consultant on...

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Advocate’s Overview: Wage hike

4 MIN READBy ATHUR L. ALLAD-IW www.nordis.net May 1, every year highlights the workers clamor for wage hike. Organized labor federations, particularly, have been pushing for wage hikes that is perceived to be commensurate to the...

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Crossroads: The victors decree history

3 MIN READBy MARY LOU MARIGZA www.nordis.net The buzz about Bin Laden’s killing filled media outlets a few days ago. Social networking sites who are not bound by deadlines and protocol were on the spot and are proving to be the...

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Cordillera Day Photo Gallery 2

< 1 MIN READwww.nordis.net WORKING FOR PEACE. Members of the Reciprocal Working Groups for the Comprehensive Agreement for Socio Economic Reforms (CASER) of both the Government of the Philippines (GPh) and the National...

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Cordillera Day Photo Gallery 1

< 1 MIN READwww.nordis.net Day 1: April 25, 2011 To Buneg, Lacub, Abra Click here for more photos Day 2: April 26, 2011 Opening ritual and mass, Presentation of provincial situation Click here for more...

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GPh, NDFP hear Cordillera issues

6 MIN READBy ALMA B. SINUMLAG www.nordis.net LACUB, Abra — The Reciprocal Working Committees on Social and Economic Reforms (RWC-SER) of the Government of the Philippines (GPh) and the National Democratic Front-Philippines...

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May 1, a day of outrage

3 MIN READBy ALDWIN QUITASOL www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Cordillera workers led by the militant Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and other sectoral organizations and individuals join the rest of the Filipino people in marching the...

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Celebrating the people’s struggle

4 MIN READBy KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL www.nordis.net LACUB, Abra — “What is most precious to man? Life. If life is threatened what ought a man do? Resist. This he must do, otherwise he is dishonored which is worse than...

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Solar, wind powers Ilocos mariculture

2 MIN READBy LAILANI ADRIANO www.nordis.net BADOC, Ilocos Norte — An integration of wind and solar energy power is providing energy to a mariculture zone project on Puro island here. It is the first-of-a-kind solar-and...

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RTC awards Asin hot springs to Baguio

2 MIN READBy ISAGANI LIPORADA/PIO www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The Regional Trial Court (RTC), April 26, affirmed the decision of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) awarding possession of the Asin Hot Springs Swimming Resort...

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Fund sought for new overpasses

< 1 MIN READBy AILEEN REFUERZO/PIO www.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — Councilor Isabelo Cosalan Jr. wants Rep. Bernardo Vergara and the Department Of Public Works And Highways (DPWH)-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) through...

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Sagada waterworks receive P18M

2 MIN READwww.nordis.net By ROBERT PANGOD SAGADA, Mountain Province — The perennial problem of lack of water supply in this famous tourist haven will soon be resolved. Senator Teofisto Guingona III allocated P 18 million from...

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Ordinance on pesticide filed

< 1 MIN READBy GLADYS PATRIA F. DIAROS www.nordis.net LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — The proposed ordinance states, “Some farmers or users of pesticides have the practice of indiscriminately throwing used or empty pesticide...

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Baguio Roundup: April 24 to 30, 2011

3 MIN READwww.nordis.net City strengthens ties with Honolulu By Aileen Refuerzo BAGUIO CITY — The city government strengthened its sisterhood relationship with the city of Honolulu in Hawaii. Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda, who...

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Editorial: Land, life and honor

3 MIN READwww.nordis.net The defense of Land, Life and Honor, this once more is the theme of the largest annual cultural and socio-political gathering in this northern region, the Cordillera Day commemoration. The registration...

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