On the 24th celebration of the Cordillera Day in Baay-Licuan in Abra, different organizations took advantage of the crowded event by selling their products not only to generate income but more importantly, to promote their campaigns. BY ANGIE DE LARA Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 BAAY-LICUAN, Abra — Souvenirs here, there [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008The youth delegates to the Cordillera Day celebrations, held in Baay-Licuan, Abra on April 22-24, made up the youth caucus on the night of April 23. In the caucus, the participants shared the particular problems of the youth in their respective communities, schools and provinces and came up with a creative way to express their [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008The children were playing as the adults were discussing about the ill effects of mining on their ancestral land and in their lives. But their games were more than just games. These were the children’s way of expressing their views on the life and death issue of mining. BY ANGIE DE LARA Bulatlat Vol. VIII, [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008The Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) was created through Republic Act 9163 or the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001 as a result of the nationwide protest to abolish the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in 2001. One of its students at UP, who joined the recent Cordillera Day celebrations in Abra, says [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008Rice fields were left untended, farm animals went astray in the pasture and could not be found one month after farmers in Dilong Valley in Tubo, Abra could not leave their homes for the farms due to a military imposition following a post-Lent five-day bombing. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat HUMAN [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008This is a happy time for graduates. At last, they have completed their grueling four years in college. Throwing their mortars in the air, they exclaim, “At last, the difficult times are over.” But is it? BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 Fresh graduates usually rest for [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008As the world commemorates Earth Day, environmental advocates and militant organizations linked arms and blamed the Arroyo government, for its aggressive promotion of mining in the country, and imperialism, for plundering the country’s natural resources in the name of profit, for the alarming rate of environmental destruction. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008Last week, the Montañosa Research and Development Center (MRDC), a non-government organization based in this town, launched the Sagada Squash Canton Noodles, the very first variety of squash canton to hit the market in Mountain Province and the Cordillera region. BY ROBERT PANGOD Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008BY THE KALAYAAN CENTRE ORGANIZATIONS DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 The Filipino community is once again in the midst of mourning the loss of another young member of our community: Charle Dalde, the 24-year old young worker and student who was stabbed near his home and later [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008Distance has never prevented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from celebrating Cordillera Day and taking on issues affecting them and the Filipino people. BY AUBREY SC MAKILAN MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 BAAY-LICUAN, Abra? Distance has never prevented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from celebrating Cordillera Day and taking on issues [...]
Monday, April 28, 2008May pagkilala man sa problemang kinakaharap, mapapansing hindi pa rin ginagamit ng pamahalaan ang salitang “krisis” para ilarawan ang problema natin ngayon sa suplay ng bigas. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO Konteksto / Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 May pagkilala man sa problemang kinakaharap, mapapansing hindi pa rin [...]
Actress Jodi Sta. Maria joins Migrante in demanding justice for OFW killed in Mongolia (Photo courtesy of Migrante International / Bulatlat.com)
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