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Benguet Urges NCIP to Consult With Council of Elders
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Benguet urges the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) to properly identify the indigenous peoples organizations (IPO) that would solely represent a community or ancestral domain in the Free Prior and Informed Consent Process (FPIC). Benguet Vice Governor Crescencio Pacalso…
Requisite to CADT Registration Questioned
By ALMA SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – During the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) session on November 3 here, provincial board member Juan Nazarro questioned the need to delineate titled lots within the Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) before it can be registered in the registry of deeds. Nazarro said there…
CPA Stands Firm Against Government’s Autonomy Law
By ADELA DEYAEN WAYAS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com Baguio City – The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) has officially issued its stand on the drafting of 3rd Organic Act being pushed by the Regional Development Council (RDC) and supported by some government officials as another misrepresentation of the Cordillera peoples aspirations. During the study conference…
Cordi Ancestors Favor int’l Indigenous People’s Conference on Climate Change
By KIMBERLIE OLIMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CTIY— Cordillera elders who performed the opening ritual of International Conference on Indigenous Peoples Rights, Alternatives and Solutions to Climate Change said the conference is favorable to their ancestors. According to Samuel Anongos of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), the international indigenous peoples (IP) conference…
Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth: Address Climate Change By Asserting Indigenous People’s Rights
By KIMBERLIE OLIVAMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY—Indigenous youth under the banner of the Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network (APIYN) asserts that addressing problems on climate change also means addressing indigenous peoples (IP) issues on human rights violations, discrimination and self-determination. This was expressed by representatives of IP youth from the different…
Public Servants in the Cordillera Close Ranks
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — In a forum November 4, here on the theme “Reinvigorate our ranks, advance our cause”, government employees discussed present issues and concerns in their different lines of work. Government employees from the city local government units (LGU) as well as regional offices of different…
The Retrogressive Character of the CCTs is Most of All Defined by its Defense of Neoliberal Macroeconomic Policies
Ibon Foundation Posted by Bulatlat.com IBON Features—The Aquino administration’s conditional cash transfers (CCTs), which take up the largest part of its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), have many points of appeal. Giving cash to poor families appeals to those inclined to charity. Those concerned about social welfare appreciate the focus on maternal and child health…
Malacañang Rejects Courtesy Call of Jalandoni, NDFP Hits Government’s ‘Hostility’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Fidel Agcaoili said the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is now contemplating on inviting new GRP peace panel chair AlexPadilla to a one-on-one meeting in Hongkong to clarify whether the current Aquino government accepts the validity of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) and can ensure the safe and trouble-free visit of the Jalandoni couple in Manila.
US Troops Sighted in Hacienda Luisita, Possible Venue of 2011 US-RP Balikatan Exercises
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
After experiencing heavy deployment of AFP troops, the peasants of Hacienda Luisita are bracing for the entry of US troops who would be conducting ‘trainings’ inside the hacienda.
Strong Mass Actions, Not Just Legal Redress, Urged vs Labor Rights Violations in PAL
By MARYA SALAMAT
Many labor and partylist groups in the country view the labor department’s approval of PAL management’s outsourcing and retrenchment plan as a go-signal as well for an even more intensified contractualization of employment arrangements all over the country.