By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com MANKAYAN, Benguet — In sitio (subvillage) Tabbac, Bulalacao of this town, a month long barricade continues in opposition to the drilling activities of Goldfields. Support from the town’s neighboring villages, people’s organizations, and partylist group continue to reach the barricade site, which, according to residents, made…
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LGU Convinced Lepanto Is Liable For Disaster
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat MANKAYAN, Benguet ? The local government unit (LGU) here is convinced that the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company is liable for the massive sinking on June 5 of Aurora St. in Barangay Poblacion. The disaster destroyed the Mankayan Elementary School and the Mankayan National High School and forced…
Mankayan Awaits Worse Tragedy
By LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Regions Posted by (Bulatlat.com) MANKAYAN, Benguet – It is business as usual for Fatima (not her real name) who has just heard about the declaration of a ten-hectare area along Aurora Street in Barangay Poblacion here, as a danger zone. School children are still attending classes regularly except on…
A Familiar Disaster: In Benguet Town, the Ground Shakes and Houses Disappear
The sinking of portions of Mankayan town, in which at least five houses were destroyed, occurred despite warning signs. And many residents point to the decades-old mining in the area as the culprit in the disaster.
200 Pupils Ill, Stores Urged to Pull Out Suspicious Goods
In the wake of a massive food poisoning incident that affected school children here, storekeepers were ordered to pull out similar goods from their display shelves while health authorities look into the substance that downed the pupils. BY LYN V. RAMO REGIONS Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat MANKAYAN, Benguet (263 kms. north of Manila) –…