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Courageous Mothers in Baguio

admin — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:42:05 -0400

For some, motherhood extends from their family to the sectoral groups they work with. Consider the stories of these mothers in Baguio City whom I interviewed for this article on this important day.

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008

Baguio Transport Groups to Join Nationwide Protests

admin — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:40:00 -0400

As drivers in Metro Manila and other key cities nationwide are expected to launch a transport strike May 12, the militant transport group here would stage a march-rally with red flags and banners demonstrating drivers’ demands.

BY JOHN ERIC B. ESCALANTE
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17, 2008

Poverty Stalks Sugarlandia’s Capital City

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:35:46 -0400

Bacolod City has recently been cited as the country’s “most livable” city, based on the cost of living, accessibility of basic services, and the peace and order situation. It also boasts of numerous awards including business-friendliness. But behind the accolades lies poverty for the majority of its residents.

BY KARL G. OMBION
Bulatlat

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Elders Seal Pact vs Large and Destructive Mines

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:30:07 -0400

“We the elders, leaders and peace pact holders of the tribe of Binongan, bind and reaffirm as a matter of life and death very important agreements to oppose large and destructive mines...and its ill effects on the future of the people of Licuan-Baay, the tribes of Binongan and all stakeholders.”

BY AT BENGWAYAN
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat

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Ilocos IPs Reject Mining Application

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:27:30 -0400

Indigenous peoples of Brgy. Lamag, in Quirino, Ilocos Sur have rejected an application for mining exploration, asserting their preference for traditional resource utilization.

BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW
Northern Dispatch
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 13, May 4-10, 2008

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Now Showing: Isko Palaban

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:09:02 -0400

A YouTube video entitled “The Adventures of Isko Palaban” was posted in the internet. It shows the problems being faced by the Tandem and the students of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) from the increase in tuition and other fees to the closure of the student publication.

BY JOAN GARCIA
Contributed to Bulatlat

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Northern, Central Luzon Midwifery Grads ‘Duped’ By Review Center’s ‘Agent’

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:04:08 -0400

Close to a hundred midwifery licensure examinees from Northern and Central Luzon hoped they would be able to take the examinations after spending tens of thousands of pesos for the review.

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In Negros, Alert Raised on Entry of ‘GE Rice,’ ‘Franken Food’

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:30:08 -0400

The public and local government units should be alerted on the possible entry into the local market of some genetically-engineered rice and similar other “Franken food.”

BY KARL G. OMBION
Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008

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Mining Applications Cover 66% of Cordillera Region

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:25:08 -0400

In the Cordillera region, there are already 149 barrios (sub-villages) with mining applications that are under process. Even the grounds of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) are covered by an application for mining exploration. Mining applications cover 66 percent of the region.

BY ZOFIA LEAL
Bulatlat
Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008

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Sagada Scores Hit with Squash Canton Noodles

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:20:03 -0400

Last 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

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