It's now 2023, and none of these three big companies unilaterally attempted to pursue the FPIC to renew their MPSAs before the imminent expiration in 2025. I'm not jumping the gun here. Yes, the FPIC process this early might still be considered premature. But isn't it common etiquette for all of us to settle our bills days before its due? The post After Defeating Lepanto, What’s Next for Mankayan? appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

With the dire conditions of the peasants and those lower in strata beneath them, burdened further with taxes for the Roman Empire, tributes to the Greco-Roman Jewish nobility, and tithes for the Pharisees, revolts rose from majority of the peasants. The post The Bible is a Tool of Suppression – A Series (5) appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

In an August 4 ruling, the Municipal Trial Court for Cities Branch 1 found Philippine Military Academy Cadet 3rd Class Julius Carlo Tadena and Cadet 2nd Class Christian Zacarias guilty of slight and less serious physical injuries, respectively, in relation to beatings inflicted on Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio, who died from severe hazing injuries on September 18, 2019. The post Baguio court finds two PMA cadets guilty for 2019 hazing death case appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

Youth groups in Baguio City denounced a city councilor for calling a progressive student organization "a breeding ground" of rebels during a discussion on the proposed ordinance to protect human rights advocates. The post Baguio youth groups slam councilor for ‘red tagging’ remark appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

The terrorist designation of four Cordillera activists by the Anti-Terrorism Council of the Philippines has again sparked calls from national and international organizations to repeal of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. The post Terrorist designation of IP activists reignites call for terror law repeal appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

In the approximate years before the birth of Jesus, there were at least several messiahs who led revolts against the Roman empire in Judea. Most of their followers were peasants whose situations, according to Aslan, had become more harrowing. The post The Bible is a Tool of Suppression – A Series (4) appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

Amirah Lidasan of Sandugo said that the constant use of indigenous and Bangsamoro attire by politicians is becoming nothing more than a mere show. The post IP leaders to Marcos, Duterte: Wearing native attires are an empty gesture appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

A mother from Kalinga travels 12 hours to attend a People's SONA where she asks that her daughter not be designated a terrorist. The families of four Igorot activists send this message to the Anti-Terrorism Council. The post On SONA 2023, Cordillera families call for removal of kin from terror list appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

A little over a month after their warrantless arrest and detention, the head of a realty company, 23 employees, and individual partners expressed relief after receiving a resolution from the Baguio Prosecutors' office dismissing a complaint lodged against them. The post Baguio prosecutors dismiss SEC complaint vs realty company appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more

State auditors raised concerns about alleged irregularities in the city government’s use of funds in the implementation of a P50-million project funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways . The post COA raises concerns over Baguio’s ‘diversion’ of DPWH’s building project fund appeared first on Northern Dispatch ..read more