Electricity that does not destroy the environment
“Here in Conner, we also have the unique phenomenon of lowlanders making the eight-hour trek up to our village to have their mobile phones, flashlights, radio sets, batteries and other gadgets recharged after strong typhoons have damaged their [on grid] power supply lines. Why is that? Because what we have here is a more reliable power supply that is cheaper and cleaner,” village chief Benito Lugayan said.
From bodong to electricity
“The children ran from the power house to their homes, wanting to be the ones to switch on the lights,” Dalma said. “That night, they played in the barangay clearing way past their usual bedtime while their elders played the gongs that echoed around the mountains throughout the night.”
Anti-dam activist’s abductors wanted him to turn gov’t spy
While inside a black van he was forced into, Tauli was blindfolded, handcuffed and mauled while he desperately struggled and screamed for help, the two organizations reported.
Asukal
“Hindi ka na lalanggamin / sa pait ng presyo, hindi na aamagin / tamis mo’y halagang hindi na kayang abutin / tamis ka ng buhay, na ikakait sa amin.”
KAPATID: Red-tagging CHED chair may take custody of elder sister Adora
“The very reasons that Prof. de Vera announced to distance himself from his sister could ironically provide the same rationale why he fits the bill as a guarantor?” Kapatid said.
Abducted activist found, regional human rights group announces
“After the search initiated by [the] CPA (Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance) in Kalinga, including persistent calls made to the local government units, PNP (Philippine National Police), and AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines), Steve Tauli was found at around 10 pm today,” CHRA said in an update Sunday evening.
Cordillera activist mauled and abducted
Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance (CPA) regional council member Stephen “Steve” Tauli had been abducted after being mauled by five men along Ag-a Road in Baguio City, the Cordillera Human Rights Alliance (CHRA) announced in an urgent alert.
Health workers decry delayed pandemic allowance
By Joseph Cuevas Members of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) from government-owned and controlled hospitals staged a lunch break protest last Friday at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City calling for the release of the One Covid Allowance 19 (OCA 19) for health workers. The health workers lambasted the Departmenf […]
KWF bans publication-distribution of 5 new books
“Let us not allow this cabal to dictate on how we create art! They have no place in free speech! They have no right to prevent our right to create free art!” Rodriguez wrote.
KATIPS THE MOVIE: A Review
If you will shell out an exorbitant P290 for a movie in an actual cinema this year, use it to watch Katips. See it for the music, see it for the award-winning and award-worthy acting. See it for the history and the lessons that can be gleaned from it.