For Those Who Pretend To Speak For Us

On October 25, 2006, in Apayao, Kalinga, Politics, by bill bilig

One of the tricks that people with a hidden agenda use to give validity to their schemes is to claim that they speak for people from the margins. This Zeny Gonzales is one such person.

According to news reports, Gonzales is one of those who are collecting signatures to have the Philippine Constitution amended via a peoples’ initiative. A news story by Philippine Star states:

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The Sagada 11

On October 25, 2006, in Activism, Benguet, Human Rights, Sagada, by bill bilig

They first called themselves the “Punks 11”. For some reason, they decided to change their designation to the “Sagada 11”. My guess is that the change was meant to catch more public attention.

They were successful in that regard since I got interested in their story when I started hearing of the Sagada 11. But being a good I-Sagada, I was irritated when some of the group’s supporters started calling for a boycott of Sagada. What the heck, they shamelessly appropriate Sagada’s good name and are now smearing the place. Here’s a picture that speaks for itself which I found in this site.

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More Igorot Country Videos

On October 24, 2006, in Culture and Tradition, by bill bilig

We are posting this in response to one of our commenters who requested for more country music videos. Credit for this video goes to Dharvanille and company. I think they are doing a great job of producing videos which a) showcase local Cordillera talents and b) present a unique aspect of our culture. More power to you Dharvhannille and company. Hats off to you all :-)

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We continue with our listing of people who make us proud. This time, let’s focus on public officers and civil servants whose dedication to their jobs earned the recognition of no less than the Civil Service Commission (CSC). Since its formation, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has the distinction of having the second highest number of awardees after the National Capital Region. This is quite an achievement considering that CAR has the lowest number of public servants of all the country’s 17 regions.

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