By Dexter See/Manila Bulletin The newly installed Regional Peace and Order Council chairman said that sustained efforts to maintain the peace and order will be the key factor in helping achieve the quest for regional autonomy which is now gaining support from the grassroots level. Ifugao Governor Eugene Balitang, who took over the chairmanship from… Read more »
Past failures in granting autonomy won't happen in Cordillera — Chiz
By Dexter See/Manila Bulletin A close friend and political ally of President Aquino, Escudero’s view on realizing the Cordillera people’s desire for self-governance was aired over radio station DZWT, a member of the Catholic Media Network. Escudero said that what is enshrined in the Constitution must be given by the government, adding that the development… Read more »
Past failures in granting autonomy won’t happen in Cordillera — Chiz
By Dexter See/Manila Bulletin A close friend and political ally of President Aquino, Escudero’s view on realizing the Cordillera people’s desire for self-governance was aired over radio station DZWT, a member of the Catholic Media Network. Escudero said that what is enshrined in the Constitution must be given by the government, adding that the development… Read more »
IP community supports alternative energy project
By By Gigi Dumallig (JDP/GGD-PIA CAR,Kalinga) To realize the establishment of the Upper Tabuk Hydropower Project (UTHP) in this city, a cultural community here has taken the big step to carry out the conduct of a feasibility study to push through with said alternative energy generation program. The city government of Tabuk has invested… Read more »
Development from and for the Cordillera
By Ramon Dacawi/SunStar THERE’S wisdom in the push by the City of Tabuk, Kalinga to construct a mini-hydroelectric plant as a renewable energy resource. The local government had applied for a bank loan to build the facility which, when operational, will ensure years of power to the people of Kalinga, literally and otherwise. The plant… Read more »
Physical integration remains a major challenge for cordillera’s development
By Lito Dar/PIA Physical integration remains to be one of the major challenges or Key Focus Area in pushing for Cordillera’s regional development. This was stressed by the Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) Sectoral Committee on Infrastructure during the Regional Consultation Workshop for the drafting of the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) and CAR Regional… Read more »
Pimentel: Pursue Cordillera autonomy
By JM Agreda/SunStar Baguio FORMER Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. in his recent visit to the University of Baguio and University of the Cordilleras stressed the region must pursue its bid for autonomy to gain more power and authority from the central government. Pimentel, one of the primary authors of the organic act, which resulted to… Read more »
Cordillera Autonomy will depend on the people
by Lito Dar (JDP/LD-PIA CAR) There is nothing in the closure agreement signed by the government, through the Office of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) that would prevent the Cordillera Administrative Region from achieving autonomy. This was stressed by President Benigno Aquino III, in… Read more »
