In a unanimous decision, members of the Cordillera RDC Executive Committee agreed to pass a resolution opposing the proposed realignment of the Urdaneta-Rosario section (Section 3) of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway or TPLEX. The first realignment option (Alignment 1) being proposed by former Congressman Mark Cojuangco, would pass through Urdaneta City, then through San Fabian,… Read more »
With all the major and trivial issues in maintstream media overshadowing Cordillera’s pursuit of genuine autonomy, the Cordillera Regional Development Council (CAR RDC) members conveyed that this endeavor is still and will continue to be a priority. During the Kapihan held on December 17, 2014 at the DOST-CAR Regional Office, La Trinidad, Benguet, CAR RDC Vice-Chairperson and… Read more »
The CAR RDC Secom on Indigenous Peoples Concerns (CIPC) agreed that for 2015, the Secom’s focus shall be on the advocacy of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act, including the FPIC process and Section 12 that gives the IPs the option to have their ancestral lands titled under the provisions of Commonwealth Act 141. This was… Read more »
