Vizcayanos’ pride

Pinay’s dream on RP strife tops NY speech tilt
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya–A Filipina has stood out among Americans to give more meaning to a US event that was meant to remember their country’s triumphs against racial discrimination.
Anne Richie Garcia, a 29-year old English teacher from the Philippine Science High School-Cagayan Valley campus here, has won a [...]

Aussie headache

War on mining company’s demolition plans unites tribe
KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya–About 100 tribal folk, both belonging to the pro- and anti-mining factions of villagers, on Tuesday joined forces to defy the planned demolition of their houses by a foreign mining company that is pushing for a gold-copper mining project in upland Didipio village here.
Villagers belonging to [...]