Rappler's latest stories on Cordillera
[OPINION] The Ifugao, cowboys, and assimilation through education
'[T]here are no initiatives yet to properly train teachers in indigenous history and heritage'
Berries for a cause: Women-led initiative connects Cordillera farmers to the city
Fresh strawberries, jams, lemons, and more – enjoy Cordillera produce and support their famers at the same time through local online business Sadiwa
Cordillera's active coronavirus cases double in less than a week
The region's second coronavirus death is a 54-year-old woman who complained of chest pains and was declared dead on arrival at the Baguio General Hospital
Over 1,600 stranded individuals in Cordillera sent home – DILG
OWWA Cordillera also reports that it assisted 710 OFWs in the region from May 1 to June 9
Drug courier leaps into a ravine in Kalinga to elude arrest
When cops discover loaves of marijuana in his bag, the suspect panics and jump off a nearby ravine
Itogon's first COVID-19 patient a jail officer at NBP
Mayor Victor Palangdan of Itogon town in Benguet says the patient most probably contracted the disease in the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa where he is assigned
65-year-old man first coronavirus case in Ifugao
This development means only the provinces of Apayao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province remain COVID-free in the Cordillera
6 men in Kalinga stopped for not wearing masks, arrested for illegal logging
They could have passed through safely at the checkpoint had they wore their face masks
Cordillera youth seek to protect frontliners with improvised face masks amid shortage
Cordillera Youth Brigade hopes that through their simple efforts, frontliners will have ample protection so they can go home to their families safely
Baguio cancels Panagbenga, CARAA games amid coronavirus threat
Mayor Benjamin Magalong also suspends the night market along Harrison Road for 14 days starting Tuesday, March 10
P50k at stake in DILG Cordillera's peace-building poster-making contest
PRESS RELEASE: Regional winners will receive certificates and cash prizes – P10k for the first prize, P6k for the second prize, and P4k for the third prize
Infant, mother among 9 observed for coronavirus in Cordillera
Amelia Pangilinan, acting regional director of the Department of Health-Cordillera, says these persons voluntarily brought themselves in to be observed
Cordillera unveils 3rd SAF 44 shrine on Mamasapano clash anniversary
Fourteen of the elite cops who died in the botched anti-terrorist operation on January 25, 2015, were from the Cordillera
SEA Games gold haul cements Cordillera's claim as center for PH combat sports
Athletes from the Cordilleras collect 18 gold medals in the SEA Games 2019, mostly from combat sports
Baguio students challenge CHED-backed army 'info campaign' in schools
A Commission on Higher Education regional memorandum endorses security forces' Sulat-Kamay information campaign inside universities in the Cordillera Administrative Region
Afraid of cemeteries? Visit these places in the Cordillera
If you leave through John Hay’s main gate going to the PMA, you will pass by one of two Phil-Am veterans cemeteries.... the White Lady of Loakan sometimes hitches a ride there, taxicab drivers would attest.
American human rights volunteer shot in Cordillera back in the U.S.
Brandon Lee is airlifted to San Francisco, California for his safety and further treatment
Teenagers caught as marijuana couriers in Cordillera
Cordillera police reports show 12 teenagers have been arrested for transporting cannabis since July
Police form task force to probe shooting of Ifugao farmers' group volunteer
The task force seeks to immediately identify the perpetrators behind the shooting of 37-year-old Brandon Lee, a paralegal volunteer for the Ifugao Peasant Movement
Long-time indigenous peoples' rights activist wins international award
Joanna Cariño, a long-time champion for indigenous peoples' rights, is one of the many activists and human rights workers the Philippine government wants to tag as terrorists
Demystifying the age of the Ifugao Rice Terraces to decolonize history
The way mainstream Filipino consciousness imagines the Ifugao in connection with the age of the terraces needs to change
Cop dies in NPA encounter in Mountain Province
Police Corporal Marlon Casil is killed in the Tadian encounter
Kennon Road temporarily reopened for test run this weekend
The simulation aims to check if it is viable to permanently open Kennon Road to two-way vehicular traffic on weekends
Number of teenage moms decreasing in Cordillera
Non-governmental organizations are instrumental. The Forum for Family Planning and Development, for example, has joined forces with Benguet and Ifugao provinces for the campaign.
DOH records 508% increase in measles cases in Cordillera
(UPDATED) The regional health office has monitored 79 measles cases in the region from January 1 to February 2 – more than 5 times what it recorded in the same period last year
Gov't will offer loans to Cordillera vegetable farmers – Piñol
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says farmers will be able to borrow up to P50,000, with interest
Mayor issues new traffic ordinance to end 'Sagada Carmageddon'
Parking will not be allowed in all major roads, sidewalks and other passages in Sagada from 6 am to 8:30 pm. This means, tourists are advised to walk or take public transport.
Roads closed due to Severe Tropical Storm Rosita
Many roads and bridges are closed to traffic, especially in Mountain Province and Benguet
Dead young man found in Baguio finally identified
The PNP-SOCO Cordillera says the victim was Arthur Loberiano of Tarlac
Duterte declares state of calamity in CAR, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon
The proclamation is intended to hasten relief and rehabilitation efforts after Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut)
Filipina tagged by gov't as 'terrorist' wins UN's highest environmental award
Joan Carling joins French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as recipients of the 2018 Champions of the Earth award
At least 95 dead due to Typhoon Ompong
Most of the fatalities come from the Cordillera Administrative Region
Benguet rescuers, evacuees ask for 'momma' with relief goods
Momma, a type of quid made from betel nut, areca leaf, lime powder and tobacco, is one of the insistent requests of evacuees and rescuers in Itogon
At least 81 killed by Typhoon Ompong
Dozens remain missing in the Cordillera Administrative Region, which was heavily affected by landslides
66 dead, 66 missing in Cordilleras after Typhoon Ompong – CRDRRMC
Rescuers in Itogon, Benguet are searching for survivors of massive landslides that overran small-scale mining areas and destroyed bunkhouses and, in the worst case scenario, recovering the dead
Typhoon Ompong death toll rises to 74
Majority of fatalities and the missing are in the Cordillera Administrative Region
PNP: Typhoon Ompong death toll climbs to 66
(UPDATED) The Philippine National Police says 52 remain missing, nearly all of them in the Cordillera Administrative Region
At least 59 dead in Philippines due to Typhoon Ompong
(5th UPDATE) Most of the fatalities are in the Cordillera Administrative Region, which was badly hit by landslides
Roads closed due to Typhoon Ompong
(5th UPDATE) Many national roads and bridges are closed to traffic, especially in the Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, and Ilocos regions
DSWD sends response teams to regions for Typhoon Ompong
These teams will help manage evacuation centers in areas most affected by Ompong (Mangkhut)
3 dead in Benguet landslides
A 27-year-old man and a couple, both farmers, are killed in two landslides on Saturday, August 25
DOTr dismisses two Cordillera officials
Despite the dismissal order, Assistant Regional Director Datu Mohammad Abbas refuses to obey, saying only President Rodrigo Duterte can remove him from his post
Cordillera council wants power to go after publishers of erroneous textbooks
While the Committee on Indigenous People's Concerns condemns the mistakes and misrepresentations, the Department of Education's Cordillera Education Program Supervisor, Ethielyn Taqued, says the books did not pass evaluations
Scholars who didn't take science courses owe P6.8M to PSHS
The COA report says the students come from the Philippine Science High School campuses in Western Visayas and Cordillera Administrative Region
Police: 8 dead in Cordillera due to continuous rains
Listed as missing by the Cordillera police is the barangay secretary of Bedbed, Mankayan, Benguet
Expect expensive veggies: P28M in Cordillera vegetable damaged
The heightened monsoon rains last weekend have damaged crops mostly in Mountain Province, Abra, and Baguio City
Habagat claims 3 lives in Benguet
The Cordillera remains at risk of landslides and flooding with torrential rains and wind raging for the past 4 days
2 dead, 3 injured in Cordillera during rainy weekend
One person is confirmed drowned in Baguio City and Cordillera police report another death after an Isuzu Elf truck falls into a ravine in Kibungan, Benguet
Cordillera deals with landslides, damaged schools after heavy rains
Classes resume but 22 schoolhouses were totally or partially destroyed in the region
Some roads closed in Benguet, Ifugao due to heavy rains, landslides
The Banaue-Hungduan-Benguet Boundary Road and Balbalan-Pinukpuk Road are closed due to the rain and landslides, while Kennon Road, Abra-Ilocos Road, Acop-Bakun Road were pre-emptively closed on July 17
