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Cong. Go optimistic Autonomy Bill be passed this 18th Congress Philippine Information Agency 30 Apr 2021, 00:38 GMT+10 BAGUIO CITY, April 29(PIA) -Baguio City Representative Mark Go remains optimistic that the autonomy bill creating the Cordillera Autonomous Region will be passed this 18th Congress. "We want this approved during the 18th Congress and I will do everything I can do to have this approved before the end of this 18th Congress," Go said during a recent on line meeting consultation by the Social Preparation of CAR into an Autonomous Region (SPCAR). Go said the Cordillera lawmakers a...

Photo of supposed learning modules that apparently insult Igorots are circulating online. (contributed photos) Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Luis Lloren Cuaresma filed House Resolution No. 1601 urging the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation, even as she noted that the 1987 Constitution mandates the state to take effective measures to eliminate prejudice and discrimination against indigenous peoples. “Despite the claims of the officials of the Department of Education that the learning materials containing the defamatory and wrongful portrayals of the Igorots have alread...

Published February 8, 2021, 12:46 PM Is there something wrong with being an Igorot? Nothing.  An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday clarified that it “does not tolerate” any form of discrimination among its ranks as school heads and teachers, as well, as students are constantly reminded to respect everyone.  Photo of supposed learning modules that apparently insult Igorots are circulating online. (contributed photos) “We will never tolerate any form of discrimination,” said Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Diosdado San Antonio in a phone interview...

DepEd corrects modules that 'malign’ Igorots, solon says enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 6) — The Department of Education corrected learning modules that discriminate against the indigenous peoples of the Codillera region, collectively known as Igorots, Mountain Province Rep. Maximo Dalog said. In a statement on Friday, Dalog said he received a letter from the DepEd-Cordillera Administrative Region, explaining that one of the modules in question was printed by a school from another region, and the copies "were immediately retrieved when the agenc...