Urgent Alert: Member of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) Missing Since September 17, 2008 September 24th 2008 URGENT ALERT
Case Type: Enforced Disappearance
Victim: JAMES M. BALAO
Member, CORDILLERA PEOPLES ALLIANCE
President, OCLUPAN CLAN ASSOCIATION
An indigenous person belonging to the Ibaloi and Kankanaey
tribes of Benguet
Place of the Incident: somewhere between his residence in Fairview, Baguio City and his family
residence in La Trinidad, Benguet
Date of the Incident: 17 ... read more
Asia » Philippines » Baguio The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more
I graduated in May of 2006 with a BA in Human Rights from St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada. At that point in my life I wanted to get some field work experience in human rights. I was also interested in understanding human rights from the ground level, from the people living and experiencing the abuse. To work in the field of human rights having only experienced comfortable Canada seemed fradulant to me. So I applied to go to the Philippines as a social justice intern through the United Church of Canada to learn about human rights in Southeast Asia. I am now in the country, living... full info