BAGUIO CITY – The Supreme Court decision upholding the validity of the city government’s 1995 contract with the Uniwide Sales Realty and Resources Corporation (Uniwide) will not affect the tenure of legitimate vendors at the city market. Mayor Mauricio Domogan stressed this last Wednesday to belie rumors that the decision would result to the vendors’ […]
Day: November 12, 2015
Chiz wants NBI to lead probe on ‘tanim-bala’ scam
Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero wants the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to step into the probe on the alleged “tanim-bala (bullet-planting)” scam at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Escudero said this is to avoid doubts on the result of the investigation being done by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) amid public outrage on […]
Pope: It’s sad to see priests, bishops ‘attached to money’
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday decried how bishops and other clergy exploit their roles to advance their careers and to increase wealth, in his first public comments following the latest leaked revelations of greedy Vatican prelates resisting his efforts to reform Holy See finances and administration. “Even in the church there are […]
Dengue incidents post 660% increase in October
BAGUIO CITY – Dengue fever cases shot up further last October chalking up a whopping 664.7 percent increase with a total of 260 cases from last year’s record of 34 incidents. The figure topped the 510.71 percent increase in cases posted last August where a total of 342 cases were listed as against the 56 […]
Domogan clarifies emergency tree cutting issuances
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan has clarified the issuance of Emergency Tree Cutting Permits which his office issues to avert physical harm and damage to property. Domogan said, “residents may apply for an emergency tree cutting permit if the tree is posing imminent danger to lives and property.” “this is the only instance where […]
Aliping’s Bill for Customs Issues passed
In light of the current issues being hurled at the Bureau of Customs, Baguio Representative Nicasio M. Aliping, Jr. reported the passage on third and final reading in Congress House Bill 5525 or the proposed “Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). “It primarily aims to address smuggling, one of the country’s major economic problems causing […]
No more premature campaigning, COMELEC says
BAGUIO CITY – Political candidates for the May 2016 election are still free to do anything until campaign period starts. Atty. Julius Torres, Cordillera regional director of the Commission on Elections(Comelec) explained that premature campaigning is no longer in order because of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Comelec vs. Penera case. He said the […]
Benguet records increase in tourist arrivals
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The province of Benguet is getting a bigger share of tourist arrivals with already over a million in the three quarters of this year. A total of 1.05 million tourist arrivals were recorded from January to September this year compared to the 543,066 tourist arrivals of the same period last year, […]
Compliance on voluntary emission testing increasing
BAGUIO CITY – It has been observed that there is an increasing level of compliance on voluntary emission testing of both private vehicle owners and public transport group in the city. “This is a good sign and development that motorists in the city are getting aware on the importance of having their vehicles undergo voluntary […]
62nd Annual national mine safety and environment week
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Mine Safety and environment Association (PMSEA), in partnership with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines, and associate groups will hold its 62nd Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Week here in this mountain resort with the theme “62 Years of Responsible Mining . […]