The City has a strict ordinance against gambling. On the previous issue of this newspaper (February 20, 2016) we had already featured the very same gambling joint and informed the PNP Baguio City Director P/Sr. Supt. Daskeo about this. On March 22, 2016 we had once again sent information to the top Cop and still […]
Day: April 2, 2016
ALIPING LAMENTS USE OF BLACK PROPAGANDA THIS EARLY
BAGUIO CITY – Re-electionist congressman Nicasio M. Aliping Jr. lamented the use of black propaganda this early in the campaign period by his opponents. Calling recent posts on social media and local newspapers as a mere rehash of an old issue, Aliping said the trend of destroying the personality of an opponent is now becoming […]
CHIZ TELLS DSWD: INCLUDE MORE IPS IN 4PS
Leading vice-presidential candidate Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero wants more indigenous peoples (IPs) to be included in the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) pro-gram and other Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social pro-tection programs to address chronic poverty, especially in remote rural areas. In a campaign sortie in Ifugao, Escudero said the government must […]
RTC junks motion for reconsideration on BIBAK lot
BAGUIO CITY – “A person who builds on a lot he does not own without the authority of the owner cannot acquire a right over said structures.” Thus was stressed by Regional Trial Court Branch 5 presiding judge Maria Ligaya Itliong-Rivera in denying for lack of merit the twin motions for reconsideration filed by some […]
Wrong votes? Comelec to ‘note’ receipt objections
For the first time, Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim explains the changes in the voting process after the SC ordered the printing of voting receipts MANILA, Philippines – What if the voting receipt doesn’t reflect a voter’s actual choices on election day? Yes, a voter can air his objections. But no, the Board of Election Inspectors […]
PCSO urged to bring back financial aid to kidney patients
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) should restore the regular financial support erstwhile given to kidney patients undergoing lifetime hemodialysis treatment. Councilor Peter Fianza, in a proposed resolution, said the P20,000 regular fund support to dialysis patients previously given by the PCSO serves as “a life-blood, literally and otherwise, since patients rely […]
Duterte-Cayetano condemns shooting of Kidapawan farmers, Vows to seek justice, restore order
The tandem of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano strongly condemned the reported attack of police forces against local farmers during a violent dispersal of a protest action in Kidapawan City. “Lagi nila binabantan si Mayor Duterte na pumapatay ng kriminal pero sila ang pinapa-tay nila mga magsasaka,” Cayetano […]
City, TESDA P4 million projects
BAGUIO CITY – Officials of the city government and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESD) Baguio-Benguet provincial office to ensure the smooth implementation of some P4 million worth of bottoms up budgeting (BUB) projects that were downloaded to the agency. The agreement was signed by Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan representing the city government […]