Day: May 14, 2016

BAGUIO CITY – The city board of canvassers Tuesday proclaimed the winners in the congressional, mayoralty, vice-mayoralty and members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod positions after the peaceful, orderly and successful staging of the May 9, 2016 general and automated elections in the city. The board, which was composed of City Election Officer John Paul Martin […]

BAGUIO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the city urged all winning and losing candidates for the various elective positions in the recently concluded May 9, 2016 general and automated elections to file their respective statement of campaign contributions and expenditures on or before the prescribed deadline on June 8, 2016. City Election […]

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Congressman Ronald Cosalan of the Liberal Party retained his post after beating in a one-on-one fight incumbent governor Nestor Fongwan. This will be Cosalan’s third and last term as the province’s representative in Congress. For the gubernatorial post, former Vice Governor Cresencio Pacalso who ran as an independent candidate was declared […]

BAGUIO CITY – The city government will reach out to Tuba municipal officials in order to thresh out possible solutions to the issues and concerns regarding the revival of the operation of the city-owned Asin minihydro power plants which are located within the nearby municipality. Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan scheduled several meetings between city and […]

BAGUIO CITY – The commission on Elections (Comelec) will be resuming the registration of voters and the taking of biometrics of individuals who were able to beat the prescribed deadline so that they can actively participate in the upcoming October barangay elections. Lawyer Vanessa Roncal, COMEC-CAR assistant regional director, said that qualified voters who were […]

BAGUIO CITY – The city government will pursue the construction of a multi-storey city disaster risk reduction and management building that will also serve as the city’s premier evacuation center for natural and man-made calamity victims. City Administrator Carlos M. Canilao said the tedious bidding process for the said project was already completed and that […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine election officials challenged Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday to prove his allegation of irregularities in the counting of votes for vice president, where he has been overtaken by his closest rival. They also rejected Marcos’ request for a stop to the unofficial tally by an accredited citizens’ watchdog, […]

BAGUIO CITY – Newly elected city officials vowed to work together to address the pressing concerns of the country’s undisputed Summer Capital and for the sustained overall growth and development of the mountain resort city for the benefit of the present and future generations. Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan said that he will initiate talks with […]

Baguio City Congressman ALIPING, NICASIO JR. (LP): 40,766 ASPILAN, RUDY (IND): 2,957 DUQUE, EDGARDO (IND): 648 GO, MARK (NP): 45,687 VERGARA, BERNARDO (NPC): 20,649 Mayor CLARAVALL, DEL (IND): 39,960 DOMOGAN, MAURICIO (UNA): 46,831 HERNANDEZ, GUILLERMO (IND): 631 MOLINTAS, JOSE (NPC): 24,235 Vice Mayor BAGBAGEN, FRED (IND): 12,193 BILOG, EDISON (NPC): 46,020 COSALAN, ISABELO JR. (LP): […]

A member of a local drug group proved that Friday the 13th is indeed unlucky after being apprehended on its eve. Anti-narcotics agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Cordilleras nabbed Davis Jordan Tamayo Baloga on May 12 during a buy-bust operation beside Tabanda Park, Km. 5, Barangay Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet. The […]