Day: August 20, 2016

The Supreme Court petition comes a day after Malacañang’s announcement of its firm stand on the matter, as well as a protest rally in Luneta MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Martial Law victims on Monday, August 15, asked the Supreme Court to intervene and stop the planned hero’s interment for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Led […]

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan wants the long overdue proposal for the merger of the city’s 128 barangays to guarantee the maximum utilization of available resources for the development of the smallest political subdivision in the current bureaucracy. The local chief executive said the merger of the existing number of the city’s barangays […]

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan said the local government is studying the possibility of converting its existing streetlight system into the much accepted Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting system to reduce the cost of lighting public places. “We have to continue finding ways of reducing expenses in our streetlight system to have sufficient […]

BAGUIO CITY – The City government and other concerned agencies will pursue the demolition of at least sixty illegal structures constructed by informal settlers over a 5,000-meter land area under the name of the Benguet-Ifugao-Bontoc-Apayao-Kalinga (BIBAK) along Harrison road anytime next month. Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan said the demolition of the illegal structures within the […]

BAGUIO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local government (DILG) recently warned local officials and employees not to deal with enterprising individuals who misrepresent themselves as close aides of Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Mike Sueno and collect from them monetary considerations in exchange for the immediate release of their pending requests […]

BAGUIO CITY – Health authorities reported decreasing tuberculosis cases but not as fast as they were projected towards achieving a tuberculosis free global village by 2035. Dr. Alexie Marrero, head of the regional epidemiology and surveillance unit of the Cordillera office of the Department of Health (DOH-CAR), said individuals seeking medical attention for tuberculosis is […]

BAGUIO CITY – The tree management and improvement program of the city government is gaining ground with a total of 30 trees rescued now in Burnham and other parks. City environment and parks management officer CordeliaLacsamana said the salvaged trees underwent tree surgery performed by CEPMO foresters and partners from other agencies including the Green […]

This letter comes as a plea for you to recall your request to have your beloved Ferdinand Marcos buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, to avoid further divisiveness in this country and make it easier for President Duterte to do what he desires, which is to bring significant change in all sectors. Although we […]

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan is awaiting the advisory from the State-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CESA) on the status of the operation of electronic games and jai-alai which are being used by some local corporations to justify their continuous operations in different parts of […]

BAGUIO CITY – The city government through the Health Services Office will mount a Health Fair, an interactive health education program in line with the Baguio Day celebration on August 27, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Baguio Convention Center. City health officer Dr. Rowena Galpo said the activity with the theme, “All-Out War […]