BAGUIO CITY – The Anti-Graffiti Task Force (AGTF) is urging all the city’s 128 barangays to send their volunteers for training this year, 2017, so that they can assist in the on-going campaign against graffiti vandalism. Task force operations volunteer Ross Goze said only 62 representatives from 31 barangays have undergone the training-seminars so far […]
Day: December 31, 2016
Sixth baby of construction worker chosen lucky christmas baby
BAGUIO CITY – The sixth child of a construction worker and a housewife became this year’s Silahis ng Pasko Baguio Lucky Christmas Baby. Baby boy Jacob Mapanao was born at 12:30 a.m. Dec. 25 through normal delivery at the Baguio General Hospital to parents Teresa Mapanao, 33 and Alfie Gallardo, 37 of Asin Road here […]
DOH-CAR reiterates call to avoid firecrackers during New Year revelry
BAGUIO CITY– The Department of Health – Cordillera encourages the public anew to have a safe celebration of the New Year and to avoid injuries due to fireworks and firecrackers. The DOH-CAR is continuously reminding everybody particularly the children not to use any fire cracker, firework or any pyrotechnic material this holiday season and but […]
Women’s group vows to continue to empower women in CAR
BAGUIO CITY – The Soroptimist International assures continuation in their advocacy on women rights and women empowerment in Baguio City and the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region(CAR) in 2017 and beyond. Soroptimist International of Northern Central Luzon District (SI NCLD) Program Director Myrna Winsted said that they will continue to improve the lives of […]
City MIS to automate building permit application, public assistance-complaints desk next year
BAGUIO CITY – The management information system division of the city budget office targets the automation of the building permit application process and the public assistance and complaints desk (PACD) next year. City budget officer Leticia Clemente said these are the latest phases in the computerization program of the city government after the completion of […]
City fire releases advisory on fire safety certificates
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Fire Station under Supt. Jose Fernand Bangyod has released the procedure for securing fire safety inspection certificate for 2017. Business establishment owners were encouraged to follow said steps to facilitate easy and expeditious processing of the renewal and issuance of new certifications. As per the advisory, the applicants are […]
Request for open market at block 4 nixed
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Market Authority (BCMA) turned down the request of some Block 4 vendors to conduct an open market at the area fronting their vending site on Dec. 29-31 in keeping with an existing policy disallowing such activities at the city market during holiday season. In an emergency meeting called by […]
DTI partners with media on “e-Presyo” advocacy
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga – Department of Trade and Industry(DTI) Cordillera Regional Director Myrna Pablo urged for closer partnership with media outfits and the provincial consumer networks in the promotion of ‘e-presyo’ which the Agency launched recently. With the “e-Presyo”, consumers can now be abreast of prices of basic necessities and prime commodities. With the […]
Samaritans reach out to dialysis patient
As she did in response to previous emergency calls, a retired university professor of anthropology last Christmas deposited P5,000 with the dialysis nurses of the Baguio General Hospital for a kidney patient who almost died for skipping his hemodialysis treatment due to fund lack. “She came and said the amount was for patient Bryan Kelley […]