Day: February 25, 2017

BAGUIO CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) – Cordillera Regional Office spearheaded a community – based dialogue on the proposed death penalty bill at Health 101 Lodge here. CHR Regional Director Romel Daguimol said such dialogue is being done simultaneously in various parts of the country primarily to bring the CHR’s stand on […]

BAGUIO CITY – The city council approved on final reading the anti-discrimination ordinance which prohibits “discrimination and enforces equality before the law and equal protection of the law without any discrimination… on the basis of religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, disability and age.” Principal author Vice-Mayor Edison Bilog said Ordinance No. […]

BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera office of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-CAR) underscored there is nothing wrong with the approval of the city’s 10-year solid waste management plan by the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) even without the endorsement of the City Council and the regional office of the agency. Reynaldo S. Digamo, EMB-CAR […]

BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera office of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-CAR) said the government plans to install ambient air monitoring machines in all urban centers in the country to closely monitor the air quality in the said areas. Reynaldo S. Digamo, EMB-CAR regional director, said the installation of ambient air monitoring machines in urban […]

BAGUIO CITY – The Muslim community in the city, in partnership with the City government and the Baguio City Police Office(BCPO), recently conducted a forum that aims to promote and foster understanding between the Muslim community and law enforcement agencies last February 12. In the “Muslim on Peace and Harmony” forum that gathered Muslims and […]

BAGUIO CITY – The city government should take over the management and operation of the tennis courts at the Baguio Athletic Bowl for proper implementation of regulations in the facility in cooperation with the Baguio Tennis Club. This was the recommendation of the three-man committee which Mayor Mauricio Domogan created to look into the complaints […]

CPA strongly and fully supports DENR Secretary Gina Lopez in her decision to close and suspend mining companies. No DENR secretary has ever done this before—to make a decision for social justice for all communities who have been demanding for a stop to the operations of mining companies that have historically violated indigenous peoples’ rights, […]

BAGUIO CITY – The City Government and the Baguio City Police Office(BCPO) assured the safety and security of tourists and locals for the upcoming activities highlighting the Baguio Flower Festival or Panagbenga this weekend. City Mayor Mauricio Domogan said that the city is very much safe for everyone no “red alert status” has been raised […]

BAGUIO CITY – the Department of Tourism –Cordillera(DOT – CAR) is assisting the city in the formulation of a Tourism Development Plan and spearheaded a stakeholders consultation at the Baguio Country Club on February 15. Attended by representatives from various tourism and business groups, civil society organizations and government line agencies, the participants were first […]

BAGUIO CITY – The city had its fill of unestimable spectators crowding every nook and cranny specially in the route of the Panagbenga 2017 streetdancing and float parade this weekend. Elementary, high school and open category streetdancing participants in their recycled materials and cordillera-inspired finery marched down to the Athletic Bowl, Burnham Park for their […]