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Public warned on illegal collection of fees for nullified expanded titles

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan warned residents on the alleged illegal collection of fees being done by certain groups of individuals to compensate those who fought for the nullification of the expanded titles that were declared null and void by the Supreme Court (SC) in a recent decision. The local chief executive said […]

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Woes pour on miner stricken with kidney failure

Let him be should widower Romeo Garcia of Lepanto Mines, Benguet start hurling unanswered questions to the sky. It’s a common reaction of people who, like him, are drenched to bone when misfortune pours. The mine worker recently buried his wife Jane (nee Lamlamag) who succumbed to kidney failure after the couple could no longer […]

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Robredo instrumental in opening of BGHMC cancer facility

The soon-to-be operational cancer center of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center is the result of a multi-sectoral approach even from the most unexpected places. Health Secretary Paulyn Rosell-Ubial acknowledged this when she presided over the soft opening of the P300 million facility last April 11. For years, the medical center suffered from the […]

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48 companies to join Labor Day jobs fair

BAGUIO CITY – Some forty eight local and national companies will be joining this year’s annual labor Day jobs fair which will be held at the Baguio Convection Center on May 1, 2017, 8 am to 5 pm. Jose Atanacio, Executive Assistant Iv of the City Mayor’s Office and Public Employment Service office (PESO) Manager […]

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Baguio to host 2017 Advertising Summit

BAGUIO CITY – The country’s undisputed Summer Capital will host this year’s Advertising Summit which is tentatively scheduled on September 13-16, 2017 at the CAP Convention Center inside Camp John hay and at the Baguio Country Club. City Administrator Carlos M. Canilao initially met with officials of the Media Specialists Association of the Philippines led […]

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City wants firm to fullfill contractual obligations

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan urged the management of Kaltimex Energy Philippines to fulfil its contractual obligations with the local government to pursue the rehabilitation and upgrading of the city-owned Asin hydropower plants for the city to maximize its economic gains from the eventual operation of the renewable energy plants located within the […]

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PCUP helping BIBAK settlers find relocation site

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan confirmed that officials of the Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor (PCUP) are extending utmost assistance to the embattled informal settlers in the Bontoc-Ifugao-Benguet-Apayao-Kalinga (BIBAK) property along Harrison road find a permanent relocation site even outside the city where they could transfer after the voluntary demolition of their […]

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NCIP-Abra clarifies query on scholarship

BANGUED, Abra – The National Commission for the Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) – Abra Provincial Office clarified issues on unpaid scholarship funds raised by a texter over a local radio here. In her explanation over radio DZPA’s Salpikador Program last week, Reynalda Timbreza, provincial head of the NCIP-Abra, admitted there are still 36 scholars who have […]

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Tree surgeons saved 33 century old, endangered trees in Baguio, Benguet, Abra

BAGUIO CITY – If medical doctors can save lives through surgery, trees can also be saved by foresters and ordinary people through the technology called “tree surgery.” Imelda Ngaloy, study leader of the tree rehabilitation and tree surgery of the Watershed and Water Resource Research Center (WWRRC) said from 2008 to 2014, there were 33 […]

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Barangays urged to participate in anti-graffiti campaign

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan urged the barangay officials of the city’s 128 barangays to aggressively implement the citywide anti-graffiti campaign to help bring back the cleanliness of the city amidst the rapidly growing population. The local chief executive said he cannot understand why there are some youth who resort to graffiti to […]