Day: July 15, 2017

BAGUIO CITY – The Regional Development Council (RDC) in the Cordillera wants local governments and indigenous peoples (IPs) in the different parts of the region to bring to the attention of the region’s policy-making body their complaints against questionable service contracts covering various river systems in their areas of jurisdiction to address issues being raised […]

BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Regional Development Council chairperson and Baguio City Mayor Domogan called for continuing partnership with regional line agencies, local chief executives and other stakeholders in the region in working together towards sustainable economic growth and autonomy. Domogan made this call during the 2016 State of the Region (SORe) report and 2017 […]

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan ordered concerned departments of the local government to review the city’s annual investment plan (AIP) to ensure the implementation of all projects that were provided funding to improve the city’s overall performance in the implementation of funded projects. The local chief executive expressed disappointment over the recent report […]

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan underscored the need for the local government and the State-owned Government Service Insurance Corporation (GSIS) to do a joint survey on the metes and bounds of the city-owned Baguio Convention Center property to ascertain the exact area purchased from the insurance corporation. The local chief executive pointed out […]

BAGUIO CITY – Members of the City Council belied earlier reports that the P2.3 million to be spent by the local government for the Baguio Convention Center architectural design contest is a waste of public funds, saying that the design contest is a way by which top calibre architects and design enthusiasts can share their […]

BAGUIO CITY – The City Treasury Office revealed that the 6-month amnesty for delinquent real property owners is not actually working to the advantage of the local government in terms of significantly increasing its collections from real property taxes. City Treasurer Alex Cabarrubias reported for the first three months that the amnesty on delinquent real […]

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Vegetable producers of the province took the lead in promoting their lot thru a more than a ton “Giant Vegetable Salad” for the public to feast on for free as a way of celebrating the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post’s (LTVTP) 33rd founding anniversary on Thursday, July 13. Augusta ‘Agot’ Balanoy, […]

BAGUIO CITY – Two high impact projects for the Cordillera under the national government’s “Build, Build, Build” program are up for implementation to help boost development and economic activities in the region. Department of Public Works and Highways – Cordillera officials headed by Regional Director Nerie Bueno bared this in a Kapihan media forum here […]

BAGUIO CITY – Here’s a good news for the youth and other interested individuals. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is providing P8.6 million worth of technical – vocational scholarship for Cordillera regionin line with the government’s thrust to reduce poverty and bring more employment opportunities to the Filipino people. TESDA Deputy Director […]

BAGUIO CITY –Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan warned of a possible breakup of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) once Congress, as a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution, will decide to delete the provisions that mandate the establishment of autonomous regions in the Cordillera and Muslim Mindanao to suit the administration’s proposal to shift from the […]