By: Rene Saguisag (www.manilatimes.com) Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin reminded court staff to observe a proper dress code, no round collar shirts, no gaudy or loud colors, no miniskirts, and no answering a phone call in a court’s public areas. He made a sentimental journey home last week to his old haunt, the Quezon City Hall […]
Day: January 9, 2019
The many shades of pork
Factions in Duterte’s own administration are squabbling over funds, and it seems, over appointments too. It’s always amusing to watch factions of the ruling elite go after each other. One of the casualties of the infighting among President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies was the deposed bloc of former House speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez. Alvarez’s kumpadre and […]
New year, new life for young ex-NPA rebels
BAGUIO CITY — It was also December, when “Ka Iyong” joined the New People’s Army (NPA) five years ago. Christmas in the years that followed was never the same again, until he came back home at the end of November this year, with the help of soldiers, whom he thought were the bad guys. Iyong […]
PROCOR condemns NPA attack on CAFGU base in Kalinga
BAGUIO CITY— The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) has condemned the Communist New People’s Army Terrorists (CNT) for attacking the CAFGU Active Auxilliary (CAA) Patrol Base in Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga at dawn Sunday, December 23, which led to the death of the base commander and injury to three other personnel. “PROCOR condemns to the highest […]
New fire sub-station to rise in Crystal Cave
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera office of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-CAR) disclosed that the air quality of water in the country’s undisputed Summer Capital is improving because of the various interventions being implemented by concerned government and the local government to help in lessening the pollutants being emitted into the air. EMB-CAR regional director […]
OMB inspects Baguio cinemas to prevent piracy of MMFF movies
CINEMA MONITORING. Optical Media Board (OMB) agents inspect cinemas in Baguio City to intensify OMB’s efforts in fighting piracy at its source, protecting locally-made films from being ‘cam-corded’. The inspection started Dec. 25, 2018 and will end on Jan. 7, 2019 (Photo by Pamela Mariz Geminiano) BAGUIO CITY— The Optical Media Board (OMB) has conducted […]
PDEA to intensify crackdown on illegal drugs this holiday season
BAGUIO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Cordillera has vowed to strictly monitor the illicit trafficking of drugs in preparation for the influx of tourists to this city and other parts of the region during the holidays. “This holiday season, thousands of tourist are expected to flock into the region. Drug peddlers […]
No nuzzle taping of firearms – PRO-COR
CAMP DANGWA – The leadership of the Police Regional Office (PRO) in the Cordillera will not implement the traditional nuzzle taping of service firearms of its over 6,000 men and women in uniform for the second straight year in a row in cognizance of the improving level of discipline of law enforcers. PRO-COR regional director […]
Council okays award of lots in North Sanitary Camp
BAGUIO CITY – The city’s local legislative body approved a resolution for the formal award to actual occupants a portion of a city-owned lot in Purok 3, North Sanitary Camp, including sitio Guinaoang and the portion adjacent to the Baguio Sewerage Treatment Plant. The local government is the declared owner of a parcel of land […]
Non-compliant businesses to suffer penalties
BAGUIO CITY – Local tourism industry stakeholders asserted that compliant businesses should not be made to suffer the consequences of the various violations of non-compliant establishments because they were able to heavily invest in strictly adhering to the prescribed standards of their oper4ations which is being closely monitored by concerned government agencies and the local […]