BAGUIO CITY – The City Council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance requiring all bus companies to use the tri-boundaries at the junction of the Baguio Dairy Farm along Marcos highway, Lamtang, Irisan and Slaughterhouse Compound as staging areas or bus stations in the city. The ordinance authored by Councilor Leandro B. Yangot, Jr. […]
Day: January 16, 2019
City bans closure of Burnham Park roads for more than a day
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan has signed a city council resolution prohibiting the closure of Lake Drive or other interior roads within Burnham Park for trade fairs, circus, one-stop shop product shows, agricultural or merchandise displays, exhibits or any activities held or sponsored by the city government or private entity that necessitates closure of […]
High rise building suspension has to go through process – Mayor
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan on Monday said suspending the construction of high rise buildings in the city is doable but would entail a whole new process of amending the city’s zoning ordinance which had just been revised in 2016. The mayor, who was reacting to a suggestion broached during the Senate hearing on […]
Night market transfer to market for study
BAGUIO CITY– The transfer of the night market from Harrison road to Kayang street or other available areas in the public shall be under thorough study, Mayor Mauricio Domogan committed during the weekly media Ugnayan forum. Available and secured areas in the market may also be identified for the purpose, mayor further said. Should Harrison […]
Regulating use of roads for parades, motorcades, rallies pushed
BAGUIO CITY – The City Council approved an ordinance on first reading regulating the use of roads for purposes of parades, motorcades, fun runs and rallies in the city. The ordinance authored by Councilor Elaine D. Sembrano stated the application for permit for the conduct of parades, motorcades and other related street activities must be […]
PUJs to be exempted from number coding scheme implementation
BAGUIO CITY – The City Council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance seeking to amend provisions of Ordinance No. 01, series of 2003 as amended, to include under the exemptions, public utility jeepneys (PUJs) plying various routes in the city. The ordinance authored by Councilor Elmer O. Datuin stated that the city’s number coding […]
UN experts grateful to Cordillera support versus terrorist tag
BAGUIO CITY – Two indigenous experts officials of the United Nations (UN), who are natives of the Cordillera, expressed their gratitude to all local governments in the region that passed resolutions that denounced the terrorist tag against them by the justice department. UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and […]
Special SK election in Bontoc all set
Bontoc, Mountain Province –The schedule of the special SangguniangKabataan (SK) election ordered by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to fill up vacant youth council posts in this municipality is all set. In compliance to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2018-212 issued on December 20, 2018 for the conduct of special SK elections, it […]
JHMC Now Certified Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace
Baguio City – The Department of Health awards John Hay Management Corporation (JHMC) with a Mother -Baby Friendly Certificate this year. The Certificate was received by Allan R. Garcia, JHMC President and CEO and was witnessed by the JHMC Board of Directors. A “mother-baby friendly” certificate means that the JHMC ensures the promotion and practice […]
Bontoc centenarian receives P100k cash incentive
Bontoc, Mountain Province – Another centenarian in this capital town was included in the list of centenarian awardees that was recognized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). A centenarian is defined as someone who is one hundred years old or older. 100 –year old Herbert Malecdan Todyog who was born on March […]