Day: March 5, 2019

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources continues to appeal to the communities in the mountainous areas in the province to put a stop to burning forest lands. Benguet Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Carlos Arida said that the practice of upland farming or the conversion of forest lands to […]

BAGUIO CITY – The City Council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance declaring Baguio City as Honeymooner’s Haven, supporting its establishment as wedding destination of the north, providing incentives and for other purposes. The ordinance authored by Councilor Leandro B. Yangot, Jr. stated all hotels will be required to prepare a honeymooner’s wedding package […]

BAGUIO CITY – The City Environment and Parks Management Office (CEPMO) disclosed that the local government was able to earn P5.4 million from the fines paid by owners of motor vehicles who were penalized for violation of the city’s anti-smokebelching ordinance last year. Engr. Moises Lozano, officer-in-charge of the assistant CEPMO, said that the collected […]

BAGUIO CITY – Child rights advocates called on candidates running for both national and local elective positions to include in their campaign platforms concrete plans to promote children’s rights and welfare and express unequivocal opposition to the proposed enactment of a law that will lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility from the current 15 […]

BAGUIO CITY – The fact-finding committee from the City Legal Office found no abuse of authority on the part of the Public Order and Safety Division (POSD) enforcers in their scuffle with taho vendor Benedick Seno at the Botanical Garden last Feb. 2. In a report to Mayor Mauricio Domogan last Friday, the team composed […]