BAGUIO CITY — The city government sets the fourth Saturday of every month as cleanup drive day here. Mayor Benjamin Magalong signed Executive Order 38-2019, issued on August 1, institutionalizing the city-wide cleanup drive that was first done on July 27. In an interview Tuesday, Magalong said the move is to not just regain cleanliness […]
Day: August 24, 2019
City to provide attractions to perk up session road closure
BAGUIO CITY – The city government will introduce public attractions along Session Road for people to totally enjoy the closure of its uphill stretch every Sunday. Mayor Benjamin Magalong last week tasked the City Tourism and Special Events Office under City Tourism Operations Officer Aloysius Mapalo to come up with an activity plan for the […]
POST OFFICE NOT A MARKET PLACE
Mayor Benjamin Magalong inspects the Baguio City Post Office observing its unkempt state which he likened to a junkyard and a market place. The mayor will ask the Post Master General to restore the facility to its stature as a dignified heritage and historical site./Glenn Pat-ogan
YouTube: The new battleground against disinformation
By: Robbin M. Dagle and Rossine Fallorina (www.rappler.com) YouTube is the new battleground in the fight against disinformation. The online video sharing and streaming site is next to Facebook as the country’s most active social media platform. In our research on the role of disinformation in the 2019 midterm elections, we found that YouTube has […]
‘Tawa-tawa’ can raise platelets in dengue patients: ex-city doc
BAGUIO CITY-– A former official of the city Health Services Office (HSO) here said Thursday he is glad that there are studies to show the use of “tawa-tawa” plant as emergency medicine for dengue patients. In an interview, Dr. John Tinoyan, former assistant health officer, who handled the emergency medical response team, said his own […]
HLURB to fund land dev’t of city housing projects
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong announced the Housing Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) is inclined to fund the land development of the city government’s housing projects to be erected on two city-owned properties as the city’s socialized housing project geared towards addressing the housing needs of government workers and the homeless. The City […]
Big establishments told to put up own STPs
BAGUIO CITY – The local government wants owners of big establishments in the different parts of the city to construct their own sewerage treatment plants (STPs) or waste water treatment plants (WTPs) to help the local government significantly reduce the pollutants in the various bodies of water and reduce the volume of waste water being […]
Demolition of Dairy Farm illegal structures pressed
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is inclined to pursue the immediate demolition of the nearly one hundred fifty profiled illegal structures within the 8-hectare land ceded by the agriculture department to the city for its priority development projects considering the upcoming implementation of two major projects that will be based in the identified portions […]
Harrison flower vendors to be transferred soon
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is inclined to transfer the twenty-nine flower vendors along the Harrison Road to their proposed temporary vending area near the Ganza restaurant the soonest. Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong ordered the City Buildings and Architecture Office (CBAO) to start working with the affected flower vendors to put up their makeshift […]
Window hours set for Kennon Road residents only
BAGUIO CITY – Despite the closure of Kennon Road, the Cordillera Region Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CRDRRMC) has set window hours to allow residents to pass through the landslide affected area in Barangay Camp 6, Sitio Camp 5 in Tuba, Benguet. CRDRRMC Chairman, OCD-Cordillera Regional Director Albert Mogol said they have allowed “window hours” […]