BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong Jan. 31 decided to cancel the Panagbenga opening activities and other major and crowd-drawing activities in the city in the next three weeks as a safety precaution against the 2019-nCoV. The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFFI) however clarified that the opening parade will not be totally scrapped but […]
Day: February 7, 2020
Panagbenga carpet of flowers landscaping contest to beautify center islands
BAGUIO CITY – This year’s carpet of flowers landscaping exhibition and competition of the Baguio Flower Festival will take on an innovation to beautify choice traffic islands and medians at the central business district. City Environment and Parks Management Office Asst. Head Rhenan Diwas said the idea hatched by the members of the Baguio Flower […]
Baguio crime volume drops by 45 percent last year
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) reported that the crime volume in the city drastically dropped by 45 percent after recording some 1,630 crimes last year compared to the documented 3,584 crimes the previous year. BCPO City Director Police Col. Allen Rae F. Co disclosed that the volume of focus crimes significantly […]
Seven junk shops told to shape up while waiting for transfer
BAGUIO CITY – Owners of seven junk shops at Irisan barangay here were ordered to fix their operations while waiting for their transfer to a new site at the city’s waste transfer station at the Baguio Dairy Farm. The city’s Permits and Licensing Division headed by PLD Chief Allan Abayao last week required said junkyards […]
Baguio crime volume drops by 45 percent last year
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) reported that the crime volume in the city drastically dropped by 45 percent after recording some 1,630 crimes last year compared to the documented 3,584 crimes the previous year. BCPO City Director Police Col. Allen Rae F. Co disclosed that the volume of focus crimes significantly […]
Kennon Road opens 2-way to light vehicles during Panagbenga
KENNON ROAD. The Lion’s head, a favorite attraction on Kennon Road, repainted a few days ago will now be viewed by the motorists after the thoroughfare would be open to two-way traffic every weekend to accommodate the influx of tourists coming for the monthlong Baguio Flower Festival. The opening of the road is to ease […]
Benguet caretaker assures continuity of programs of Fongwan
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Projects and programs for the province of Benguet which were started by the late Congressman Nestor Fongwan Sr. will continue thru the leadership of the new caretaker. Benguet Board Member and La Trinidad Councilor Nestor Fongwan Jr. told the people of the province that the newly appointed Benguet caretaker, Anti-Crime and […]
Coffee fest of Benguet town set Feb. 7-8
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Bring your mug and enjoy free coffee at the Municipal Hall grounds here on February 7 to 8 while also listening to your favorite music. The third staging of the La Trinidad Coffee Festival will see all coffee growers in the town trying to promote their products in the festival that […]
199 CAR recruits take oath as new PNP members
NEW PNP MEMBERS. A total of 199 men and women who were screened from the 1,185 applicants complete the new policemen who took their oath during Thursday’s oath-taking ceremony and donning of ranks of two police colonels at Camp Bado Dangwa in La Trinidad, Benguet. Their oath-taking makes them eligible to receive the PHP29,668 monthly […]
DENR provides projects to 13 NPA-affected barangays in Kalinga
Members of the Poswoy Farmers Association for Development try the hand tractor awarded to them under INREMP.( INREMP photo) CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga – – Thirteen New People’s Army- affected barangays in the province benefit from 14 projects under the Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project(INREMP) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. […]