BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan is proposing the renegotiation of the mutually restituted contract between the State-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Sobrepeña-owned Camp John Hay Development Corporation (CJHDevCo) in order to maximize the development potentials of the 247-hectare John Hay Special Economic Zone (JHSEZ). The local chief executive is […]
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Mayor says: LGUs must handle BUB project funds
BAGUIO CITY – “The national government must download to the beneficiary local government units the funds earmarked for the implementation of Bottom Up Budgeting (BUB) projects to avoid undue delays in the implementation of funded projects considering that LGUs are capable of complying with the stringent guidelines for the programmed projects,” Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan […]
BCMA warns vendors sub-leasing market stalls
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Market Authority (BCMA) issued a stern warning against unscrupulous stallholders within the city public market and the Slaughterhouse Compound from sub-leasing their awarded stalls because the city government is ready to institute appropriate measures to cancel their respective awards for the benefit of individuals who follow the provisions of […]
Creation of Baguio heritage council proposed
BAGUIO – The city council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance creating the Baguio Heritage Council, providing funds and formally identifying and declaring as heritage zones, sites, markers and buildings and structures in various areas in the city The ordinance authored by Councilor Leandro B. Yangot, Jr. seeks to declare as heritage zones, Camp […]
Dads to check on curfew implementation in city
BAGUIO CITY – Buoyed by the intensified enforcement of the curfew nationwide, the city council last Monday decided to check on the state of the implementation of the city’s own curfew ordinance on minors. The body invited representatives from the Baguio City Police Office, the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Office of […]
Mayor appeals to council not to declare 10-year waste plan inoperative as NSWMC justifies approval sans city council nod
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan on Wednesday appealed to the city council not to declare the city’s ten-year Solid Waste Management Plan as inoperative even as the National Solid Waste Management Council (NSWMC) issued a clarification why it approved the plan even without the august body’s confirmation. The mayor was referring to the proposed […]
New sports incentive ordinance okayed
BAGUIO CITY – The city council approved, on second reading after publication, a proposed ordinance known as the ‘Baguio-based athletes and coaches incentives and benefits ordinance of 2016” to update the antiquated sports incentive measure. The ordinance, authored by Councilors Michael Lee Lawana and Peter Fianza and co-authored by all members of the local legislative […]
Shift to alternative modes of transport beneficial to Baguio
BAGUIO CITY – The proposed shift from gas or diesel-powered motor vehicles to alternative modes of transport will be beneficial to the people of the city, including the transport sector, because of expected lesser pollution among other direct and indirect benefits, Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan said here Wednesday. The local chief executive said the members […]
City, DPWH coordinative system pushed
BAGUIO CITY – The City Buildings and Architecture Office (CBAO) recommended that there must be a coordinative system between the city government and the Department of Public Works and Highways – Baguio City District Engineering Office (DPWH-BCDEO) in relation to project implementation to avoid duplication and overlapping of works. In her letter to Mayor Mauricio […]
Baguio health department raises public alarm on Dengue
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office reiterates its call on Baguio folks to clean possible mosquito breeding sites as Dengue cases reached an alarming level. HSO Infectious Disease Program Coordinator Dr. Donnabel L. Tubera, in a press conference Friday, reported that from January 1 to June 18, 683 Dengue cases were recorded in […]