Enforcing Baguio laws
BEHIND THE SCENESAlfred P. DizonEnforcing the law in Baguio is what we may call an exercise in contradiction. Drivers, mostly of public utility vehicles are rude and lack courtesy. They honk at you if...
View ArticleBaguio’s 5-point development plan
EDITORIALEven with elections just around the corner, city officials are saying the city government will embark on a 5-point development thrust next year to sustain what officials called robust growth...
View ArticleThe havoc of tour agencies as DOT checks on Sagada’s tourism woes
By Gina DizonSAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE - They came. They saw. And they conquered.The sudden rush of tourist vans going to sitio Danum the past long weekend for their tourist-passengers to see the...
View ArticleDangerous Baguio school buildings
EDITORIALStandards and specifications of school buildings in Baguio City as prescribed by the Dept. of Education could be hazardous and dangerous. This, according to city officials like Mayor Mauricio...
View ArticleDangerous Baguio school buildings
EDITORIALStandards and specifications of school buildings in Baguio City as prescribed by the Dept. of Education could be hazardous and dangerous. This, according to city officials like Mayor Mauricio...
View ArticleAbra folk slam ‘tagalized’ Ilokano orthography
By Freddie LazaroBANGUED, Abra – A group of writers from Abra, along with instructors and students of state college in the province have joined the call for the rejection of the Tagalized Ilokano...
View ArticleBWD sets water measures for dry summer season
By Mark Victor PasagoyBAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Water District has set contingency measures to assure stability of water supply this summer. BWD general manager engineer Salvador M. Royeca said timely...
View ArticleElectric coops hit granting of franchise to Sen Legarda son
By Ramon Dacawi A bill seeking to grant to the son of Senator Loren Legarda a franchise to operate “Solar Para Sa Bayan” has sent jitters among electric cooperatives in the country who believe such...
View ArticleMayor, city council at odds on SM Sky Ranch; talks set
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY – The mayor of this tourism resort and city council are at odds over operations of the controversial SM Sky Ranch project here.To settle the issues, both parties have...
View ArticlePolitics heats up in Mountain Province for Congress post
By Angel BaybayBONTOC, Mountain Province – Politics is heating up in this province even as Jonathan Battateng Harder withdrew his certificate of candidacy for the lone congressional seat Nov. 30 in...
View ArticleBridge to 4 Cagayan towns now underway
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- A multimillion-peso bridge project that would link four municipalities in Cagayan province starting from the town proper of Piat is now underway, the Dept. of Public Works and...
View ArticleCordillera leaders welcome appointment of CJ Bersamin
By Liza Agoot BAGUIO CITY -- The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) in Northern Luzon and the leaders of the Cordillera region welcomed the appointment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas...
View ArticleBaguio City Hall smokers to be fined, charged
By Gaby KeithBAGUIO CITY -- “Government workers who will be found violating the city’s anti-smoking ordinance will not only be meted the proper penalties but may also be charged administratively.”...
View ArticleSabangan gets P237-K for emergency employment
By Wabilyn Lomong-oySABANGAN, Mountain Province -- The Office of the Congressman through the Dept. of Labor and Employment turned over P237,000 last week for the emergency employment program or the...
View ArticleTourists flock Baguio as Christmas events unfold
By Aileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – Tourists are flocking this summer capital as Christmas vents are unfolding.The Christmas season, not the colorful Panagbenga Festival or Holy Week break is considered...
View ArticleNEDA, CHED hold autonomy gab in Cordi tertiary press con
By Marlo T. Lubguban BAGUIO CITY – The Commission on Higher Education coordinated with National Economic Development Authority-Cordillera to bring the message of Cordillera autonomy to higher education...
View ArticleImee urges LGUs: Help keep prices of rice low
ByRey E. RequejoLAOAG CITY-- Ilocos Gov. Imee Marcos urged local governments to implement direct interventions such as providing fertilizers and seeds to farmers while buying their produce and selling...
View ArticleMPSPC trains mentors on statistical software to make research, work efficient
By Fidel AguindangBONTOC, Mountain Province -- To ease burden of teachers on voluminous paper works with deadlines, the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College here conducted training on...
View ArticleBSU in conformity with international standards
By Jennelyn S. TabancuraLA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- A total of 80 core and support processes of Benguet State University here are now in conformity with ISO 9001:2015. BSU core and support processes refer...
View Article2,000 nabbed for smoking in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY – More than two thousand persons have already been apprehended and penalized here for violating the anti-smoking ordinance since January this year, based on a report of the Smoke Free Task...
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