Baguio eyes institutionalizing Tam-awan int’l art festival
BAGUIO CITY — A city councilor is pushing to make the Tam-awan International Arts Festival (TIAF) a permanent event, saying it would boost the city’s United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
View ArticleLabor woes, lack of workers hamper Sagada weave trade
By Gina Dizon SAGADA, Mountain Province - In this town famous for its woven products made by nearly 100 women-weavers, seamstresses and tailors, 27 weaving firms and two organizations are facing labor...
View ArticleIllegally-parked vehicles’ towing set in Baguio
By Dexter A. SeeBAGUIO CITY – The city government organized a towing team in charge of implementing the city’s towing ordinance to free the roads from illegally parked motor vehicles that obstruct...
View ArticleDepEd set for June 3 classes of 57-K Cordillera students
By Pigeon M. Lobien BAGUIO CITY – The Dept. of Education in Cordillera activated on Monday “Oplan Balik Eskwela” to ensure a smooth opening of the school year 2019-2020 for 57,000 learners from...
View Article5 die in road accidents in Ilocos Norte, La Union
By Freddie LazaroCAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Five persons died in separate road accidents in Ilocos Norte and La Union on Monday. Police said that Mary Ann Resurrecion, 36, salt vendor and her 10- year...
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7 PNP personnel awarded for heroism, meritorious serviceCAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – The Police Regional Office Cordillera awarded seven deserving Philippine National Police personnel and...
View ArticleNo septic tank, no piggery rule along Bued River set
By Jessa Mardy P. SamidanBAGUIO CITY —A total of 158 hog raisers within the Bued River Basin in Baguio were found to be operating business without a septic tank and thereby directly discharges...
View ArticlePotential Mt Prov, Benguet farm tourism sites checked
By Francis B. DegayBAUKO, Mountain Province — Three farms growing vegetables and fruits through the state-of-the-art technology were visited by staff of the Mountain Province Provincial Tourism Office...
View ArticleCRCC: Data acquisition from Cordillera line agencies hard
BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera Regional Competitiveness Committee, through the Dept. of Trade and Industry, recently conducted its 2019 1st semester meeting to tackle issues and concerns raised during...
View ArticleTop PMA grad wanted to be doctor, teacher
By Pamela Mariz GeminianoBAGUIO CITY — Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Mabalasik Class 2019 top graduate, Dionne Mae Apolog Umalla, of Alilem, Ilocos Sur never thought that she would embrace the...
View ArticleP5.6-M marijuana burned in Kalinga tourist town
TINGLAYAN, Kalinga — Joint operatives of the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region Philippine and provincial personnel of Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed P5.6 million worth of...
View ArticleCSC-Cordillera: Filing deadline for exam Aug 4
BAGUIO CITY – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) here on Thursday urged those interested to immediately file their applications for the career service examinations on Aug. 4 after the deadline for...
View ArticleGabriela Silang home converted as Candon City museum
By Freddie LazaroCANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The ancestral house of the family of first Filipino woman revolutionist Doña Maria Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang, or more known as Gabriela Silang, in...
View ArticleFather, daughter, meet tragic death in LU fire
By Erwin BeleoARINGAY, La Union – A father and his six-year-old daughter were killed in a tragic fire incident that razed three residences in Barangay Sta. Rita East here, Tuesday. Police Major...
View Article3 kids drown in Tarlac quarry
CAPAS, Tarlac — Three children drowned in a deep portion of a quarry here in Sitio Calangitan, Barangay CutCut on Tuesday. Col. David Poklay, acting Tarlac police director, identified the victims as...
View ArticleProbe on Brigada Eskwela school collections ongoing
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY — The Division of City Schools of the Dept. of Education is now investigating reports on mandatory collections done by some school officials in the city during the...
View ArticleDomogan denies ‘usurpation of powers’ charge by DENR
Tree-cutting controversyBy Dexter A. SeeBAGUIO CITY – Outgoing Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan denied usurpation charges against him by the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources on issuance of...
View ArticleCagayan barangay chairman shot dead
By Liezle BasaCAMP MARCELO ADDURU, Tuguegarao City- A barangay chairman was shot dead while a barangay tanod was wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay Lallayug, Tuao, Cagayan. The chairman was...
View ArticleCSC posthumously awards MPcop slain in clash with NPA
BONTOC, Mountain Province — Civil Service Commission (CSC) Cordillera Regional Director Marilyn E. Taldo awarded the posthumous Pamanang Lingkod Bayani (PLBi) to the family of the late PO2 Henry T....
View Article3 Besao men found slain at Tubo, Abra eel fishing site
By Gina DizonBESAO, Mountain Province — Three farmers from Agawa, Besao were found dead in three separate sites along Lakanga River reportedly a common fishing site of “dalit” (eel) among folks from...
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