DENR urged: Stop Hedcor until folks’ demands met; land payments questioned
By Gina DizonSABANGAN, Mountain Province – A petition was lodged with the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources for a cease and desist order of operations of the Hedcor hydroelectric plant...
View ArticleItogon pushes revocation of 2 firms’ mining MOA
By Susan C. AroITOGON, Benguet – Folks of this mining town backed the call of council of elders and community members of Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural...
View Article3 dead in Ilocos road accidents
By Erwin G. Beleo and Freddie G. LazaroA tricycle passenger in La Union, and two motorcycle riders in Ilocos Norte all died in separate road accidents last week, police reported.Chief Insp. Artemio...
View ArticleTax hike to add P650M for Baguio
By Aileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – The proposed increase in business and real property taxes will produce an additional income of more than P650 million for the city government annually which would...
View ArticleDrug war on: Scores slain in North, Central Luzon
MORE DRUG SUSPECTS, including a public school teacher and a former police officer, were killed in North and Central Luzon last week.In Dagupan City, Pangasinan, a former policeman who has allegedly...
View ArticleVideo conferencing for faster governance
BANTAY GOBYERNOIke SeñeresVideo conferencing is nothing new. For all intents and purposes, it is really just teleconferencing but with video added. Perhaps what is new about it is that it is cheaper...
View ArticleP65-M road project set in Mt Province
HAPPY WEEKENDGina DizonBONTOC, Mountain Province- Two contract firms are on post qualification status after they underwent bidding here conducted by the provincial bids and awards committee (PBAC)...
View ArticleP65-M road project set in Mt Province
HAPPY WEEKENDGina DizonBONTOC, Mountain Province- Two contract firms are on post qualification status after they underwent bidding here conducted by the provincial bids and awards committee (PBAC)...
View ArticleP65-M road project set in Mt Province
HAPPY WEEKENDGina DizonBONTOC, Mountain Province- Two contract firms are on post qualification status after they underwent bidding here conducted by the provincial bids and awards committee (PBAC)...
View ArticleInternational court of public opinion
PERRYSCOPEPerry Diaz Now that the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has ruled strongly in favor of the Philippines’ maritime disputes against China in the South China Sea (SCS), people are...
View ArticleVideo conferencing for faster governance
BANTAY GOBYERNOIke SeñeresVideo conferencing is nothing new. For all intents and purposes, it is really just teleconferencing but with video added. Perhaps what is new about it is that it is cheaper...
View ArticleBannning balik-pwesto politicians/ New laws
BEHIND THE SCENESAlfred P. DizonNewspapering is now a lot easier with the dizzying pace of technology. Nowadays, one can get information with the flick of a “mouse.” For aging guys like Yours Truly who...
View ArticleKilling without trial
EDITORIALThe rampant killings without trial of supposed drug addicts and pushers in the Philippines have caught the attention of more members of the international community, which fear that it will...
View ArticleCPP on unilateral ceasefire declarations for peace talks
LETTERThe unilateral declaration of ceasefire by GRP President Duterte last July 25 was welcomed by the CPP as a measure to promote the scheduled NDFP-GRP peace negotiations. It is too bad that he has...
View ArticleUS Prof traces her granddad's wartime footprints in RP
COMMUNITY BILLBOARDArt Tibaldo BAGUIO CITY -- Taking a sentimental journey into the past by tracing spots where images were captured by departed loved ones can be exciting and revealing. One can find...
View ArticleDPWH to build rainwater harvesting facility in Busol
ENVIRONMENT MONITORArgyl Ctrus B. GeducosBAGUIO CITY -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to construct a P139-million rainwater harvesting facility at the Busol forest...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS
1 dead in Vigan motorbike mishapVIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur -- A man died while another was wounded when their motorcycles collided here along Quirino Boulevard Tuesday. Joel Penol, 25, a resident of...
View ArticleNE drug lord falls; 25 kg shabu seized
By Nelson BolosCABANATUAN CITY -- A “well-entrenched drug lord” with more than 240 grams of shabu in 29 plastic sachets was arrested here last week.Police director Supt.Ponciano Zafra identified...
View ArticleBaguio sewage plant beyond work capacity
BAGUIO CITY -- The 30-year old sewerage treatment plant of the city here in North Sanitary Camp is operating beyond its normal capacity considering that the city’s liquid waste generation has...
View ArticleDPWH execs berated for poor project works in Baguio City
By Dexter See BAGUIO CITY – The City Council took turns criticizing officials of the regional and district offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways for delayed implementation and poor...
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