Runners exicted for Run United in the summer capital

THRONGS of elite runners and enthusiasts are set to bring on the competition this time in the upcoming footrace in the Summer Capital dubbed Run United Regional Series–Baguio leg set December 4. This will cover the 500-meter run, 3 kilometers (K) kiddy, 5K, 10K and the half marathon 21K of the Run United series, which kicked off its ...

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Addicts gets help from Baguio City

THE growing number of young adults and even children being addicted to drugs and alcohol has increased, prompting the Baguio City Government to tie up with non-government organizations to address the problem. Mayor Mauricio Domogan entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Addicts and Alcoholics Carrying the Message Association...

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No dumping of waste at Irisan dump site

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Although a legal team is studying violations of the Baguio City, further investigation by the Benguet Provincial Board is being done regarding the trash situation in Irisan dumpsite. “Mayor [Mauricio] Domogan keeps on saying [the city] stopped dumping trash at the Irisan site then we will have to see if it’s true,”...

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Baguio City moving ahead on anti-smoking campaign

Baguio is a step ahead with regards to its anti-smoking campaign that is why city officials are patting themselves at the back. For several years now, the city has been making headway with its campaign. Although Baguio remains far from achieving a 100% smoke-free city, results have been satisfactory that Mayor Mauricio Domogan has acknowledged...

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New tricks employed by carnappers

The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) announced about a trending method carnappers are employing to con their victims. This new trick used by suspects involves renting the target vehicle for several days, request for an extension for a couple more days then pawn or use it for collateral to a loa...

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World's Largest Ten Commandments now in Baguio City

The city of Baguio unveiled on Oct. 26 the largest tablet containing the Ten Commandments. The tablet, an imposing 152.90 sq.m and the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records, is located on a hill overlooking the northern city resort of Bagui...

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Baguio City to intensify garbage fee collection in barangays

A barangay based collection system is to be implemented to intensify the collection of garbage fees. This scheme will streamline the collection process to make it more efficient with the end in view of helping barangays generate resources to support their own waste management programs said Mayor Mauricio Domogan who issued the Administrative...

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Traffic Advisory for All Saints Day

Baguio City - Due to the expected surge of people, which consequently will worsen traffic conditions along the city's public cemetery, who will be visiting their departed loved ones the Baguio City Police Office in cooperation with the Oplan Kaluluwa Task Force will be implementing some changes to traffic at Naguilian Road and other roads...

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Hook and Line Fishing Contest at Burnham Lake

Baguio City's popular park, Burnham Park, was the venue for a hook and line fishing contest attended by third year students from the Baguio City National High School. The said activity was conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - CAR in coordination with the Baguio City local government. The BFAR has previously stocked...

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Kayang pioneering an eco-compost urinal

Upper Kayang has come up with an idea to manage some of their waste and providing a free public urinal in the area. The idea is to turn bio-degradable waste into compost with the help of urine to speed up the process of composting. The set-up makes use of used cans that instead of throwing it away, it was put together to make a cubicle where you can urinate. A cubicle is available to both men and women and the urine from these...

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Baguio is among the Top Child Friendly City in 2011

Mayor Mauricio Domogan on October 5 revealed that Baguio City has made it to the final list of the National Juvenile Justice Welfare Council (NJJWC) on Child Friendly Cities. A team composed of representatives from the National Economic Development Administration (NEDA), Department of Health (DOH), National Juvenile Justice Welfare Council...

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Baguio City to reduce number of pedestrian lanes along Session Road

The Traffic and Transportation Management Council (TTMC) of the city is recommending the permanent closure of some pedestrian lanes along Session Road to address the worsening traffic condition along said roa...

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Safe food handling being sought in Baguio

Wear face mask and head gear, this is what is being proposed to the city council for anybody handling food. This includes restaurants and street vendors saying that improper handling of food and unclean procedures is one key reason to acquiring deceases/problems through food like food poisonin...

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P3Million "Good Governance" award for Benguet

Because of a positive review of the Department of Interior and Local Government that the province have exemplary governance with respect to administrative, economic and environmental concerns which consequently gave the 2010 Gawad Pamana ng Lahi to Benguet, the national government has awarded the province P3...

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BENECO offered to manage Baguio's street lights

Many residents and barangay officials have been clamoring for streets lights in their respective area and the apparently the city of Baguio have difficulty meeting and maintaining the...

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Brillantes washes hands of ‘Garci boys’ case

Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes on Thursday said he was leaving the fate of the “Garci boys” to the joint  Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Department of Justice committee investigating the alleged cheating in the 2004 and 2007 polls. Brillantes told reporters that the joint committee would be able to determine whether the six officials with links to the notorious former Election Commissioner Virgilio...

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Italian priest to be buried near grave of Fr. Favali

The body of Fr. Fausto Tentorio will be taken to Kidapawan City on October 24 for his funeral, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Thursday. Quoting Kidapawan Bishop Romulo de la Cruz, the CBCP said the funeral Mass would be held on October 25 at Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces Cathedra...

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Aquino: No to all-out war on Moro rebels

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Aquino dismayed at military’s performance

MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino III has expressed dismay at the military’s performance as of late, a military official said Friday. Brigadier General Jose Mabanta Jr., Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said that Aquino expressed at the command conference in Camp Crame, his dissatisfaction with the performance of the military since the attack of the three mining firms in...

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Remains of slain soldiers arrive at Villamor airbase

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