6.0 Magnitude quake hits Philippine coast

A strong magnitude 6 earthquake struck off Zambales province in northern Philippines on Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) sa...

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Phil. Eagle in the Cordillera photographed

Sightings of a pair of Philippine eagles (Pithecophaga jefferyi) and their offspring were recorded during a two-week expedition that began Nov. 6 in Calanasan town in Apayao provin...

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To further strengthen peace operations BCPO and AFGR inked agreement

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) beween the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and the Air Force Group Reserved (AFGR) was forged to further enhance security operations and procedures in the effective delivery of service to the people of this mountain reso...

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Baguio City to commemorate World AIDS day

More and more people are being recorded to be living with HIV largely due to greater awareness and access to treatme...

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To be safe, don't buy substandard Christmas lights - DTI

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Benguet is intensifying its monitoring efforts to safeguard the safety of consumers against substandard Christmas lights this Yuletide seas...

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Benguet Corp. puts P247M into nickel unit

Benguet Corp. said Monday it is infusing P247 million in additional equity into wholly-owned unit Benguetcorp Nickel Mines I...

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Millions worth of marijuana burned in Baguio City

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) officials burned Tuesday some P2.6 million worth of marijuana bricks in Burnham Park he...

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Caught! Apayao's most wanted

Members of the Provincial Intelligence Section and Provincial Public Safety Company led by Supt. Reynaldo delos Reyes Pasiwen arrested Apayao's most wanted person on Friday in Bulanao, Tabuk, Kalin...

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Batang Pinoy will soon be finals

Even as action in the 4th qualifying leg for this year's Batang Pinoy Games series at the University of Makati (UMAK) gets underway Tuesday, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is already anticipating a productive national finals in Naga City from Dec. 10 to ...

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Puckett lifts John Hay to 14-points lead

Fred Puckett bucked an aching back to score the first even-par 36 and power defending champion Camp John Hay to a 14-point lead Monday in the Seniors Fil Championship of the 62nd Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the Baguio Country Club he...

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Baguio City among cities that need to prepare for climate change - study shows

FOUR Philippine cities need to come up with management plans and upgrade their infrastructure in order to respond to expected climate change risks in the future, independent organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines and BPI Foundation, Inc. said yesterday. The four cities are Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Iloi...

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25% of trash piles still remains on Baguio's collapsed dump

The city government has yet to finish clearing the garbage that littered a mountainside community on Asin Road here and villages in neighboring Tuba, Benguet, after its decommissioned dump in Barangay (village) Irisan collapsed during a storm on August ...

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Police stepped-up security in the city

This mountain resort has stepped up security and peacekeeping efforts to effectively deter crimes especially with the onset of the Christmas season. Pol Sr. Supt. David Q. Lacdan, Ciity Director of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) said they have increased police presence and now conduct high-visibility patrols around the city. Support us by liking our facebook page   During the holiday season, the city is visited by so...

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Baguio City Social Welfare advises against giving alms to beggars

The City Social Welfare and Development Office reminded the public especially Baguio citizens to avoid giving alms to beggars who normally flock to the city this Yuletide seas...

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Big start for Baguio swimmers at batang pinoy

Swimmer Jenkins Lorenzo Labao churned out four gold medals, leading the host city’s dominant showing at the start of the Batang Pinoy 2011 Central and Northern Luzon qualifying stage at the Athletic Bowl here. Labao, a 13-year-old freshman at the University of Baguio, reigned supreme in the boys’ 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m medley relay and 50m butterfly. Support us by liking our facebook page  Filipino-American...

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Baguio City receives P1.8M share on lotto sales

THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) recently turned over Baguio City’s share in the lotto games for funding of health programs, medical assistance and other servic...

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Regional University System supported by CAR SUC's

The Cordillera Administrative Region Association of State University and Colleges (CARASUC), in line with President Aquino’s vision to have a very strong higher education in the country, is set to establish a Cordillera Region University System (CRUS). Support us by liking our facebook page   Ifugao State University (IFSU) president Dr. Serafin Ngohayon, in behalf of the Association, presented this in the Regional Development...

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Rice Terraces' value now more seen as farm than tourist attraction

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala on Friday oversaw a new work program for repairing the damaged Ifugao rice terraces and turning these into organic farms, instead of tourism dioram...

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Fil-Am Golf turn outs gets record high

All roads lead to the Baguio Country Club and Camp John Hay golf courses as more than 1,200 players from the Asia Pacific Rim and the United States clash in the premier Fil championship flight. Support us by liking our facebook page  Some 1,260 players are enlisted, excluding the alternates, in the 62nd Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the two golf courses as they also vie to make aces on designated holes that will...

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Come join run for hope

Get involved. Raise awareness. Help make a difference. Get the chance to help change the world by becoming a part of a once-in-a-lifetime eve...

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Benguet has risen! This is what the Grand Canao signifies

Benguet has risen! This is how Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan described the province during the grand canao as highlight of the 2011 Adivay and Benguet‘s 111th foundation anniversary celebration last we...

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Market Vendors agree to dismantle their stalls

OCCUPANTS of Baguio City Public Market’s Block 4 finally agreed to dismantle their stalls, preventing a violent demolition prior to the rehabilitation spearheaded by the City Government. Support us by liking our facebook page  Mayor Mauricio Domogan announced Wednesday the dialogue between Block 4 occupants and market authorities last November 18 turned out positive as vendors expressed they will cooperate with the City...

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Join Premyo sa Resibo promo says BIR

Do you want to win P1 million easily? Then join the instant “Premyo sa Resibo” (PSR) promo of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) where the odds of winning are greater than in gambli...

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Rice from Banawe Terraces may be rare but should not be expensive

The rarity of indigenous rice from the Cordillera’s rice terraces should make it expensive, but agriculture officials want to make su...

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Health and Nutrition Congress by DepEd

The Department of Education, in partnership with Fit for School and GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, will hold the 11th National School Health and Nutrition Congress with the theme: “Bridging the gaps in health and education through an Integrated School Health and Nutrition Program”. The congress will be held at the...

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15 respondents ready to back Writ of Kalikasan

Representative Ronald Cosalan is ready to file the Writ of Kalikasan against Baguio City. Cosalan said there are now 15 respondents ready to back him in the filing of the Writ at the Supreme Court. “There are 15 complainants directly affected by the garbage problem.” Support us by liking our facebook page Cosalan said he will file the complaint as congressman representing the district. “This is already more than sufficient for...

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Fil-Am Golf officially starts today at Baguio City

More than 1,200 players from the Asia Pacific Rim and the United States are coming up to this mountain resort for two weeks of golf and fellowsh...

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Medical Transcription and Slaughtering Training open to 25 limited interested applicants

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has allotted to the province 25 slots for slaughtering operation NC II and 10 slots medical transcriptionist NC II under its Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWS...

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Traders worry about road and water conditions in Baguio City

Airial view of the Loakan airport,vital to attracting new business to the city. BUSINESSMEN are pointing only to two factors why investors are becoming wary of opening businesses in the Summer Capit...

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Baguio City gets 6 gold

Batang Pinoy athlete ties her shoes asshe prepares for her event. Baguio City bagged six gold medals staked in athletics to show the way in the-organized Batang Pinoy which got under way in the country’s summer capital Thursd...

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Impakabsat 2011 brings 60% rise in sales

There is no better way to tell how the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) accomplished promoting small and medium enterprises in the province than the 60% hike in sales performance of exhibitors to the 2011 Impakbsat Trade Fair in Alabang recent...

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On AH1N1 DOH says: “There is no cause for alarm.”

Close-up of the virus This is what Department of Health Cordillera Director Myrna C. Cabotaje reiterated about cases of Pandemic Influenza AH1N1 in the region. “Unlike in 2009 when it first occurred, AH1N1 has now become a normally circulating seasonal virus just like any influenza virus,” said Cabota...

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Preserving highland watershed also prevents lowland flooding

Difference of a forested bare watershed. With a bare watershed, the surface run off is 30times greater resulting to greater flooding at the bottom. Protecting the highland water basins of the Cordilleras and Sierra Madre will help address the perennial flooding in the lowlands. This was stressed by former Environment Secretary, now Climate...

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Benguet Corp. unit remits dividends

Benguet Corp. announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary has remitted dividends as it earned from its shipment of high-grade nickel ore. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the mining firm said its unit, Benguetcorp Nickel Mines, Inc. (BNMI), has paid cash dividends to the parent equivalent to P32 per sha...

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It started as a clan gathering but now Adivay is turned into Benuget Festivity

From a simple gathering of family members, the “Adivay” (an Ibaloi term meaning coming together) has become the bond that continues to forge unity and cooperation among the tribes of Bengu...

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First Cordilleran claimed by Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis are transmitted to humans through the contact or ingestion of rat's urine A 42-year-old carpenter of Itogon was pronounced dead on October 16 at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) after being diagnosed of leptospiros...

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La Trinidad Council checks Black Hole results

Councilors here trooped back to Barangay Alno to assess the Black Hole project. Vice Mayor Romeo Salda said the visit to Alno will give councilors a chance to look at the newly installed technology as a basis to approve request from Mayor Greg Abalos to authorize a loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP...

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City Council flipped on fire cracker sale

THE City Council recently approved requests of firecracker vendors for a permit to sell before the New Year’s Day celebration. Despite initial plans to ban firecrackers in Baguio City, councilors recognized the vendors request promising only to sell legal fireworks approved under Republic Act 7183 or the Firecracker Trade Regulation Code. Support us by liking our facebook page This is in response to the letter filed before...

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SLU Boy's High School home coming

WITH the theme “Sustaining the Flame of the SLU Boys Brotherhood Through the Years”, the host batches 1962 and 1987 of the Saint Louis University (SLU) Boys High Alumni Foundation are gearing up their preparations for the 2012 Grand Alumni Homecomi...

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Comfort rooms constructed for the expected boost in tourism

Governor Nestor Fongwan is focusing on tourism, saying the industry will be key to boost the province’s economy. To this end, the governor said comfort rooms have been constructed along major highways to make it more convenient for commuters. Fongwan said aside from comfort rooms, police outposts will also be set up to secure motorists along the national highways. Fongwan said the police outpost and comfort rooms will be set up...

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Baguio City is looking at privatization of waste collection

The city government will pursue the privatization of waste collection but will not lay off the 98 city employees currently serving in the solid waste division, Mayor Mauricio Domogan announced on Wednesday.The mayor said the city realized the advantages of allowing a private company to undertake the collection based on the on-going experiment that allowed Pro Tech Machinery Corporation (Pro Tech) to undertake the direct collection...

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Sanitary Camp's sewerage treatment plant schedules for reconditioning

Water that enters our sewer eventually goes to Sanitary camp's treatment plant prior to releasing it. BAGUIO City will rehabilitate its Sewerage Treatment Plant at South Sanitary Camp next year, a top city official said. In the City Government’s proposed 2012 budget, 20 percent of the P96,358,000 development fund will be allocated for the...

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Brighter yet quieter Baguio come the holiday season

Holiday merrymakers in the city are in for a brighter but quieter yuletide treat as the city government vows more colorful Christmas activities and adornments while mulling a total ban on the sale and use of firecrackers this ye...

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Batang Pinoy opens Wednesday

Baguio will re-live its glory days as venue for big sports competitions when the North-Central Luzon qualifier of the revived “Batang Pinoy” youth games unfolds this Wednesday at the Burnham Park athletic bo...

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Baguio City landmark gets a renovation

BAGUIO CITY—Some of the walls of the Catholic Church’s biggest downtown properties may be toppling down this month, but that’s part of the church’s plan to improve the Puso ng Baguio building and “bring fresh investments to downtown Session Roa...

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Criminology exam result - Igorot is top notcher

A GRADUATE of the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College (MPSPC) proved the school is at par with other performing universities and colleges nationwide despite controversies surrounding the scho...

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Irisan road closed for repairs

ANOTHER road closure in Irisan is expected to draw more criticisms from motorists experiencing traffic congestion while plying city streets undergoing major repai...

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P1.18B net income posted by Benguet Corporation

Benguet Corporation reported a consolidated net income of P1.18 billion in the first nine months of 2011, a substantial reversal from the net loss of P58.3 million in the same period last ye...

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Benguet will be using the mounted policemen during the Adivay Festival

Horse-riding policemen on the lookout for any disturbance will be patrolling during the month-long "Adivay (Ibaloi word meaning coming together to celebrate)" in celebration of the 111th founding anniversary of Benguet with the theme, “Exploring Benguet’s Bes...

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Intensified anti-illegal logging campaign resulted in the interception of pine lumber

A total of 1,694.75 board feet of assorted pine lumber worth P 47,453 were intercepted recently by the Bokod police in a checkpoint. According to P/Chief Superintendent Benjie Magalong, regional director of Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR), this is a result of intensified campaign against illegal cutting of trees in line with Executive...

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P25M for Baguio's Burnham fence from Malacanang

Unveiling of Burnham fence sometime back THE Office of the President (OP) recently allocated P25 million for the completion of the fence of Burnham Park, the premier park of Baguio City, Mayor Mauricio Domogan said Thursd...

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With cold weather Baguio's AH1N1 cases went up

Cases of persons diagnosed with the AH1N1 virus have increased in Baguio City, according to health officials. The Department of Health (DOH) in Cordillera said that from January to October this year, 118 people have tested positive for AH1...

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La Trinidad Mayor asks council to ban firecrackers

He also hopes the town council will see the wisdom of this when he asked the councilors to pass a measure which will stop the sale of firecrackers in the Valley. But the problem is most pyrotechnics are sold in Baguio, and the City Council still has to decide whether to follow Domogan’s reasoni...

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DA showcased locally developed all in one rice harvester

Harvesting rice involves harvesting, threshing, cleaning and bagging. With the all in one harvester, it does all this at the same time. The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Cordillera showcased a locally-designed and manufactured state-of-the- art rice harvester which combines harvesting, threshing, cleaning, and bagging in one operation...

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Binga being upgraded to produce higher capacity

Another hydroelectric dam here is being rehabilitated to enhance the Luzon power grid. Binga Dam in barangay Tinongdan here is currently producing 100 megawatts and it is being rehabilitated and upgraded to 120 megawatts and fully operational by year 2014. According to lawyer Mike Hosillos, SN Aboitiz Power external affairs manager, the improvement...

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Baguio city now feels the chill

A chilly morning greeted Baguio City residents on Wednesday as the temperature dropped to 13.8 degrees Celsius, from 15-16 decrees the other d...

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Province of Kalinga preparing for CARAA 2012

The province is ready to host the 2012 Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) sports fest in February next year. This early, committees were organized to prepare for the regional event, which was bided by the province of Abra but later rejected ...

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