A strong magnitude 6 earthquake struck off Zambales province in northern Philippines on Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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 province.
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 resort.
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 treatment.
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 season.
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 Inc.
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 here.
Monday, November 28, 2011
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, Kalinga.
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 13.
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 here.
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 Iloilo.
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 27.
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.
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During the holiday season, the city is visited by so many visitors. Coinciding at present is the 62nd Fil- Am Golf Invitational, which is bringing golfers from the different parts of the globe. The BCPO is giving assistance for their safety.
“We are expecting more vacationers and bad elements are coming up to our city to take advantage of them, like the bukas kotse gang and the akyat bahay gang,” Lacdan said.
Mayor Maurico G. Domogan reminded the police for its primary role in ensuring the full implementation of government programs and operations in addressing criminality and maintaining peace and order.
He also assured the PNP that the administration is behind the police force to help carry out its mission to serve and protect the public.
“Crime prevention is every day, we should be on our toes and not only on Christmas season,” Domogan expressed.
Crimes could be prevented if more law enforcers are visible on the street and even encouraged precinct commanders to "go out and be in the field" to have a better assessment of the situation on the ground, he added. - (PIA / by Joseph B. Zambrano)
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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 season.
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.
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Filipino-American Nathania Rockwood of La Union and Patricia Jem Pangan of Angeles City likewise sparkled with three gold medals each.
Rockwood ruled the girls 12-13 100m breast, 50m fly and 50m free while Pangan topped the girls 14-15 years old 200m relay, 50m free and 50m fly.
The Batang Pinoy, designed for athletes 15 years old and below, is run by the Philippine Sports Commission in partnership with Smart, Maynilad and Summit Mineral Drinking Water.
Dexter John Lacuna, brother of 2011 Southeast Asian Games silver medalist Jessie King Lacuna, emerged as a double-gold winner, topping the boys 14-15 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke.
Baguio City copped five gold medals in judo courtesy of Floyd Derek Rillera in the 42kg, Rainer Zaparita in the 46kg, Jerald Andre Kim in the 55kg, Htai Andro Kienh Cudao in the 60kg and Derek Clarence Dino in the 66kg.
The Baguio wrestlers were not to be outdone with David Caoili (38 kg), Elizur Cayat (42 kg), Val Kindapan (47 kg), Jerald Bosicao (53 kg), Cristendon Martin (59 kg), Roselyn Malbja (girls 44kg) and Minalyn Foy-os (girls 52 kg) ruling their respective categories.
The hosts had their share of victories in athletics, gaining top honors courtesy of Ike Kevin Yagin in the boys 1,500m run, Agustina Anganayon in the girls 1,500m run, Reagan Contic in the boys javelin throw, Stefanny Florez in the 1,600 girls walk, Jasmine Felix in the girls javelin throw and the 4x100m and 4x400m relay for boys and girls.
Baguio City quickly broke away in the medal tally of the games supported by Milo, Jollibee, The British Council, Standard Insurance, Negros Navigation-Super Ferry, Kids 3 Food Supplement at RELIV Now for Kids with 44 golds. - (PhilStar)
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
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 services.
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).
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Ifugao State University (IFSU) president Dr. Serafin Ngohayon, in behalf of the Association, presented this in the Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) en banc meeting here at the Banaue Hotel, Thursday, Nov. 17.
Ngohayon explained that President Benigno S. Aquino’s vision for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) both public and private is to have a strong and shared (not competing) role in producing highly competent professional human resource.
Ngohayon also said that the President’s budget priorities in public higher education, particularly for SUCs, is focused on five sectors or industry namely: electronics and semi-conductor, business process outsourcing, tourism, agriculture and fisheries, and infrastructure.
He said that the Asssociation is now in the process of creating CRUS through an amalgamation process. According to Ngohayon, the Asssociation, which is composed of six SUCs in Cordillera, believe and agree that there is a need for them to strengthen their capacity to offer quality higher education here in the region.
“If we come together through amalgamation, we can become stronger. Together is better, stronger and cost-effective. By coming together we can pursue mutual objectives at lesser cost and we can even maximize and gain from the strength and expertise of each other,” Ngohayon said.
“Through amalgamation, we aim to expand capacity, improve quality, instill equality and equity and institute inter-campus student mobility; to be more focused on the use of resources (in terms of effectiveness and efficiency); and to improve the performance, standing and integrity of SUCs”, Ngohayon added.
He said through amalgamation, the Association aims to have: a common curriculum for easy credit transfer; stronger international programs; availability of twinning and dual degree programs; easy student exchanges and joint study programs; faculty exchanges and IT supported instruction; mutual use of facilities; and active complementation of Research & Extension activities.
Ngohayon also stated that they are now advocating the creation of CRUS. “We would like to push and gain the understanding of various stakeholders, students, faculty members, and political leaders starting here in RDC and to decide which route are we going to pursue for such purpose,” he said.
Ngohayon added that they are requesting the RDC for inputs in the concept of amalgamation and for the RDC to support the direction that CARASUC will take after they finished their massive consultation and discussion. - (PIA / by Lito Dar)
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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 dioramas.
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.
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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 win them a Toyota Vios.
“It’s a go – another year of Fil-Am golf,” said Fil-Am chairman Anthony de Leon as he led Fil-Am and city officials in the ceremonial tee at both courses Friday.
The 62nd edition of the Fil-Am golf is the biggest in history said Fil-Am vice chairman Shin Paul Chan, with a 10 percent increase in attendees from last year.
The tournament proper started Friday (Nov. 25) in the seniors’ side as well as the lower flights of the regular Fil-Am, which is backed by Toyota, Pacsports, Illy, Empire and Wilson.
Half of the 1,260 players finished testing the par-61 BCC course and the par-69 CJH layout as early as Wednesday before they plunge into action tomorrow.
Tournament proper for the senior’s side from flights A, B and the premier championship, as well as the flights F, G and H in the regular Fil-Am, will be until Dec. 1 in the event supported by Fashion Rack, Air21, Rizgolf, Supreme Bike, GPS Tracker, Golforce, San Miguel, Le Chef, Camp John Hay Development Corporation, Beaufort and Bayan Business. - (Manila Standard Today)
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
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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 week.
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.
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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 Government’s plans.
With this, the mayor sees no obstacle to the P18-million rehabilitation contract awarded by the City Government to Tryst Builders from being implemented any time soon.
Initially, the city allocated P26-million budget for the rehabilitation of Block 4 but through a bidding process, the city was able to award the project to the lowest bidder.
The mayor claimed the low offer of the contractor for the construction of Block 4 will not affect the temporary structure’s quality and design.
The mayor offered the city demolition team to help vendors dismantle their stalls to speed up clearing operations in the project area.
The mayor said stall owners who barricaded their booths to prevent their demolition will be disqualified from the raffling of stalls.
Earlier, the same group of stall owners threatened to file an injunction before the court to resist the rehabilitation of Block 4.
However, the city maintained its stand to rehabilitate the city’s “show window” to spruce up trade and commerce in the city.
Block 4 of the public market has long been tagged by the Baguio Fire Department as a firetrap, while the City Health Office and City Building and Architecture Office declared structures in the area of the market as a nuisance.
Last year, Uniwide gave a go signal to the city to conduct rehabilitation and construction of temporary structures at the city market.
To recall, Uniwide won the rights for the Design-Build-Lease (DBL) contract of the city market for P1.729 billion in 1995 for 30 years, paving the way for the enactment of Ordinance 38-1995.
In 1996, the Baguio Market Vendors Association Inc., Hilltop Open Market Vendors Credit Calicdan and Lilia Calicdan and others opposed the entry of a private developer resulting to their filing of petitions for the annulment of Ordinance 38-1995, which contains the guidelines for the development of the market, nullification of the contract and the DBL agreement. The case is still pending at the Court of Appeals.
In a 2008 decision of Judge Illuminada Cabatu, the court found the contract between the city and Uniwide as valid, which means permanent construction of structures in the city market is not permitted until the case of the Uniwide deal is finally settled.
However, doubting the capability of Uniwide to develop the market in the past years has dragged the Baguio Public Market’s development at a standstill, prompting the City Government to decide and act on the rehabilitation of the market from local government funds. (SunStar / by JM Agreda)
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Friday, November 25, 2011
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 gambling.
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 sure.
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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.”
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Cosalan said he will file the complaint as congressman representing the district. “This is already more than sufficient for the purpose of filing.”
National Artist Benedicto Cabrerra is supporting Cosalan in this battle.
Cosalan said he got the support of the national artist for visual arts in the case against the city as he is a resident of Barangay Cinco and he is also affected. “Bencab is still with us.”
Under the law, the Writ of Kalikasan issued by the Supreme Court empowers citizens to assert their rights for a better ecology.
Waterways and sources have also been contaminated by the garbage spill in Baguio City affecting Benguet residents.
The Kagaling River, which flows to other barangays like Nangalisan and San Pascual in Tuba, are also now contaminated affecting 332 families, while 295 households at Barangay Cinco are now left with no water supply and no safe water to drink.
Baguio Representative Bernardo Vergara has asked for the deferment of the Writ, citing solutions to the garbage mess at the Irisan dumpsite are underway.
Cosalan said lawyer Pablito Sanidad is going to head the legal team suing the City of Baguio.
All the affidavits and documents are now ready for filing by the end of the month. - (SunStar / by Ma. Elena Catajan)
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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 fellowship.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
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 (TWSP).
Traders worry about road and water conditions in Baguio City
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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 Capital.
Baguio City gets 6 gold
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Batang Pinoy athlete ties her shoes as she 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 Thursday.
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 recently.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
On AH1N1 DOH says: “There is no cause for alarm.”
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| 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 Cabotaje.
Preserving highland watershed also prevents lowland flooding
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| 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 Change Commissioner Heherson T. Alvarez, in a lecture before a gathering of local journalists during the Philippine Network of Environmental Journalist, Inc. (PNEJ) Media Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation in observance of the Climate Change Consciousness Week.
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 share.
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 Benguet.
First Cordilleran claimed by Leptospirosis
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| 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 leptospirosis.
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).
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.
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This is in response to the letter filed before the Council of Baguio Paputok Luces, Atbp. representative Elizabeth Conesi-Ong, proposing to the council the regulated use, distribution and sale of pyrotechnic devices instead of totally banning them.
The group told the council they will be using the Old City Auditorium as their venue for selling their products from December 20 to 31.
Despite earlier statements of Mayor Mauricio Domogan of his plans to ban the sale of firecrackers, he said lack of laws regulating the entry of firecrackers from other areas and national directives for banning of firecrackers hinders him from imposing the ban.
The mayor also said it is up to the council to approve the request of the vendors as long as what they are selling are legal pyrotechnics that are deemed safe to use.
Earlier, he said banning fireworks would be beneficial for the city to prevent environmental pollution and safety issues that would affect city residents.
In a recommendation by the Committee on Market Trade and Commerce Councilor Perlita Chan-Rondez, prohibited firecrackers banned under the Firecracker Trade Regulation Code especially those that may explode and endanger people and those that may cause poisoning when ingested.
The council, meanwhile, approved sparklers, roman candles, roman fountains, trompillo, kwitis, pailaw, pop-pops and aerials like those produced by legitimate firecracker manufacturers Dragon, Tiger and Platinum.
The council also tasked the Baguio City Police Office, Baguio City Fire Department, Emergency Medical Service and the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to strictly implement the guidelines.
Task Force Paputok was also requested by the council to be created by the city mayor, whose task will be to inspect the quantities and kinds of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices sold, in stock by the local distributor or retailer for submission to the City Administrators’ Office.
Only those entities authorized with special business permits in the city will be allowed to sell or distribute pyrotechnic products in the city.
Any violation of the existing law will be dealt with P20,000 to P30,000 in fine and imprisonment of six months to one year. - (SunStar / by JM Agreda)
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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 Homecoming.
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 along the Halsema highway and the Benguet–Ambuklao–Bokod road.
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Department of Tourism studies show Koreans, Japanese, Americans, French and Germans are top visitors who frequent the city and the neighboring provinces.
Surveys also show Baguio City’s mountain resort still tops Cordilleran destinations followed by Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, with Apayao and Abra tailing behind as destinations.
Fongwan also said the 2011 Adivay celebration is also one of the avenues by which the province can get back on track towards attracting more visitors to Benguet.
During the Adivay celebrations, the 13 Benguet municipalities converge in a show of culture and indigenous crafts in celebration of the founding anniversary of the province. - (SunStar / by Ma. Elena Catajan)
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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 of wastes from the barangays.
The experiment which ran for one month last October was extended by the mayor until January 15 after helping improve the waste collection efficiency.
The mayor said the city is inclined to adopt the arrangement on a permanent basis leading to the privatization of the waste collection operations.
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He however assured that the 98 employees serving as garbage collectors and drivers who will be affected by the privatization will not be displaced but will be retained by the city environment and parks management office or absorbed by other departments.
The mayor said Pro Tech also assured to hire waste pickers and sorters who were displaced by the direct collection scheme.
The mayor said the city will continue to improve its waste management program and will pursue the closure and rehabilitation of the Irisan controlled dump facility.
He said the proposed deal for the direct purchase of six new dump trucks from Korea is now with the city council for deliberation.
He said they are also continuing the search for a new location to serve as waste sorting and transfer site even as negotiations are also underway with other local governments for the use of their landfill facilities to dispose the city’s wastes.
He said the Environmental Recycling System (ERS) machines remain in good condition even as adjustments were made to control the moisture content of the by-product compost.
Domogan said the city has been granted a one-year provisional permit to sell fertilizers so it can start selling the ERS fertilizer that the city has accumulated since the machines began operating.
He said product samples from the output of the adjusted machines have been sent to a laboratory for testing.
Earlier tests of the initial outputs showed that the ERS products are of high grade quality but adjustments were needed to control the moisture content. - (Baguio City online news / By: Aileen Refuerzo)
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Sanitary Camp's sewerage treatment plant schedules for reconditioning
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| 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 rehabilitation of the treatment plant alone.
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 year.
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 bowl.
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 Road.”
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 school.
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 repairs.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
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 year.
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 Best.”
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 Order 23 declaring a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in natural and residual forests.
P25M for Baguio's Burnham fence from Malacanang
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| 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 Thursday.
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 AH1N1.
Friday, November 18, 2011
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 reasoning.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
DA showcased locally developed all in one rice harvester
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| 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 to help farmers in harvesting their produce.
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 of the dam will include the provision of new turbines and generators to improve generation efficiency in the coming years and to generate power to help in the growing need of energy in the country.
Just like Ambuclao Dam in Bokod, Benguet, the operation of Binga Dam suffered when it was heavily damaged during the July 16,1990 killer earthquake which resulted in the massive siltation of the water intake tunnels and reservoirs.
Aside from generating electric energy, the water held by the dam is used to irrigate agricultural fields. The dam helps minimize floods by absorbing the high peak flows by releasing water over a longer period, he said.
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 day.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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 it.
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Mayor Gregorio Abalos Jr. has issued an administrative order creating the Maternal, Newborn, Child Health, and Nutri...
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Although a legal team is studying violations of the Baguio City, further investigation by the Benguet Provincial Bo... -
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) officials burned Tuesday some P2.6 million worth of marijuana bricks in Burnham Park here. -
WITH the theme “Sustaining the Flame of the SLU Boys Brotherhood Through the Years”, the host batches 1962 and 1987 of the Saint Louis Unive... -
FOUR Philippine cities need to come up with management plans and upgrade their infrastructure in order to respond to expected climate change...