October 9, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (October 9, 2020) – After more than a hundred years, Baguio City, chartered in 1909, now owns the lot where the Baguio City hall stands. The 15,836-square meter City Hall expanse is now covered by Original Certificate of Title (OCT) numbered 2020000098, said Engr. Eugene Buyucan, Baguio City General Services Office chief. The good news […]
October 8, 2020
La Trinidad, Benguet (October 8, 2020) — House Appropriations Committee chair Eric Go Yap expressed readiness to turn over his post if the incoming House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco replaces him as Benguet caretaker representative. Yap, with Benguet and Baguio officials witnessed the turnover of a building, service vehicles, laptops and drones by education department Undersecretary Alain […]
October 8, 2020
BAGUIO CITY – The tourism office here said a total of 1,249 prospective tourists have registered at the Baguio VISITA (visitor information and travel assistance) online portal. In an advisory, Engr. Aloysius Mapalo said the account registrations were applied as of 5:04 p.m. Saturday, 107 of them made travel requests and also uploaded the requirements. The […]
October 8, 2020
On Monday, Benguet Congressman Eric Yap met with Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to discuss the budget and the priorities of the Office of the President, including the President’s legislative agenda. “Aside from the national concerns, we also talked about the legislative agenda that will benefit Benguet and the whole of Cordillera. I mentioned our advocacy […]
October 7, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (October 7, 2020) – A farmer, who went to tend his carabao, found a lifeless body of a teenager lying on an irrigation canal between Barangays Buliclic and San Pedro in Sta. Lucia, Ilocos Sur. Later on identified as is Juliana Faith Aleluia, 17, from Barangay San Pedro, the body has become unrecognizable […]
October 7, 2020
Given its serene and homey environment, the city is certainly a hub for photographers and videographers all over the country. Baguio is such a great place with amazing people and amazing visual artist. Of course, the creative city wouldn’t be complete without them. According to Peter Jansen Janda, a local visual artist, film photographer, and […]
October 7, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (October 7, 2020) – A 26 year old lady “drug runner”, supposedly enticed to deliver “drugs by order” for a fee, was caught early dawn Wednesday here. Shaine Fane Balbuena, PDEA agents and Baguio policemen said, sold a gram of shabu valued at P6,800.00 to an undercover cop along Sto. Tomas Proper barangay, prompting […]
October 6, 2020
BAGUIO CITY(October 6, 2020) – With an urgent mission to finish off the communist insurgency along the Cagayan and lower Apayao border, the reactivated 501st “Valiant” Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army’s 5th Infantry Division, was sent off Monday afternoon to its new area of operations. The deployment of the troops in that area is a […]
October 6, 2020
BAGUIO CITY(October 6, 2020)— A sports complex that can accommodate big sporting events will soon rise in Ifugao. With the facility, Ifigao can also host regional and national sports events among others that can contribute to the province’s tourism, thus giving more economic opportunities to the people. Ifugao Governor Jerry Dalipog said they can now eye […]
October 5, 2020
A couple weeks back, Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Partylist Representatives Eric Go Yap, Jocelyn Tulfo, and Niña Taduran filed House Bill No. 7740, to be known as the “Height Equality Act.” According to Representative Yap, height, or the lack thereof, must not be a barrier to employment opportunities for Filipinos. The […]