Pocket miners in Benguet cry on the “excessive” capitalization provisions of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of People’s Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991 (RA 7076) and joined other groups of SSM across the country in urging the government to amend some provisions of the law. Section 10 (Art III) Application to Enter into […]
LUNGSOD NG DAGUPAN, PANGASINAN – Nasa 138,721 rehistradong mga residente mg Lungsod ng Dagupan ang inaasahang boboto sa Mayo 9, ang lungsod na ito ang may pinakamaraming botante sa probinsiya ng Pangasinan. Mula 119,000 botante noong 2019, ang bilang ay umakyat sa 138,721 para sa halalan ngayong taon. Sa isang panayam noong Miyerkoles (Mayo 4), […]
With the primary aim for clean, peaceful, and safe elections, the distribution of Commission on Election (COMELEC) 2022 Official Ballots has commenced today, May 2, 2022, at the Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. COMELEC La Union Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Marino V. Salas and Provincial Treasurer Janet D. Molina as the legal […]
ITOGON, Benguet – Almost 6,000 rice and corn farmers and fisherfolk in Benguet may now benefit from the Cordillera Administrative Region’s (CAR) share of the excess and unallocated rice tariffication fund of the national government. During the ceremonial distribution, Department of Agriculture (DA)-CAR regional director Dr. Cameron Odsey said the intervention monitoring cards (IMCs) were […]
LUNGSOD NG BAUKO, MT. PROVINCE – Ipinahayag ng mga opisyal ang kanilang pananalig na ang muling pagbubukas ng Mount Data Hotel ay mas palalakasin ang industriya ng turismo sa bayan ng Bauko, at probinsiya ng Mountain Province sa gitna ng pandaigdigang pandemya. “I am a believer in the contribution of tourism to the economy and […]
More business means more jobs for Tabuk folks including graduating students. This was the assurance of Tabuk mayor Darwin Estranero this week as thousands of jobs are expected to be created soon as more businesses are set to rise in the Kalinga capital including the Bulanao public market. “The government is not capable of getting […]
Leading building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. donated more than 3,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to one of the top health service providers in La Union as part of its commitment to uplift communities. The vaccines can be used as boosters for 6,000 people or as two full doses for 1,500 individuals by the […]
BENECO Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program: Lawyer and BENECO President of Board of Directors, Esteban Aclopen Somngi assists Kagawad Saturnino Lem-ew in receiving financial assistance for Brgy. Balsigan to purchase monoblock chairs, held on April 5, 2022, at the office of Somngi in Abanao Street, Baguio City. The assistance aims to help indigents and the […]
Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), an attached agency of the Department of Tourism (DOT) formally re-opened recently the historic hotel in Bauko, Mt. Province, The hotel played a key role in the creation of the Cordillera Administrative Region. TIEZA chief operating officer Mark Lapid said some P50 million was spent for the rehabilitation […]
The Baguio Tai Chi Action Group hosted the celebration of World Tai Chi Day on April 30. They were joined by the La Trinidad Tai Chi Group and athletes from the Baguio Wushu Team. Photo by Neil Ongchangco