Year: 2025

FARMERS SCORE BAPTC’S WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Waste to energy project leads economic enterprise LA TRINIDAD, Benguet Waste Management System, post the biggest challenge faced by farmers and the management of Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC), the country’s biggest vegetable trading facility, generating millions in gross receipts in span of eight years, since it started in 2015. In fact, in 2023, the […]

IRRIGATORS SUPPORT 3- CROPPING CYCLE PER YEAR TO INCREASE RICE PRODUCTION, REDUCE IMPORT

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet The National Confederation of Irrigators Association (NCIA) support the national government’s rice program, introducing three-cropping cycle per year to increase local rice production and reduce the country’s dependence on import. Apayao Vice Governor Remy Albano, NCIA president said his group strongly support the President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., program to reduce rice […]

VEGETABLE TRIMMINGS INSIDE BAPTC

To sustain sanitation and cleanliness inside the multimillion facility and lessen farmers’ expenses, the management of the facility plans to construct a composting area. Photo by Shine Grace B. Estigoy-UB Intern/ABN

BAPTC DRIVES EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN VEGETABLE TRADE

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet In span of eight years, the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC) has facilitated a total vegetable trade of 972,293.34 metric tons (MT) Based on the obtained datas, the facility has generated Gross Receipts (GR) amounting to P204,889,547.4 million and accumulated an overall Income (I) of P83,776,181.4 million. In 2023, total of vegetable […]

PLANONG PARKING BUILDING ITINIGIL SA KABILA NG PROTESTA

BAGUIO CITY Itinigil na ng city government ang planong parking building sa open filed ng Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School, matapos ang pagtutol at protesta sa isinagawang public consultation noong Abril 17. Sa konsultasyon, iprinesenta ng City Environment and Parks Management Office head Atty. Rhenan Diwas ang plano para sa multi-level parking building sa mahigit […]

26K BUSINESS PERMITS ISSUED IN 2023, P385-M TAXES COLLECTED

2,575 establishments receive closure order BAGUIO CITY The summer capital’s road to recovery after pandemic is on track with the marked increase of business permits issued and revenue collected. Last year, some 24,426 regular license including 2,106 special bringing to a total of 26,532 licensed issued, according to City Permit and Licensing Office. A total […]

CITY COUNCIL APPROVES 2.6-B STP REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT

BAGUIO CITY The Baguio City Council approved the Baguio City Tourism Resilience Project, a comprehensive initiative aimed at improving sanitation facilities and practices to enhance Baguio City’s resilience as a tourism destination. The project will receive funding from two sources: a 36.7 million USD loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and a 10 million […]

TUTOL KAMI

Pinakinggan ni Mayor Benjamin Magalong ang tinig ng mamamayan sa naganap na pampublikong konsultasyon tungkol sa proposed parking building, noong Abril 17 sa PFVR gym. Photo by: Tsidkenu Denise Ignacio/ABN

MAGALONG ASSURES TRANSPARENCY ON PROPOSED PARKING BUILDINGS

BAGUIO CITY Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong assured transparency in his administration amid opposing views during the public consultation on a proposed parking building supposed to be developed over a city-owned lot beside the Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School (MLQES) in Barangay Military Cut-off. The public consultation was held Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at the PFVR […]

CITY ASKS DPWH TO PROVIDE SIDEWALKS, ROAD SAFETY SIGN IN ITS PROJECTS

BAGUIO CITY Mayor Benjamin Magalong signed city council resolution no. 204, series of 2024, requesting the Department of Public Works and Highways-Baguio City District Engineering Office (DPWHBCDEO) for the inclusion of the provision of sidewalks in their road widening projects within the Summer Capital. Authored by councilor Benny Bomogao, the measure stated that the DPWH-BCDEO […]

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