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UC-UB volleyball rivalry resumes in CVODLESS II

LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Ten girls high school teams and four male teams will make up the junior Cordillera Volleyball Developmental League for Elementary Secondary Schools that opens on Saturday at the Benguet State University gym here. Cordillera Volleyball Association president Danilo Edwardo said they are ready to start the second part of the CVODLESS […]

3 government buildings to be installed with solar panels in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY – The city government has lined up the first three buildings with solar panels as source of electricity that is expected to cut power consumption by half. These are the city-owned swimming pool, the City Hall’s main building, and the still to-be-built annex structure, said Engr. Nazita Bañez, chief of the City Building […]

Fifth batch of young farmers off to Japan for 3-year agri exchange program

LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Twenty-nine more young farmers from the province are off to Japan next week for a three-year Young Farmers Exchange Program, the provincial agriculture office said. Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPAG) supervising agriculturist Delinia Juan, who is also the program coordinator, said the 29 technical intern trainees came  from the municipalities […]

LU to join Philippines’ largest travel expo

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION – As tourism continues to be one of the best-positioned economic drivers towards inclusive socio-economic growth, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) headed by Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III is set to participate the upcoming 29th Philippine Travel Mart (PTM) on August 31 to September 2, […]

BWD to launch watershed tree inventory

The Baguio Water District is finalizing groundwork in launching a watershed tree inventory program within this year. In line with the District’s strategic goals of ensuring watershed and environment leadership, the lone water utility in the Summer Capital eyes the complete cataloguing of all tree species within watersheds found in the city.

Marcos in La Union

Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos visits the city wet market in San Fernando City, La Union, escorted by Mayor Hermenegildo Gualberto and La Union Gov. Francisco Emmanuel R. Ortega III on Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2018).

Local farmers get free irrigation, loan condition

LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – A total of 14,366 farmers in Cordillera have been given a clean slate and a fresh start to produce, as the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has condoned their unpaid loans and exempted them from paying irrigation service fees. In a breakfast forum on August 8, NIA-Cordillera chief operations officer Liza Jane […]

ASIA-Pacific Tambuli Awards

The SM City Baguio Marketing Department team received the Asia-Pacific Tambuli Awards, an international award-giving body that honors brands that do good and do well. SM City Baguio garnered a Bronze Award for the Humanity & Culture category, bringing to life the seamless integration of creativity, human good, and results amongst all organizations across the […]

Bauang art contest

Grade 10 student from Sacred Heart School Eric Enzo A. Pallis bagged the first place and received a cash of P5,000 while his school is declared champion in the drawing art contest sponsored by an American grape grower in coordination with Bauang local government and participated by Grade 10 students of public and private schools […]

A rainy march

Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and representatives from different tribal groups across the country and a contingent from Taiwan indigenous people cap the celebration for the World Indigenous Day with a march down Session Road with cultural performances and speeches at People’s Park in Baguio City, Thursday (August 9).

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