Category: Environment

February 26, 2021

The Baguio City Engineering Office began installing thirty (30) new reflectorized street name signages within Baguio Central Business District last week replacing the old ones. PIO-Baguio

February 23, 2021

BAGUIO CITY (February 22, 2021) – Nesting of the near-extinct Olive Ridley sea turtles in La Union have reached an all-time high. Conservation group Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions(CURMA) coordinator Carlos Tamayo is even anticipating most number of hatchlings this season (October-March).  It might even double with already 4,606 already hatched and released to the […]

October 19, 2020

With the aim on greening of mining areas in La Union, the Office of the Provincial Governor – Environment and Natural Resources Unit spearheads bamboo planting with mining operators along the Bued River in Rosario, La Union on October 2, 2020. This is in line with the directive of the Department of Environment and Natural […]

September 30, 2020

BAGUIO CITY – Still a breath-taking view, the golf fairway of the Baguio Country Club on a fine day. With the opening up of tourism in the city starting October1, the quarantine-distraught tourism industry sees a bubble. Artemio Dumlao

September 30, 2020

From “Summer Capital of The Philippines” to the country’s “Creative City”, Baguio has indeed made numerous names for itself. But was does the city’s current title actually mean? Being the nation’s “Creative City” isn’t superficial. That does not only mean having eye-candy artsy walls over the town, or instagrammable coffee shops. It’s more than just […]

September 21, 2020

PHOTO CAPTION: ACCESS ROAD. The on-going access road that measures about 26.31 kms. leading to Mapita Tribal Community and View Deck to Nayong Aguilar or also known as ‘Daang Katutubo’ at Barangay Laoag, Aguilar, Pangasinan. Photo courtesy – DPWH-R1   SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Department of Public Works and Highways Region 1 here […]

August 29, 2020

While competitive sports remain yet a taboo under a community quarantine, mayor Benjamin Magalong wants a chal lenging sport that may promote fitness here. “We can’t do competitive sports yet, only recreational,” Patrick Rillorta of the city sports office said. He said they will try to convert a vacant grassy and tree-lined portion of the […]

August 29, 2020

Recognizing the efforts of frontliners and the government to thrive into the new normal, Hedcor continues to strive harder to generate #PositiveEnergy to the communities with its clean and renewable energy. Hedcor’s Ampohaw Hydro (on the picture), La Trinidad Hydro and Bineng 3 Hydro, with a combined capacity of 33 MW, achieve Zero Unplanned Outage […]

August 28, 2020

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines has identified 19 new individual whale sharks in the waters of Ticao-Burias Pass Protected Seascape (TBPPS) since the start of 2020. Nestled between the provinces of Masbate, Sorsogon and Albay, the TBPPS is a critical ecosystem that is home to numerous endangered marine species, including the whale […]

July 25, 2020

Burnham Lake with its swan inspired boats, flowers at the crown jewel of the city, which was named after the famous Chicago-based architect who designed Baguio. Sunrise at the city, with the horizon pointed in yellow in contrast with the green mountains. A breathtaking sunset at the second highest hill of Baguio where Dominican friars  […]