Category: Environment

PRIDE OF BENGUET

Local farmers from Itogon and Bakun ,clad in their native costumes show their locally produced in the on-going Agri-Tourism Fair at the Benguet Sports Complex trade area. It marks the celebration of Adivay 2023. Photo by Primo Agatep/ABN

DA-CAR OIC DAWAYAN TO PUSH FOR THE ORIGINAL VISION OF MULTI-BILLION BAPTC

LA TRINIDAD, BenguetJennilyn Dawayan , OICRegional Executive Director, Department of Agriculture- Cordillera Administrative Region vowed to push for the original vision of the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC)- local farmers should be the one to manage its operation. In an interview, Dawayan signified her intention to discuss the operations of the facility with newly installed […]

RECYCLING DEFINITELY HITS DIFFERENT WITH SM’S ECO VENDO, HERE’S HOW

As part of its Environmental Programs on Solid Waste Management, SM Cares recently deployed special recycling booths in two of the biggest SM malls in the country, providing mall-goers with a fun and convenient way of disposing of their recyclable plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Through the Reverse Vending Machine of SM Cares called “Eco […]

MINING CONGRESS, ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM SET NOVEMBER 9

Adivay Celebration Photo Caption: Small-scale miner in Itogon earns for a living . File Photo by Primo Agatep/ABN LA TRINIDAD, BenguetThousands of pocket miners in the Cordilleras are looking for a ray of hope from their local officials to push for the lifting of the stoppage order in the operations of smallscale mining (SSM), and expedite […]

BWD COMMISSIONS GIBRALTAR PARALLEL DW, IMPROVED WATER DISTRIBUTION SET IN AREA 3

Baguio Water District consumers supplied under Area 3 should expect improved water supply schedules as the Summer Capital’s lone public water utility concludes the commissioning of the BWD Gibraltar parallel deepwell this October 2023. Around 3,000 active connections in the western side of the City particularly accounts serviced in Zones 4 and 5, as well […]

GOING WELL

Baguio Water District General Manager Engr. Salvador M. Royeca (2nd from the left) led the members of the BWD Board of Directors in inspecting the newly commissioned Gibraltar parallel deepwell along Gibraltar Road, Baguio City on October 10, 2023. Joining him in this photo (from the left) is BWD Board of Director Engr. Eliseo G. […]

LA UNION INCREASES NFA PALAY BUYING TO P24/KILO

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan The La Union provincial government, in coordination with the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Department of Agriculture, is offering an additional procurement price of PHP5 per kilo to encourage farmers to sell their palay harvest to the NFA. In a phone interview with the Philippine News Agency, NFA-La Union statistician Maricel Baliton […]

LOKAL NA MAGSASAKA NABIGYAN NG MGA FARMING EQUIPMENT NG CITY AT DA

BAGUIO CITY Namahagi ang tanggapan ni Mayor Benjamin Magalong at ng City Veterinary and Agriculture Office at ang Department if Agriculture-Bureau of Plant and Industry ng ibat ibang gamit pang bukid 0 farming equipment ang ilang organisasyon ng mga lokal farmer ng syudad nitong nakaraang lingo. Pinangunahan ni Magalong ang maimigay ng 3 UV plastic […]

VILLAGERS OF DALICNO-AMPUCAO (ITOGON) FILE AN APPEAL TO NCIP, MGB TO GUARANTEE THEIR ANCESTRAL RIGHTS, PROPERTIES

ISRI’s APSA 103 application ITOGON, Benguet Villagers of Dalicno-Ampucao in this mining town filed an appeal to the Cordillera regional offices of National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) and MInes Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in relation to certification pre-condition application on the proposed APSA 103 by Apex acquired Itogon-Suyoc Resources, Inc. (ISRI), claimingpeoples of Dalicno and […]

BWD BREAKS GROUND, COMMITS TO COMPLETE MORE DRILLING PROJECTS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS

PHOTO CAPTION: AUDACIOUS. Baguio Water District General Manager Engr. Salvador M. Royeca during a recent interview announced that the District will take a belligerent stance in exploring additional groundwater sources as it commits to implement and complete ten (10) well-drilling projects annually for the next three (3) years. The Baguio Water District shall go beyond its […]

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