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CORDILLERA’S INFLATION RATE IN JANUARY 2025 UP BY 4.1 PERCENT

STAPLE FOOD – Prevailing price per kilo of different varieties of rice sold in Baguio City Public Market. Photo by Iris Dymphna Samson- UB Intern BAGUIO CITY Inflation rate for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in January 2025 was posted at 4.1 percent for all income households, an increase from the December 2024 inflation rate […]

IFUGAO SOLON FAST-TRACK DULAO-MAGUITAWA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

PHOTO CAPTION: CRUCIAL BRIDGE— Ifugao Rep. Solomon R. Chungalao recently visited the site of the Dulao-Maguitawa Bridge which is ongoing construction at Sitio Maguitawa, Nattum, Mayoyao and Barangay Dulao, Lagawe which is seen to bolster interconnectivity within the Ifugao towns. The crucial bridge shall also connect Eastern Mountain Province and Isabela via Dulao, Lagawe and […]

BCDA, PRIVATE PARTNERS OPEN CAMP JOHN HAY TO PUBLIC WITH BETTER FACILITIES, SERVICES

With the whole of Camp John Hay now back to the government and the Filipino people, legacy estates inside the 625-hectare economic zone, including The John Hay Hotels (formerly The Manor and Forest Lodge) and John Hay Golf, can now be enjoyed by the public with even better facilities and services to elevate their experiences.  […]

MORE CJHDEVCO SUB-LESSEES WITHDRAW INJUNCTION AGAINTS CAMP JOHN HAY RECOVERY

More sub-lessees of CJH Development Corporation (CJHDevCo) have withdrawn their injunction application seeking to stop the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) from fully recovering its Camp John Hay property, after a Baguio court denied a similar application filed by other CJHDevCo sub-lessees. On 05 February 2025, Branch 79 of the Baguio Regional Trial Court […]

URDANETA CITY COUNCILORS TO SIT INTO VACATED POSTS OF SUSPENDED MAYOR, VICE MAYOR

BAGUIO CITY (February 4, 2025) Two city councilors are expected to take-over the posts vacated by Urdaneta City Mayor Julio F. Parayno III and Vice-Mayor  Jimmy D. Parayno, earlier suspended for a year by Malacanang on January 3, 2025 for misconduct and grave abuse of authority. On January 7, 2025, DILG-Region 1 issued the 12-month […]

THE QUEST FOR A GENUINE ALTERNATIVE

Familiar names have once again emerged in the current election season—some as returning candidates seeking a political comeback, others as newcomers leveraging the legacy of their family names, and a few simply testing the waters of politics for the first time. Given this landscape, it comes as no surprise that familiar-sounding names continue to dominate […]

KONSULTA PLUS GUICONSULTA DINALA NA SA BAYAN NG URBIZTONDO, PANGASINAN

Nag-uumapaw ang saya ng libu-libong residente nang pormal na ilunsad ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan sa pamumuno ni Governor Ramon V. Guico III ang Konsulta+ Guiconsulta sa bayan ng Urbiztondo. “Ito ay napakahalagang programa dahil yung walang philhealth yung hindi makabayad ng philhealth…kaya merong Philhealth Konsulta at Guiconsulta para mabigyan kayong lahat ng Philhealth. Pag naregister na […]

TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK IN BAGUIO: A CALL FOR CITIZENS TO ACT BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

Baguio City’s streets are in a gridlock—both literally and figuratively. The charm of the Philippines’ Summer Capital is increasingly overshadowed by its persistent and worsening traffic woes. Despite the implementation of number coding schemes and the diligent efforts of local traffic enforcers, congestion is at an all-time high. The recent holiday season provided a glaring […]

THREE MORE JOHN HAY RESIDENTIAL LEASES INKED, A ‘VOTE OF CONFIDENCE’ IN BCDA

Following the change of management in Camp John Hay, Baguio City, three more long-term residential lessees struck a deal with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), a testament to the strong vote of confidence in the state-run firm’s track record in building inclusive, sustainable cities. The BCDA secured three new 25-year residential lease agreements […]

ABRA MAYORAL BET DQED ON RESIDENCY QUESTION

BAGUIO CITY (January 27, 2025) The First Division of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has cancelled the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) of Tayum, Abra mayoral bet Kathlia Elite Alcantara Quizon because she lacked the required time to have lived where she is seeking for the town’s top post. In Comelec resolution dated January 23, 2025, […]

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