Category: JUST IN
Liquor Ban Stays In Baguio, Benguet Towns
June 18, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (June 18, 2020) – Baguio City and Benguet town mayors have agreed to continue the liquor ban while their LGUs are under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong in the meeting were Mayors Romeo Salda of La Trinidad; Victorio Palangdan of Itogon; Clarita Sal-ongan of Tuba; Ruben Tinda-an of […]
SAP Payout For “Waitlisted” Beneficiaries Start (with pixs handout by DSWD)
June 17, 2020
Kapangan, Benguet (June 17, 2020) – The first payout for “waitlisted” beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) emergency cash assistance by the social welfare department started in Benguet and Baguio City on Tuesday afternoon. Some 266 families in Kapangan, Benguet and 290 families from Baguio City received P5,500 each during a pilot payout activity […]
Dine-in services are back at SM malls!
June 17, 2020
As the government sets relaxed quarantine measures in select areas nationwide, restaurants and other food merchants at SM malls have now begun reopening their stores for dine-in services, following the directives given by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). Many restaurants and food establishments, including SM Food Court, have reopened with standard health protocols to bring […]
“Suicides Rise During Quarantine.”
June 15, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (June 15, 2020) – A 23 year old male helper reportedly hanged himself here Monday morning, prompting the Baguio police to further dig into the case amid the sudden rise of suicide cases in the city during the quarantine. Saranggani native Raymong Diantan Alaba was found hanging from a cable wire looped around […]
Apayao Active COVID19 Cases Rises To 7
June 14, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (June 14, 2020) – COVID19 cases in Apayao province climbed up to 7 Sunday after the sudden rise from only 2 since Friday afternoon. The recent case in Apayao is a 37-year old male (8th case) from Flora town. He is the first case in that town. Before noon Friday, Apayao Governor Eleanor Bulut-Begtang […]
Two More Added In Baguio’s Active COVID19 Cases
June 13, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (June 13, 2020) – Two more patients tested positive of the virus in Baguio City on Saturday. The City Health Services Office said the patients are a 43-year old female hospital worker and resident of Misereor St. SLU-SVP barangay, but had been staying at Magnolia St. in QM barangay and a 35-year old […]
Two More Added In Baguio’s Active COVID19 Cases
June 13, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (June 13, 2020) -Two more patients tested positive of the virus in Baguio City on Saturday. The City Health Services Office said the patients are a 43-year old female hospital worker and resident of Misereor St. SLU-SVP barangay, but had been staying at Magnolia St. in QM barangay and a 35-year old male […]
Baguio City Not Yet Ready For New Normal’
June 13, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (June 13, 2020) – Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong admitted that the city is not yet ready for the “new normal” taking cue from situations in the NCR, Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog regions yet to normalize. “Despite decreasing COVID-19 cases in these areas especially in NCR, I am still not confident in […]
Taxi Driver Tests Positive Of COVID19 In Baguio City
June 12, 2020
BAGUIO CITY (June 12, 2020) – A taxi driver tested positive of the virus in Baguio City on Friday, bringing to 6 active cases here. Baguio mayor Benjamin Magalong identified the patient as a 60 year old from Honeymoon – Holy Ghost Ext. village, which was immediately placed on lockdown to start contact tracing. The […]
30 Y.O OFW From Saudi Is First COVID19 Case In Lagawe, Ifugao; Third In Province
June 10, 2020
A 30 year old male Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) turned out positive of COVID19 Wednesday morning in Ifugao. The patient, the first positive in Lagawe, according to the local government unit, arrived in the town on June 7 and was immediately brought at the town’s community quarantine facility. […]