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LU officials probe case of LU nursing grad refused to march on his graduation

BAGUIO CITY (July 22, 2022) – La Union province’s Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s Committee on Education has began to closely examine the case of John Rosaldo, a nursing graduate who was not allowed to go on stage during his graduation rites at the Lorma Colleges because of an “unprocessed graduation fee”, which went viral online. Thursday’s hearing […]

Baguio drug trade ‘boss’ to spend 42 years in jail

BAGUIO CITY(July 24, 2022) – A local court here found a drug trade ‘boss’ guilty of drug sale and sentenced him to life imprisonment and also ordered him to pay P500,000.00 for drug violations. Rommel Yanis Baucas, 54, was further sentenced by Regional Trial Court branch 5 Judge Maria Ligaya Itliong-Rivera to another 12 years […]

4th Highland Vegetable Festival

Theme: ” Overcoming Challenges in the Vegetable Industry”. With Mr. Jasson Y. Del-amen – BAPTC Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Felife Salaing Comila – President, Benguet State University, Hon. Mary Rose Fongwan-kepes – Board Member, Province of Benguet, Ms. Elsie Gis-it – VP, Highland Vegetable Festival Stakeholders Association, and other official and Guests held on July […]

Metrobank named ‘Best Bank in the Philippines’ at the Euromoney Awards 2022

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) bagged the ‘Best Bank in the Philippines’ award at the recently held Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2022, solidifying its strong position and reliability as the country’s second-largest bank. “A changing of the guard this year as Metrobank pushes aside other local banks to post the best numbers in a […]

Reds reject localized peace talks proposal under PBBM’s “new” ELCAC

BAGUIO CITY (July 16, 2022)—- The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Saturday flatly rejected localized peace talks being proposal by the revitalized inter-agency counter insurgency task force NTF-ELCAC, arguing that like its predecessor, (the task force’s) tact to hold peace talks at the local levels “are nothing but a smokescreen for psywar, pacification […]

Baguio remembers 1990 killer quake

BAGUIO CITY(July 16, 2022)— Baguio City, 32 years ago, and other areas of North Luzon knelt into rubbles after a magnitude 7.7  earthquake shook at past 4:00 PM. In commemoration,  Baguio City officials, together with heads and personnel of government line agencies renewed Saturday the great “vow of resiliency”, during and after disaster and calamities, displayed during […]

Cordillera marks 35th year as a region

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. declared Friday,  July 15, 2022, as a Special Non-working Holiday in the whole Cordillera region in celebration of its 35th founding anniversary as a special administrative region. Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez in issuing Proclamation No. 4 in behalf of Pres. Marcos Jr. stated, “it is but fitting and proper that the […]

SM CARES

Emergency Preparedness Forum. “This Forum/Seminar is in the support of the United Nations Sustainable Development’s goal, to make cities safe and resilient.” Expected Attendees: more or less – 150 from National Commission of Senior Citizens 75 participants coming from Baguio and Benguet Girl Scout Councils and PWD’s, Speakers: With Engr. Jeffrey S. Perez – DOST-PHIVOLCS, […]

Yap thanks PBBM for inclusion of Kennon rehab as PPP priority project

Full rehabilitation of Kennon Road may soon be realized following the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that it will be prioritized under public-private partnerships (PPP). The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently bared projects, including the rehabilitation of Kennon Road, to be prioritized under PPP includes expressways in Cebu and Nueva Ecija. […]

Rider dies after motorcycle rams into a taxicab infront of the Mansion in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY(July 12, 2022)—A motorcye rider died on the spot while his back rider was badly hurt  after their motorcycle went out of control and rammed into a taxicab Monday evening along Romulo Drive in front of The Mansion, the President’s official residence in Baguio City. Hzean Carboro, 18, male and his back rider,  a […]

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