Category: JUST IN

Bong Go asks Gordon to inhibit as Chair of Blue Ribbon Committee

Bong Go asks Gordon to inhibit as Chair of Blue Ribbon since being Chair of Red Cross raises possible conflict of interest; says impartiality must be upheld in Senate probe While he recognized the crucial role of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee in probing allegations of corruption, Senator Christopher Bong Go raised a possible conflict […]

Three hurt in Baguio shooting “Suspect eventually dies in a road accident”

BAGUIO CITY (August 30, 2021) –  A man who shot three individuals also died after meeting an accident while fleeing at around 8:07 PM Sunday along Naguillan Rd in 2nd Road, Quezon Hill barangay here. Jeepney driver Rubillo Balmonte Distor, 47, a native of Pozzorubio Pangasinan but living in barangay MRR Queen of Peace, here, […]

Benguet fortifies defenses as 4 delta variant cases detected

La Trinidad, Benguet (August 29, 2021)—- Benguet Governor Melchor Daguines Diclas called on the Health Cluster of the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (PIATF) for Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) to strenthen the province’s defense system against the virus after the Department of Health (DOH)confirmed that there are four cases of Delta Variant detected in the province. […]

Baguio expects ‘worst’ Covid-19 situation yet to come

BAGUIO CITY(August 28, 2021)—  Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong warns that the worst is yet to come in the city as the Delta variant-driven spike in Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases has been anticipated here. Magalong claims the recent rise of cases should not come as a surprise because it was forecast and prepared for. He […]

P1M reward hoisted for tips on slain Isabela deputy prosecutor’s killers

BAGUIO CITY (August 27, 2021) — A P1 million reward was hoisted by the family of slain Ilagan City, Isabela deputy prosecutor Victor Begtang Jr. to whoever could give valuable information that could lead authorities into catching his killers. Via his social media page, Justin Begtang announced the family’s decision to offer a reward on […]

Sagada conducts tourism opening dry-run

BAGUIO CITY (August 26, 2021)— Sagada town  in Mountain Province is conducting a dry-run in opening its tourist sites to determine the possibilities of welcoming visitors and the capability of the town in handling its tourism  under the new normal. Mayor James Pooten Jr. said, 30 individuals from the different tourism agencies and offices in […]

Covid fatality rate in Baguio lowers since the start of vaccination

BAGUIO CITY (August 26, 2021)— A decrease in the Covid-19 fatality rate in Baguio City was seen since the vaccination started here,  City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (CESU) Chief Dr. Donnabel Tubera-Panes said Thursday. Panes said they have recorded a total of  22 Covid-related deaths as of August 26, 2021. She said it is much lower than […]

Special education council pushed in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY (August 25, 2021)— A Special Education (SPED) Council to be composed of all designated focal persons in the public school system in the city is being pushed. Baguio City Councilor Vladimir Cayabas, in a resolution, is encouraging the Department of Education (DepEd)-Cordillera to organize the said council, citing that the creation of a […]

Esperon shrugs off Makabayan’s tirade on NTF-ELCAC’s fund transfers

BAGUIO CITY (August 24, 2021)— Calling it pure ‘squid tactics’,  National Security Adviser (NSA) and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Vice Chairman Hermogenes Esperon Jr. questioned the Makabayan Bloc, especially the Gabriela Women’s Party (Gabriela) motivation in accusing them of receiving millions of pesos through illegal fund transfer from various […]

Cab driver cheats death after dawn robbery in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY (August 24, 2021)— A taxi cab driver is now recovering from knife wounds at a hospital moments after he was stabbed several times past 12:00 AM Tuesday along P. Burgos area, Barangay Lower Magsaysay, here. Joel Toralde Mangisel, 40, native of Manila but has since lived  in Baguio City narrated that a woman […]

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