Category: Metro BLISTT

BCMA bids out 62 market stalls

BAGUIO CITY – Sixty-two stalls at the Baguio City Public Market were bid out on Wednesday, June 19 to new leaseholders. The Baguio City Market Authority (BCMA) published the bidding of the said stalls early this month after contracts were terminated due to failure of the leaseholder to pay rentals while other stalls were found […]

Historical Marker

Baguio City mayor Mauricio Domogan (left) and Peoples Republic of China consul Zhou Youbin lead the ribbon-cutting and unveiling of the Baguio Filipino-Chinese Friendship Themed Garden located at the Baguio Botanical Garden on Monday, June 10, 2019 during the celebration of the 18th Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day.   Zaldy Comanda/ABN

Environment Month

Illegal cutting of trees and the city’s air quality top the list of environment concerns tackled during the media forum held at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Cordillera Administrative Region (DENR-CAR) compound in Baguio City on Monday, June 10, 2019 celebrating June as Environment Month with DENR-CAR regional executive director Ralph C. Pablo; Baguio […]

IRR for solo parents ordinance, approved

BAGUIO CITY – Solo parents in the city can now avail of additional benefits apart from those given under Republic Act No. 8972 or the Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000 with the adoption of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Ordinance No. 99-18 “Providing Local Additional Assistance to Solo Parents and their Children […]

Ika-121 Araw ng Kalayaan, makulay na ipinagdiwang ng Baguio

LUNGSOD NG BAGUIO – Makulay na ginunita ng syudad ng Baguio ang ika-121 taong anibersaryo ng kalayaan ng bansang Pilipinas sa President Fidel V. Ramos (PFVR) Gymnasium noong Miyerkules, June 12, sa temang “Kalayaan 2019: Tapang ng Bayan, Malasakit sa Mamamayan”. Ang pagdiriwang ay nagsimula sa isang saliw ng tugtog mula sa Saint Louis University […]

City strengthens awareness on dangers of poisoning

BAGUIO CITY – The Poison Control Unit of Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) strengthened its drive to increase awareness on the perils and dangers of poisoning in celebration of 2019 National Poison Prevention Week themed “No to Party Drugs, Say Yes to Life, Staying Away from Recreational Drugs-the anti-life of the Party”. The […]

Clark IE5 reclassification seen to benefit Northern Luzon

BAGUIO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte on June 4, 2019 signed Executive Order No. 81, reclassifying the entire 290-hectare Clark Industrial Estate 5 (IE5) as an international center of commerce, industry, leisure, and recreation, Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) said in a statement on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The reclassification of the Clark Industrial Estate […]

Congress approves house bills on infra, health and worker benefits

BAGUIO CITY – House bills focused on health concerns, workers’ benefits and infrastructure filed by Congressman Marquez Go were approved in congress and now are prepared for senate deliberation. This was reported by Go, Baguio’s lone district representative during the Punong Barangays’ meeting at the city multi-purpose hall last week. According to Go, one of […]

Dengue cases in CAR increases by 53%

BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH CAR) reported an increase of suspected dengue cases from January 1 to June 1, 2019 compared to the same period last year. This year, 2,025 cases were reported compared to 1,320 last year during the first six months starting January 1. The provinces noted […]

Consul assures better China, Philippine relations

BAGUIO CITY – Chinese consul Zhou Youbin assured the relations between China and the Philippines will continue to move on to greater heights in the coming years because of the shift in the foreign policy of the present administration. Youbin, who is also the Head of Post of the Consulate of China in Laoag City, […]

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