BAGUIO CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced Friday, July 1, that the “Libreng Sakay” (free ride) program under the Service Contracting Program Phase 3 in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been extended until July 15. Seventy-six modern...
BAGUIO CITY -- Re-elected Mayor Benjamin Magalong and elected city officials will take their oath of office in ceremonies on Thursday, June 30, at the Baguio Convention Center. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong wins another term with 64,665 votes. He was proclaimed along with Congressman-elect...
The Cordillera Regional Peace and Order Council (CRPOC) has approved the anti-marijuana campaign as a flagship program in a bid to eradicate the marijuana plant cultivation and prevent the distribution of illegal drugs in the region's urban areas. “I suggest that the anti-marijuana campaign...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here once again called on residents not to be complacent and keep using face masks due to the resurgence of Covid-19 in this city. Magalong said strict enforcement of face mask wearing and other provisions under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 will be continued in the...
89078 BAGUIO CITY – A barangay here provided free gasoline to jeepney drivers burdened by increasing oil prices. Barangay AZCKO (Abanao, Zandueta, Chugum, Kayang, and Otek), which has the largest passenger jeepney terminal here, gave 1.5 liters of diesel to 43 jeepney drivers from various jeepney...
BAGUIO CITY – A former bank employee wanted for graft and corruption was arrested by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and Baguio City Police Office here last June 6 after 23 years of hiding. The suspect, Josefina Salcedo Lopez, 69, was nabbed at her residence for violating...
ANGLERS will now have more good time in Baguio City as recreational fishing has been allowed in Burnham Park. (PIO photo) BAGUIO CITY – The city government has allowed recreational fishing in Burnham Lake as one of the activities here starting Monday, June 13. The City Environment and Parks...
BAGUIO CITY – Dengue fever cases here in the first six months of this year increased by 120 percent and health authorities reminded residents to practice prevention strategies to prevent an outbreak with the onset of the rainy season. Records showed that there were 268 dengue fever cases in...
BAGUIO CITY - A suspected drug dealer and carnapper died of heart attack minutes after he was arrested by the police in his condominium unit in Baguio City, on Friday, June 3. The suspect was identified as Abdullah Fabrigas Abdul, 30, alias Negro, a native of Alfonso Lista Ifugao and residing at...
BAGUIO CITY — It is far from presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s mind that she can draw thousands of supporters at the heart of the Cordillera region in Baguio City where she held her “Takder Kordi“ rally here at the Melvin Jones Grandstand. Aerial shot of the huge crowd at...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) is undertaking close coordination to strengthen the Barangay Councils for the Protection of Children (BCPC) in the face of the reported increasing incidence of child abuse and violence against women. At the same time, the Baguio...
Photo via Zaldy Comanda BAGUIO CITY – The city government is strongly supporting the immediate passage of House Bill (HB) No.10451 that seeks to increase the bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) from 800 to 1,500 beds and appropriate funds for the said purpose....