A magnitude-4.5 earthquake rocked Baguio City on Wednesday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded the tremor at 2:33 p.m. People felt the earthquake, quickly evacuated buildings, and sought refuge on the streets. Nobody was injured, except for some students who...
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) on Thursday turned over three automated tourism first-aid stations worth P4.7 million for parks in Baguio City. During the turnover ceremony at Burnham Park, TIEZA General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid said Baguio is...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is eyeing the reopening of Burnham Lake in August as repair and rehabilitation work nears completion. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Tuesday the project is about 90 percent complete and the reopening will coincide with the deployment of new boats that meet updated...
BAGUIO CITY – At least 1,080 business establishments in the city are facing closure for operating without permits or violating sanitation regulations, an official said. Geraldine Angulo, acting head of the Permits and Licensing Division under the City Mayor 's Office, said about 60 percent...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Education-Baguio Schools Division Office (DepEd-BSDO) and the city Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) are working with two public schools to develop an active shooter response plan. “If the plans are successful, we will disseminate (them) to...
MEDIUM RARE Any excuse is good enough to drop everything and climb up to Baguio City, where the mountains are kissed by clouds and pine trees shoot up to the sky. And last weekend provided the best reason: the 25th memorial commemorating the passing of Potenciano “Nanoy” Ilusorio on June 28....
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong is pushing for a total ban on all vapes after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera confirmed that a vape device containing marijuana was confiscated in a school here. According to Magalong, the PDEA presented him with two vapes containing...
Chevrolet in the Philippines continues to strengthen its presence in Northern Luzon with the official inauguration of Chevrolet Baguio under the Laus Auto Group, one of the country’s leading and well-established automotive retail and service networks. Now operating as a full 3S dealership,...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government of Baguio, through the City Engineering Office, in partnership with the Baguio Tourism Council (BTC), launched the fifth Adopt-a-Waiting Shed program at Sunshine Park here on Monday, June 22. The event was graced by members of the Baguio Tourism Council Board,...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the drug-cleared status of 20 barangays here has been revoked due to the presence of active drug pushers. Magalong, head of the City Peace and Order Council and City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CPOC-CADAC), said the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay...
Police arrested 248 wanted persons from January to May this year in Baguio City. Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) Director Police Col. Ruel Tagel said 11 were regional most wanted persons, 26 were city or provincial most wanted persons, 23 were municipal or station top most wanted persons, and...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) vowed to sustain its crackdown against motorists using loud mufflers to minimize noise pollution in the city. “The campaign against loud mufflers and other traffic violations will continue as BCPO remains steadfast in promoting responsible road...
