TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan -- The Ambuklao and Binga Dams reached their normal high water levels (NHWL) Sunday morning, prompting the opening of multiple gates as heavy southwest monsoon rains continued to pound Benguet. PAGASA data showed that Ambuklao Dam in Bokod reached its NHWL of 752 meters...
Two dams in Benguet released water through several gates on Saturday, Aug. 8, as heavy rains continued to affect the province. This was based on data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Data showed that four gates of the Ambuklao Dam were...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Classes in this province were suspended on Friday, Aug. 7, due to heavy rains from tropical cyclone Maymay. Gov. Melchor Diclas said in Executive Order No. 2026-56 that Maymay has weakened while moving over the Cordillera but continues to bring significant weather impacts...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Two cooks were killed and another survived a landslide that buried a restaurant due to heavy rains from tropical cyclone Maymay in Barangay Shilan here on Thursday morning, Aug. 6. The landslide occurred at around 8 a.m. Rescuers conducted retrieval operations and first...
At least two people died while more than 80,000 people were affected as tropical cyclones Maymay and Luis, along with southwest monsoon or habagat, continue to unleash heavy rains in Luzon and several parts of Mindanao. The two fatalities were due to a landslide that hit a popular eatery in...
BAGUIO CITY – A coffin placed on the side of the Benguet-Nueva Vizcaya Road in Barangay Ambuklao, Bokod, Benguet has been removed by village officials after the Department of Public Works and Highway-Cordillera vowed to install signs reminding motorists to drive carefully. Barangay Chairman Rey...
BAGUIO CITY – Residents and local officials in Baguio City and Benguet province welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's proposals on tax relief, lower electricity costs, and anti-corruption concerns affecting ordinary Filipinos, even as some expressed reservations on other issues...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The local government unit has issued an order exempting learners here from wearing shorts and skirts at school as a preventive measure against mosquito-borne illnesses. Mayor Roderick Awingan said exposed legs and arms make children vulnerable to insect bites that may pose...
BAGUIO CITY – The municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet, has issued an executive order banning students from malls and other commercial establishments during class hours as a deterrent to gallivanting. Mayor Roderick Awingan signed Executive Order No. 91-2026 on July 2, prohibiting elementary and...
A coffin was placed on the side of the Benguet-Nueva Vizcaya Road in Barangay Ambuklao, Bokod, Benguet to remind motorists to drive carefully in the accident-prone area. Officials of Barangay Ambuklao said they did not place the coffin to intimidate, offend, or disrespect people. “It is a...
A 29-year-old motorcyclist plunged to his death in a construction site in Sitio Maramal, Camp 4, Tuba, Benguet, on Tuesday, June 23. Police Major Orville Wap, chief of the Tuba Municipal Police Station, said the victim was a native of Karao, Bokod, Benguet, and a resident of Camp 4, Tuba....
To expand access to medical education and address the shortage of physicians, the Commission on Higher Education (Commission on Higher Education) has approved five state universities to open Doctor of Medicine programs starting academic year (AY) 2026–2027. The approved institutions are: *...
