Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has called for a congressional probe into the reported takeover of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). De Lima, chair of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, has filed...
European Union (EU) Ambassador Luc Véron has encouraged the people of Itogon, Benguet to build sustainable and resilient communities to lessen their vulnerability to disasters. During his first regional outreach, Véron underscored thet "it is better to be prepared and proactive rather than being...
Employees of Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO) were barred from work after their heavily-criticized new leadership allegedly took over by force the electric cooperative facility in the wee hours of Monday. Photos and videos shared by BENECO and BENECO Employees Union (BELU) on their...
If you live in or have been to Baguio City in Benguet, you’ve probably heard of or visited Narda’s Handwoven Arts and Crafts, a Benguet institution. The company is named after its founder, Leonarda “Narda” Capuyan, an Igorot entrepreneur who helped popularize Cordillera’s woven fabrics...
A Japanese agricultural council is aiming to grant farmers in Benguet a solar-powered cold storage facility that will preserve local produce and eventually eliminatie post-harvest losses. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) But Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said...
A group of policemen from Benguet is now being praised in social media for helping farmers plant potatoes while the cops were on combat uniform. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), expressed gratitude to the personnel of the Buguias Municipal Police...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has teamed up with Benguet State University (BSU) and St. Louise University (SLU) as part of efforts to generate jobs for Filipinos, as well as match the labor needs of various export industries. PEZA Director General Charito Plaza with BSU President...
The Philippine government will spin off the Benguet Agri Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC), the country’s biggest vegetable trading facility, after six years in operation, Agriculture Secretary William Dar announced. According to Dar, this move will free up the state-funded BAPTC) in La Trinidad,...
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between seven Philippine universities dubbed as the “Magic 7” and one of Canada’s most prestigious educational institutions, the University of Saskatchewan (USask). University of...
Eight provinces are now closer to Metro Manila thanks to Build, Build, Build Aerial shot of TPLEX, photo from the Facebook of DPWH secretary In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte embarked to build the Luzon Spine Expressway Network—a 1,040-kilometer expressway network, which would connect the...
The government's pandemic task force has placed Iloilo City and retained Apayao, Benguet, and Cagayan under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until the end of the month due to the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. More areas placed under MECQ until May 31, 2021 Based on...
The government has tightened the community quarantine status of three provinces for the next two weeks in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Residents of Tondo, Manila receive food packs from local barangay officials and policemen in observance of Mother's Day on May 9, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/...
