BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office (CHSO) reported a dramatic increase in Covid-19 positivity rate despite the city’s being at a low risk (level 1) status. City health officer Dr. Rowena Galpo reported that the city’s Covid-19 positivity rate leapfrogged from 18.57 to 26.24 percent...
BAGUIO CITY – A 50-year-old online seller was arrested and yielded suspected shabu valued at P32,000 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Middle Quirino Hill here on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Police identified the suspect as Ferlinda Malamanig Fernandez of Barangay Aurora Hill, this city. Recovered from...
BAGUIO CITY – A mountain resort – The Manor at Camp John Hay – here unveiled its Christmas theme “Enchanted Holidays” on Saturday, Nov. 12, in a benefit dinner for the Fashion Arts Autism Benefit (FAAB), a project of Autism Hearts Foundation (AHF) in partnership with the Camp John Hay...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong issued a closure order against the man-made tourist attraction Igorot Stone Kingdom on Long-long Road in Pinsao Proper here due to permit and safety issues on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Magalong said that the establishment is operating without a business permit while...
BAGUIO CITY -- Around 668 police personnel and force multipliers will be deployed in public and private cemeteries, tourist destinations, bus terminals, malls and public market, traffic and police assistance centers in the Summer Capital to ensure the safe and orderly observance of All Saints’...
BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced that Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid has committed to prioritize its tourism infrastructure program in the Summer Capital. Photo via Zaldy Comanda In their meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 12,...
BAGUIO CITY -- The city government has raised the amount of reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of any drug pusher or anyone who has committed heinous crime in the city, including those who are in the list of 10 most wanted criminals here. The newly amended and...
BAGUIO CITY – Twenty-seven couples exchanged ‘I do’s’ before Mayor Benjamin Magalong who served as a solemnizing officer during the 26th Mass Wedding celebration conducted by the city government thru the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Photo...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office reported that the Covid-19 positivity rate here dropped in the past two weeks from 5.19 percent to 4.66 percent as the Summer Capital continues to be a ‘low risk’ destination. Photo via Zaldy Comanda Dr. Rowena Galpo, city health officer, informed...
BAGUIO CITY – The city of Baguio has suspended Monday (Sept. 26) classes from pre-school to senior high school in both public and private schools after signal number 2 was declared in the city due to Typhoon ‘Karding.’ Acting Mayor Faustino Olowan issued an executive order for the safety and...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government proposal for a 5-year rehabilitation of the old sewage treatment plant will be implemented through the partnership with Asian Development Bank (ADB) by acquiring some $62.4 million in loans equivalent to more than P3.7 billion. Photo via Rizaldy Comanda City...
BAGUIO CITY – The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force Kennon has announced that the Kennon Road, the shortest route going to the Summer Capital, will be temporarily closed effective 12:01 in the morning of Sept. 24 due the threat of heavy rains brought by typhoon Karding. Kennon Road (Photo from...