Baguio Bishop Victor Bendico, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Liturgy, called on the incoming administration to spread the culture of justice and unity in the country. Bishop Victor Bendico (Facebook) “Cultivate the culture of unity and...
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...
At a young age, Krystlenn Ivany Quemado had been exposed to the life of a soldier since her father, Nicolas, is a Philippine Army personnel. So it is no surprise that this inspired her to follow the footsteps of her father in the uniformed service. Cadet First Class (1CL) Krystlenn Ivany Quemado is...
BAGUIO CITY -- “Good governance beyond politics really works and we have made traditional politics irrelevant in the city of Baguio.” Photo courtesy of Zaldy Comanda Thus said Mayor Benjamin Magalong hours after he was reelected for his second term in the Summer Capital of the Philippines. “I...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong and other city officials lead the inauguration of the first modernized barangay hall of Bakakeng Central Barangay with basketball court, sports center, day care center, senior citizens’ center, offices, and evacuation center. Photo courtesy of Rizaldy...
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....
BAGUIO CITY – Three people, including a six-year old boy, died while 11 others were injured in a collision involving three vehicles on Friday morning, April 29, at Km. 3, Asin Road, Suello Village, Baguio City. Photo courtesy of 911 Rescue Based on initial investigation, a container van, a...
BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong confirmed the detection of one case of Omicron variant sub-lineage BA 2.12 in the Summer Capital. Magalong said the patient is a 52-year-old female from Finland with a known co-morbidity of hypertension. She arrived in the country on April 2 and in Baguio on...
CATANAUAN, Quezon—Vice President Leni Robredo came to the defense of Baguio people, volunteers, and Mayor Benjamin Magalong for the heckling incident involving her youngest daughter, Jillian. Vice President Leni Robredo and her youngest daughter Jillian (Photo from Robredo’s Facebook page) She...
(Photo from Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippines’ first BA.2.12 Omicron subvariant case had 44 close contacts. The 52-year-old Finnish woman had nine close contacts in Quezon City, five in Benguet, and 30 while she was onboard a plane going to Manila, said DOH...