BAGUIO CITY – Consul and head of post Li Xiaoyan, Consulate of China in Laoag City, led the celebration of the 25th Philippine-China Friendship Day organized by the Baguio Filipino-Chinese community at Newtown Plaza here on Friday, June 5. The celebration was marked by the release of doves and...
BAGUIO CITY – Tourist arrivals in this summer capital are starting to pick up amid declining fuel prices, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio (HRAB) said Tuesday. HRAB spokesperson Andrew Pinero, in an interview, noted that current figures are still better than in previous months....
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is ramping up environmental protection efforts and preservation of its forest cover by requiring couples to plant trees before securing a marriage pre-counseling certificate. “It is now mandatory for marrying couples to first plant their love tree before they...
BAGUIO CITY – The artificial intelligence (AI) capability of the local government 's command center has been proven effective in tracking traffic violators. "These past incidents and the latest one proved that the SC3 (City Command Center) is living up to its purpose as the city’s...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office (CHSO) here will require establishments to implement pest control measures as a condition for obtaining or renewing business permits. Engr. Albert Pay-an, head of the CHSO Environmental Health and Sanitation Division (EHSD), said in an interview on...
For a truly effective replication of the “Balik Lusog” program in Baguio City and elsewhere, let me continue to describe its detailed implementation in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa. The model operated on a “Food Rescue Kitchen” ecosystem, balancing food safety, volunteerism, and efficient...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government has ramped up its austerity measures by mandating all offices to reduce their maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) by 20 percent as the country remains under a state of national energy emergency. “We have to save more funds because we might need to...
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) received 367 new cadets for Class 2030, the first batch to take up the enhanced Bachelor of Science in Management major in Security Studies curriculum, which includes principles of modern warfare. “There are 290 male and 77 female cadets who...
As English continues to shape global industries, from science and technology to research and international business, the Embassy of the United States in the Philippines is expanding efforts to strengthen English-language instruction in Philippine classrooms. Through its Regional English Language...
The rehabilitation of the collapsed section of the Baguio-Bontoc Road in Barangay Caliking, Atok, Benguet has begun. In a statement Saturday, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported that the thoroughfare has been a one-lane road with a stop-and-go traffic scheme for almost a...
Even as the rain poured, leaving the narrow path back filled with muddy puddles, we ventured on with our umbrellas, awestruck with what we had witnessed. As expected with any visit to the north, adventure comes with many steps upward. After all, the higher you go, the better the vantage point....
Imagine being transported to the deepest realm of your dreams, where you recall the most vivid errors of reality, and waking up to find it all in the real world. This distinct feeling is what it’s like when walking within the Ili-Likha Artist Village. Once you make your way inside, it feels as...
