BAGUIO CITY – A total of 145 individuals were apprehended while 54 establishments were charged for violating the smoke-free and vape ordinance here in January, the Public Order and Safety Division (POSD) said. From 2020 to 2022, a total of 1,635 individuals and 1,263 establishments were cited for...
Former Defense secretary and now Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Chairman Delfin Lorenzana received the loudest cheer from the crowd as the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) recognized its outstanding alumni during this year’s traditional homecoming at Fort del Pilar in Baguio...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office under the leadership of Col. Francisco Bulwayan Jr. topped the Police Regional Office-Cordillera’s Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) for the third consecutive month. The BCPO, which topped the UPER stating last November, obtained a 93.94...
BAGUIO CITY – The grand opening of the Panagbenga Festival here on Wednesday, Feb. 1, was generally peaceful, police said. POLICE line up on Session Road in Baguio City to secure the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival on Feb. 1. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) City police chief Col....
BAGUIO CITY – The Panagbenga Festival here kicked off on Wednesday, Feb. 1, with the grand opening parade on Session Road witnessed by hundreds of individuals. NATIVE dancers perform at the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City on Feb. 1. (Zaldy Comanda) The parade...
(File Photo by Zaldy Comanda/Manila Bulletin) BAGUIO CITY -- Four elementary drum and lyres bands and seven cultural groups will show their wares in performances signaling the grand opening of the much-awaited Panagbenga or Baguio Flower Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Classes in public and private...
Amid the continuous surge of the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” Baguio City’s air temperature dropped to 12.2°C. Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA) latest data, Baguio City’s air temperature was recorded at...
Baguio City (COMMONS WIKIPEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE PHOTO) Baguio City and Basco, Batanes recorded the same minimum air temperature of 13 degrees Celsius (°C) on Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, based on the monitoring Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
BAGUIO CITY – Police arrested a 50-year-old technician wanted for frustrated murder in Magalang, Pampanga here on Monday, Jan. 16. Col. Francisco Bulwayan, city police chief, identified the suspect as Antonio Gomez Benigno Jr., a resident of Lower Quirino Hill here. Bulwayan said Benigno was...
BAGUIO CITY -- The city government needs to pool in a total amount of P5 billion to be able to fully transform its smart city vision into reality, according to Executive Assistant Philip Puzon. Puzon said Mayor Benjamin Magalong is planning to solicit financial support from the national government...
MAGALONG BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has directed the Baguio City Police Office to provide assistance to the Loakan Airport Security Committee during temporary closure of the national highway at the end of Runway 27 to ensure safety during flight arrival and departure. He assured that...
BAGUIO CITY -- For the second year in a row, this city was awarded the 2022 Gawad KALASAG (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan, Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) Seal for Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s and Offices (LDRRMCOs) after being assessed as ‘fully compliant’ by the...
