BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Tuesday that taking pictures at Lion’s Head on Kennon Road here is not banned. But Magalong said that vehicles are prohibited from stopping in front of the iconic monument to take pictures. He said there is a designated parking area near the Lion’s...
BAGUIO CITY – People going to this city will no longer be able to see the famous Lion’s Head on Kennon Road a tarpaulin has been placed in front of the popular landmark to ease traffic and in response to Interior and Local Government Secretary’s DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla’s recent call...
Only vehicles weighing up to five tons are allowed on Kennon Road as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) cited ongoing safety risks along the route. Heavy vehicles remain banned and are advised to use Marcos Highway as an alternate route, the agency said. Authorities highlighted...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered urgent repairs on the P500-million Major Mane to Kennon Road Bypass in Baguio City, saying unfinished structures and design flaws put motorists at risk. Dizon personally inspected the stalled bypass in Sitio Ongasan,...
BAGUIO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Sunday said the completion of the Kennon Road rock shed and tunnel, and repair of the portion damaged by tropical cyclones will be completed this year. During the inspection of the infrastructure in Benguet...
BAGUIO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon wants all rehabilitation works at Kennon Road completed before the Holy Week, when influx of visitors is expected at the summer capital. The 33.5-kilometer zigzag road in Benguet province connects Rosario, La Union...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday, Feb. 27, kept all national roads and bridges in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) open while enforcing stricter safety measures to protect motorists. “Motorists are advised to exercise caution at all times and strictly...
BAGUIO CITY – Kennon Road was reopened to the public on Friday, but only for light vehicles with a load not exceeding five tons, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In its advisory, the DPWH said the restriction remains in place since the detour road at Camp 2 is...
The Kennon Road infrastructure projects earlier described by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as “useless” were traced to irregularities committed under the previous administration, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan said on Tuesday, Aug. 26. In...
TUBA, Benguet – Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Monday defended the Kennon Road rockshed project, which President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. branded as "useless" during his inspection on Sunday. In an interview, Bonoan assured that the Kennon Road rockshed remains effective in...
BAGUIO CITY – Officials of Baguio City and Benguet are calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the worsening condition of Kennon Road as a newly built rock shed is already at risk of collapse due to soil erosion, less than a year after its completion. Benguet Rep. Eric Yap said Monday...
A newly-built rock shed in Tuba, Benguet, collapsed due to tropical cyclone ‘’Emong." Baguio City Mayor and Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan Tuba-Tublay chairman Benjamin Magalong visited and lamented the condition of the infrastructure in Millsite, Camp 4, Kennon Road. The Department of...
