BAGUIO CITY – A P2.7-million modernized health facility opened on Monday, December 18, that will serve 26 barangays covered by the Lucban Health Center here. SM Foundation Executive Director for Health and Medical Programs Connie Angeles, Mayor Benjamin Magalong, and City Health Officer Cecilia...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. and the city government launched on Monday, December 18, the 28th Panagbenga Festival 2024 here with the theme "Celebrating Traditions, Embracing Innovation." Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Rep. Mark Go, BFFFI Chairman for Life Mauricio...
OATH-TAKING -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong administered the oath of office to 1,024 barangay officials in Baguio City at the City Hall grounds on Nov. 20. (Photo by Zaldy Comanda) BAGUIO CITY – "You have nothing to thank the politicians for your victory, but you were elected by your...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong called on residents and visitors to get into the habit of wearing facemasks again, especially in indoor settings, as the number of Covid-19 cases here increases. According to Magalong, the plan to bring back the wearing of face masks is part of the city's...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government launched free Wi-Fi at the public market here on Sunday, March 26. Mayor Benjamin Magalong led the switch-on ceremony. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong leads the launching of the free Wi-Fi at the Baguio City Public Market on Sunday, March 26. (JJ Landingin) Magalong said...
BAGUIO CITY – Vendors displaced by the public market fire here are back in business after the completion of the seven-day cleanup drive under the “Bangon Palengke” program on Monday, March 20. A WEARY volunteer rests during the Baguio public market cleanup. (JJ Landingin) Displaced vendors...
BAGUIO CITY – A fire hit parts of the public market here on Saturday night, March 11. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong (second from right) inspects parts of the Baguio City Public Market razed by a fire on Saturday night, March 11. (Zaldy Comanda) One-thousand, six-hundred forty-two out of the 3,900 stalls...
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 – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here rejected the proposal to regulate busking after the city council recently approved an ordinance controlling street performances in this city. “It is not the right time, adding that people, including artists and musicians, earn meager during Sunday’s...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here filed, Friday, August 5, another graft case against officials of the Baguio City District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (BCDEO-DPWH) due to alleged irregularities in the construction of a secondary school building...
LOAKAN Airport runway. BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong is keen on the reopening of the Loakan Airport here as an all-weather commercial airport after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) informed him that funding for its...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here appealed to market vendors to cooperate in the ongoing investigation of the anomaly involving market fees. Magalong, in a letter dated July 20, asked merchants to come forward and submit available copies of official receipts of their arrival fees or...