BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced that Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid has committed to prioritize its tourism infrastructure program in the Summer Capital. Photo via Zaldy Comanda In their meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 12,...
BAGUIO CITY -- The city government has raised the amount of reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of any drug pusher or anyone who has committed heinous crime in the city, including those who are in the list of 10 most wanted criminals here. The newly amended and...
BAGUIO CITY – Twenty-seven couples exchanged ‘I do’s’ before Mayor Benjamin Magalong who served as a solemnizing officer during the 26th Mass Wedding celebration conducted by the city government thru the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Photo...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office reported that the Covid-19 positivity rate here dropped in the past two weeks from 5.19 percent to 4.66 percent as the Summer Capital continues to be a ‘low risk’ destination. Photo via Zaldy Comanda Dr. Rowena Galpo, city health officer, informed...
BAGUIO CITY – The city of Baguio has suspended Monday (Sept. 26) classes from pre-school to senior high school in both public and private schools after signal number 2 was declared in the city due to Typhoon ‘Karding.’ Acting Mayor Faustino Olowan issued an executive order for the safety and...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government proposal for a 5-year rehabilitation of the old sewage treatment plant will be implemented through the partnership with Asian Development Bank (ADB) by acquiring some $62.4 million in loans equivalent to more than P3.7 billion. Photo via Rizaldy Comanda City...
BAGUIO CITY – The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force Kennon has announced that the Kennon Road, the shortest route going to the Summer Capital, will be temporarily closed effective 12:01 in the morning of Sept. 24 due the threat of heavy rains brought by typhoon Karding. Kennon Road (Photo from...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong reported that the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) through Sec. Conrado Estrella III has approved the city’s request for P200 million that will fund the development of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in seven sites in the Summer Capital. FRUITS and...
SENIOR BYAHERO I recently returned to Baguio. After being away from this summer capital for more than three years mainly because of the pandemic, I finally got the chance to visit again. Let’s admit it, Baguio remains to be the sentimental favorite travel destination to most of us. It was in...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- Five drug personalities were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in Baguio City and Abra on Sept. 20. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, director of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera, identified the drug suspects as Ivan Estillo, 36, Michael Galano, 37, Richard Narbonita, 37,...
Test driving the RX 450 hybrid electric on the road up to the city in the sky FEELING A LITTLE BLUE The Lexus RX 450h in Deep Blue Mica . Available color variants include Sonic Titanium, Black, Graphite Black Glass Flake, Red Mica Crystal Shine, Ice Ecru, and Terrain Mica Khaki Metallic I drove to...
BAGUIO CITY -- A total of 1,500 red tilapia fingerlings sizes 12 and 14 were released at Burnham Park lake here as part of the 59th Fish Conservation Week observed from Sept. 12 to Sept. 16, 2022. Photo courtesy of Neil Clark Ongchangco City Environment and Parks Management Officer Rhenan Diwas...
