BAGUIO CITY – The Rotary Club of Makati Ayala Triangle donated 200 books requested by Mayor Benjamin Magalong for kindergarten and elementary pupils here on Thursday, Feb. 6. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong receives 200 books for kindergarten and elementary pupils donated by the Rotary Club of...
BAGUIO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection reported seven fire incidents from Jan. 1 to Feb. 5 here. Baguio Fire Marshal Fire Supt. Marisol Odiver said a fire occurred on Feb. 3 and razed an entertainment hub where a 78-year-old grandfather died. Mayor Benjamin Magalong condoled with the...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office has urged the public to be vigilant after two new cases of monkeypox or mpox were confirmed here. The CHSO said the two new mpox cases were a 21-year-old male and a 21-year-old female. They have no connection to the two previous patients in January....
Twelve seasoned landscapers are vying in the landscaping competition of the Panagbenga Festival 2025 dubbed Panagbengascapes at the Melvin Jones Football Ground, Burnham Park, Baguio City. PROFESSIONAL gardener Simplicio Sawey tends to his entry in the Panagbengascapes landscaping competition of...
An academic discussion with the subject Political Dynasties and the Northern Luzon Perspective will be held on Feb. 10 at the Saint Louis University in Baguio City. MAGALONG (FB) Main speaker Baguio City Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong will delve on the theme “Daton Wenno Dusa” (Boon or Bane). Other...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office reported that the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival 2025 here on Saturday, Feb. 1, was generally peaceful and recorded zero theft incidents for the first time. TIGHT security contributed to the peaceful Panagbenga grand opening parade on...
BAGUIO CITY – Bishop Rafael T. Cruz of the Our Lady of Atonement (Baguio Cathedral) inaugurated the 44th mural project of the Sin-Agi Artists in front of the Bishop House in Barangay Kabayanihan here on Friday, Jan. 31. BISHOP Rafael T. Cruz of Our Lady of Atonement (Baguio Cathedral), Councilor...
BAGUIO CITY – A street dancing and drum and lyre competition kicked off the 29th Panagbenga Festival or Baguio Flower Festival here on Saturday, Feb. 1, with the theme Blossoms Beyond Boundaries. YOUNG native dancers perform during the opening day parade of the month-long 29 th Panagbenga...
BAGUIO CITY – Seventeen European Union ambassadors and chargés d’affaires visited this city from Jan. 27 to 29 to boost ties and have a first-hand experience of the Summer Capital’s governance practices and green initiatives. Delegates met Mayor Benjamin Magalong and other city...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office reported a 646 percent increase in dengue cases here last year compared to 2023. Kimberly Sibayan, medical surveillance officer of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, said this city recorded 9,688 dengue cases in 2024, 8,389 more than...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office reported the second case of monkeypox or mpox here. The first mpox case here was detected on Jan. 17, a 28-year-old man who underwent isolation and recovered after a few days. The CSHO said the second laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was...
BAGUIO CITY – Some 100 indigent residents benefited from a gift-giving activity of the Filipino-Chinese community for the Spring Festival 2025 in this city on Friday, Jan. 24. BUSINESSMAN Peter Ng and Mayor Benjamin Magalong distribute gifts to 100 indigent residents in line with this year’s...