BAGUIO CITY -- Four barangays here have remained drug-affected even as seven others improved their status from drug-affected to drug-cleared. Edwin Changropen of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said during the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) meeting that Bakakeng Central, Irisan, Loakan...
Escape to the tranquility and elegance of this quaint Swiss-inspired oasis just four hours north of the metro. Rising on the idyllic side of Baguio City, where the air is fresh, cool, and crisp, is an exquisite vertical village that lets future residents gloriously bask in Cordillera’s green...
BAGUIO CITY – Seventy-one Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) have completed their rehabilitation and wellness under the Katatagan, Kalusugan, at Damayan ng Komunidad (KKDK) program of the Baguio City Jail-Male Dorm this year. Seventeen of the 43 completers of the Bureau of Jail Management and...
NATIVE dancers perform at the launching of the Panagbenga Festival 2023 in Baguio City on Monday, Dec. 12. (Rizaldy Comanda) BAGUIO CITY – With the theme "A Renaissance of Wonder and Beauty," the city government on Monday, Dec. 12, officially launched the highly anticipated and popular Baguio...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – With the influx of tourists this Christmas, Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, director of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera, has ordered the deployment of more policemen to manage traffic in the region, particularly in Baguio City. BAZAR (FB) Bazar told provincial police...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has started to roll out the execution of the first-ever Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Luzon. In partnership with the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Baguio City local government, the DOT led the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Dec. 5....
BAGUIO CITY -- Tourists are expected to flock here again for the famous Panagbenga or Baguio Flower Festival which will be held on February next year. The city government and the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation, Inc. (BFFFI) will formally launch the activities lined up for the crowd-drawing event...
BAGUIO CITY – An estimated 1.2 million tourists or 150,000 monthly have visited this city from March to the present, the City Tourism Office said. CHRISTMAS display at the Baguio Botanical Garden. (Baguio City PIO FB) The CTO said the number of tourists is reaching pre-pandemic levels and...
BAGUIO CITY – After the successful opening of the “Christmas Around the World” holiday attraction of the Baguio Botanical Garden here, spectacular night activities are expected to bring in more locals and visitors in other venues, including Session Road, different areas of Burnham Park, and...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) organized an educational tour where 373 youth leaders from all over the country visited young cadets at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Fort del Pilar, Baguio City. Photo by Philippine Military Academy The four-day tour which ended Sunday, Nov. 27,...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office (CHSO) reported a dramatic increase in Covid-19 positivity rate despite the city’s being at a low risk (level 1) status. City health officer Dr. Rowena Galpo reported that the city’s Covid-19 positivity rate leapfrogged from 18.57 to 26.24 percent...
BAGUIO CITY – A 50-year-old online seller was arrested and yielded suspected shabu valued at P32,000 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Middle Quirino Hill here on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Police identified the suspect as Ferlinda Malamanig Fernandez of Barangay Aurora Hill, this city. Recovered from...
