BAGUIO CITY – Fish stocking has begun at the rehabilitated Burnham Lake as part of efforts to improve not only the area but also the recreational activities it can provide to residents and visitors. The first fish stocking was conducted by fishing enthusiasts Rafael Serrano and Michael Rosero...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) here reported that an initial P3.1 million worth of assistance were given to disaster victims in the city following the devastation caused by Typhoon Maymay and the strengthened southwest monsoon that brought heavy rains the...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced the reopening of the iconic Burnham Lake during the Baguio Charter Day celebration on September 1, after more than six months of rehabilitation to beautify, maintain safety, and modernize the Summer Capital’s most popular attraction. According to...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Cordillera reported an initial P1,454,897,648 damage to roads wrought by typhoons Luis, Maymay, and the habagat. According to Engr. Patrick Cerilo, of DPWH-CAR, a total of 186 road sections were affected in the entire region, with 179...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced the declaration of a "no-build zone" at ground zero of Barangay Guisad Surong, after severe landslides buried three houses and killed 10 people at the height of the southwest monsoon in Baguio City. According to Magalong, affected residents will not...
BAGUIO CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured victims of the recent landslides here that the government will provide them with financial assistance. Gatchalian, along with Mayor Benjamin Magalong, personally visited the landslide area in...
BAGUIO CITY – The search for the 13 victims of the landslides that struck Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City, last Sunday, August 9, has ended. And the final toll was 10 dead and three survivors, according to a report by Mayor Benjamin Magalong, on August 11. According to Magalong, the heavy...
BAGUIO CITY – A dog which belongs to one of the victims of a landslide here was rescued by rescuers from the Baguio City police, bringing a small but meaningful moment of hope in the midst of the heartbreak 24 hours after the collapse occurred. The dog’s owner was reportedly among the victims...
Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Monday, Aug. 10, lauded two Baguio City police officers who helped bring a woman and her newborn son to a hospital after she gave birth at home amid the severe weather caused by the enhanced southwest...
BAGUIO CITY -- Four persons were killed in a landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong here on Sunday night. The fatalities were a 17-year-old female student, a nine-year-old male student, a nine-year-old female student, and a 56-year-old man. Three houses were buried and three were rescued...
Four persons were rescued in a landslide due to relentless heavy rainfall in a residential area in Barangay Guisad Surong, Baguio City on Sunday night, Aug. 9. The landslide happened at 7 p.m. and affected three houses, the Philippine Red Cross said. The PRC said the four...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong suspended face-to-face classes from preschool to Grade 12 here on Thursday, Aug. 6, due to tropical cyclone Maymay. To ensure the continuity of learning, schools shall implement the appropriate alternative delivery modalities and Hinay protocol in accordance...
