Lawmaker confident La Trinidad will become a city
REPRESENTATIVE Ronald Cosalan is hopeful La Trinidad in Benguet province will become a city.
“I am very hopeful for that,” he said, adding the municipality meets the requirements on population and income.
La Trinidad flyover approved
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson approved the Kilometer 5 flyover proposal.
Representative Ronald Cosalan said the flyover is needed to ease traffic in the area and that he has since been pushing for its construction.
Camp John Hay lessee will not move
CAMP John Hay Development Corporation (CJHDevCo) executive vice president and Chief Operating Officer Alfredo Yñiguez is crying foul over government’s lease termination with them.
Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has terminated the lease contract of CJHDevCo signed by...
BCDA severs ties with CJHDevCo
BASES Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is asking lessee Camp John Hay Development Corporation (CJHDevco) to move out now.
BCDA president Arnel Casanova, in a formal order, terminated the lease agreement with CJHDevCo Wednesday afternoon and is ordering the company and its...
Non-government org thrives in Benguet culture
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- WatWat World, an organization based in this town, is immersing in local culture.
Dean Cuanso, head of the organization, is also leading the newly organized Decat World to see and experience Cordilleran culture.
Watwat world members trekked to Mount Pulag in...
La Trinidad beefs up micro trading
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Councilor Horacio Ramos wants to strengthen micro business in the Valley.
In a resolution, Ramos said the local government of La Trinidad recognizes the importance of strengthening and integrating the micro enterprises in the informal sector into the mainstream of...
Ambassador praises Tam-awan artists
PHILIPPINE Ambassador to Singapore Minda Calaguian-Cruz championed Cordilleran artists at the opening exhibit last week at Singapore merging local artists and highland culture.
Cruz unveiled a collaborative piece made Tam-awan artists and Singaporean youth depicting the merging of...
Tam-awan artists mentor Singapore kids
YOUNG aspiring artists from Singapore and the Philippines merged ideas for an opportunity to forge new ties.
The exhibit, dubbed as “Tapestry of Lives: Our Stories of Hope,” last week saw an exhibition of art works by Singapore and the Tam-awan group of artists to work together creating a...
Group slams agency’s decision on mine firm drilling
KATRIBU national president Beverly Longid tagged the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples’ (NCIP) decision to allow a South African mining company to conduct drilling operations as a failure to champion the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The NCIP allowed the drilling by Gold Fields...
Group orders picketers to leave mine alone
THE National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) issued an order asking picketers to allow the Far Southeast Gold Resources Inc. (FSE) to peacefully drill in the Mankayan area.
NCIP regional hearing officer lawyer Brain Masweng asked deputized Engineer Allan Allatis, Community...
Fiscal starts assessing Mankayan rape case
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- A clarificatory hearing on the Mankayan rape case was held Wednesday afternoon to present evidence in a bid to file a case against lone suspect military official Danilo Lalin.
Fiscal Hazel Binay-an will hear the evidence for the rape of “Isabel,” a minor from...
Romblon artists replicate Tam-awan success
ROMBLON artists are set to emulate the success of artist haven Tam-awan Village.
Artists in the area are thinking of starting to organize their own groups in a bid to make the arts in the area more visible.
Drivers’ meth dealer busted
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) agents arrested an alleged illegal drug pusher Wednesday.
Camlon Amerol was caught in the act of selling a sachet of shabu (methamphetamine) along Kilometer 3 at Barangay Balili to an undercover agent of...
Safe veggie project launched
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Governor Nestor Fongwan is set on making Benguet vegetables reach the high end markets.
Fongwan said the launching of the Safe Vegetable production and Marketing project included packaging of highland produce to be ready for the high end markets all over the country...
Group repairs Benguet hospital
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Japanese partners of the province will again assist in repairing the Benguet General Hospital (BeGH).
Governor Nestor Fongwan said he has met with Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) representatives who have relayed repairs for the provincial hospital are...
Councilor digs deeper into BSU reservation
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Land area of the Benguet State University needs to be studied further as housing project protests have opened more issues surrounding it.
With this, committee chairman of the special committee on the BSU issue Mauricio Cating recommended “digging deeper into the...
Group slams mining, militarization
KATRIBU national president Beverly Longid is backing groups in the Cordillera calling for a halt in mining in the mountains.
Longid said: “The havoc of rape and militarization in an indigenous community” is a direct result of mining operations of multinational companies.
Group continues protests vs mining firm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Calls to close operations of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corporation (LCMC) resounded in last week’s Cordillera Day celebrations.
The Cordillera People’s Alliance together with various community organizations in Mankayan demanded for the closure of LCMC and all its...
Mayor, village chiefs to hold talks on gambling
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Mayor Greg Abalos is set to gather barangay captains from this town to talk about gambling.
The mayor said there is no letup in the drive against gambling here, but admitted there are problems in the implementation.
Lawmaker mourns soldiers’ death
IFUGAO Representative Teddy Baguilat mourned the death of soldiers and a civilian in an ambush in Tinoc town.
“Yesterday was a sad day for justice and peace in our country, I strongly condemn the treacherous and unprovoked attack by elements of the National Democratic Front-New Peoples’...
Guv opens Kabayan P1.2-M police outpost
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Governor Nestor Fongwan formally opened last week a P1.2-million police facility in Kabayan in a bid to further secure the town and beef up peace and order in the municipality.
Fongwan said Kabayan was chosen for the project because of its pull as a tourist...
Army assures benefits for slain comrades
BENEFITS of family members of the soldiers killed in an ambush by communist rebels Wednesday will be facilitated for release, a top military official said.
“We honor the heroism of the soldiers,” military spokesman Major Harold Cabunoc said.
Picket in Mankayan town continues
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Cordillera day celebrations in this mining town will be filled with protests.
The Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance (CPA) will begin marking Cordillera Day on Friday, April 27, with a protest march along Tabio barangay ending at municipal grounds for a convergence...
Kapangan celebrates Anitap Festival today
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Kapangan town will start the celebration of the 4th Anitap Festival today, April 26.
Dubbed as the Anitap Festival ed Kapangan with the theme “Cultural sensitivity towards global change,” the one-day activity will be highlighted by cultural presentations, dances...
Rebels kill 10 soldiers in Ifugao
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (2nd Update, 4:45 p.m.) -- Ten soldiers and two civilians were killed in an ambush by communist rebels in Tinoc, Ifugao province Wednesday morning. It was one of the biggest losses for the military in a single clash with members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in...
