Carnival operators adhere to city requirements
THE carnival operators promised Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan to offer wholesome family entertainment during the Panagbenga Festival.
Susan Trinidad of Blue Screen Entertainment assured Domogan that only circus performances and fun rides will be offered for the festival revelers.
Cleansing ritual effective in treating trauma stress
FOR A country often visited by disasters, many victims of natural and man-made disasters often become afflicted with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Dr. Beatrice Inumpa of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center Department of Psychiatry said disaster survivors may have a...
SM consultation set
COUNCILORS agreed Monday to use their regular session on February 27 as a public consultation for residents to give their views on the proposed SM mall’s expansion and for the mall management to explain its redevelopment plans.
To be invited next week are Cordillera Ecological Center...
Agriculture department distributes P25M in farm machines
AROUND P25-million worth of farm machineries, equipment and post-harvest facilities have been distributed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) last month.
DA OIC-regional executive director Marilyn Sta. Catalina said the inputs they have been giving is in response to project proposals...
No SM protest during Panagbenga parade
PANAGBENGA festival organizers warned Grand Street Dancing parade participants to coordinate and follow rules set by the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFFI) to ensure peaceful celebrations this year.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan, Panagbenga Festival overall chairman, said the BFFFI...
Terms set for carnival operation
THE Baguio City Government warned operators of a carnival at Melvin Jones football grounds to comply with conditions set by the local government before starting with their operations.
Carnival operators Susan Trinidad and Macky Magpili started installing their rides at the football...
Agri office grants P36M for rice terraces restoration
THE Agriculture department is taking the lead role in restoring the Batad rice terraces badly hit by Typhoon Pedring last year.
SM defends Aquino over tax fraud
RETAIL giant SM defended President Benigno Aquino III amid allegations of tax fraud by a revenue informer for the sale of a 3.4-hectare property at Luneta Hill, claiming it was fully paid as early as 1997.
This means President Aquino only exercised a ministerial function in the...
City fire chief denies ‘favoritism’
THE Baguio City’s fire chief recently denied allegations of several fire extinguisher dealers accusing him of irregularities in licensing.
Baguio Fire Marshall Richard Villanueva said his agency’s main focus is to promote fire safety, which is why they are imposing fire extinguisher...
City moves to rebid Asin hydro facility
THE City Government will move for the rebidding of the Asin mini-hydropower plants after the special bids and awards committee declared a bidding failure on the city property.
Without a copy of the report from the special bids and awards committee, Mayor Mauricio Domogan said the planned...
Environment office orders cutting of more trees in park
PEST-infected pine trees in the Botanical Garden in Baguio City were recently ordered to be cut by the City Environment and Parks Management Office (Cepmo).
Cepmo head Cordelia Lacsamana said they already obtained tree cutting permit for 17 pine trees located at the Botanical Garden,...
Council approves city environment office’s budget
CITY Environment and Parks Management Office (Cepmo) head Cordelia Lacsamana could now finally heave a sigh of relief after the City Council approved her department budget Monday.
Lacsamana said although Cepmo has the biggest allocation for 2012, this has been significantly reduced from...
Mayor backs environment group vs tree earth-balling
KEY members of the Save 182 Movement recently visited Mayor Mauricio Domogan to express their opposition to a giant mall chain’s expansion that would cause the earth-balling of 182 pine and alnus trees.
Domogan told petitioners led by Cordillera Ecological Center Director Michael...
Mayor challenges villages to clean up
TO AVOID being tagged as the dirtiest village, Mayor Mauricio Domogan challenged barangays to join the city’s crusade to solve the garbage problem.
The mayor claimed barangays play an important role in the success for the Cleanest and Greenest Barangay contest this year.
Firm stops tree cutting
ENVIRONMENT officials and the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) have stepped-up their efforts to prevent the cutting of 1,033 pine trees inside Camp John Hay.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje, in a memorandum dated January 27, ordered...
More improvements for Burnham set
EFFORTS to develop and rehabilitate Baguio’s premiere park are nearing completion.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan said the newly rehabilitated Burnham Park’s Rose Garden is due for inauguration on February 25 with Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez as guest of honor.
Aquino tagged in Baguio lot sale
BAGUIO CITY -- A tax informer has implicated President Benigno Aquino III in the alleged sale of a government lot in Baguio City to a giant mall developer.
In a letter to House Minority Floor Leader Danilo Suarez, the president of the Philippine Association of Revenue Informers Danilo...
Mayor: No trash transfer in Irisan dump
THE City Government will conduct garbage transfer and sorting activities in various material recovery facilities in Baguio City to comply with the Supreme Court (SC)’s order.
The SC released a cease and desist order from any garbage-related activities at the Irisan dumpsite.
Irisan rehab slows down
THE 10-year rehabilitation program of the decommissioned Irisan dumpsite suffered a slowdown after the National Government failed to give the needed budget for the project.
This was observed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-MGB)...
City answers Writ attacks
THE City Government of Baguio has finally replied to the Writ of Kalikasan petition filed at the Supreme Court by several residents of Tuba, Benguet.
The reply was prepared by the City Legal Office with City Legal Officer Melchor Carlos Rabanes leading the three-man team that drafted the...
Councilors okay Panagbenga allocation
COUNCILORS approved Monday the P4-million City Government subsidy for the Panagbenga Festival.
This after City Administrator Carlos Canilao was grilled by local legislators over the alleged realignment of sports development and disaster management funds to the Panagbenga Festival budget...
Policeman shoots waiter
A POLICE officer ended up in jail for shooting a waiter at a bread shop along Bokawkan Road Saturday evening.
Police Inspector Gerome Gonzadan, 32, a resident of Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet, allegedly shot Bander Faisal Davoc, 30, around 6:20 p.m. Saturday.
Tabuk hailed as National Rice Achiever
THE Tabuk City Government recently won as National Agri-Pinoy Rice Achiever, entitling them to a P1-million cash award and P20,000 each for 14 of its agricultural extension workers.
The Cordillera’s rice granary was hailed one of the top 46 outstanding municipalities while its 14...
Lawmaker opposes pine tree cutting in Baguio
IFUGAO Representative Teodoro Baguilat Jr. joined groups opposing the planned cutting and earth-balling of pines trees along the Luneta Hill in Baguio City to give way to the SM Baguio mall expansion.
Baguilat, chair of the House of Representatives national cultural communities committee...
Bamboo urban gardens for Baguio sought
IMAGINE the cool breeze of this mountain resort city blowing through bamboo wedges, with the sticks hitting each other.
The melodious tone of the bamboo swaying with the cool mountain breeze like natural chimes will instantly lull you to sleep or better yet transport you to a Zen-like...
