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Baguio braces for SBP-Paserelle finals

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:28 +0800

POWER house Ateneo de Manila University and La Salle Green Hills will set their feet in the Summer Capital to test the mettle of their counterparts in the SBP - Pasarelle national finals.

Golf cart at stake in The Cliffs yearend tourney

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:10 +0800

SAN FERNANDO CITY -- Six division titles will be up for grabs when the second yearend Golf Tournament kicks off on December 19 at the Club Car golf course in this sunshine city.

All systems go for NJBC area championships

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:49 +0800

THE University of Baguio Cardinals will lead eight other protagonists in the area eliminations of the National Junior Basketball Championships under the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.

Politicians scrambling for party line-ups

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:51 +0800

WITH almost three weeks for candidates to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs), many local politicians have not finalized their line-ups or have not decided which party to join yet.

Bizmen asked to study green lane experiment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:40 +0800

BAGUIO City Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. appealed to detractors Friday to let the City Government implement the planned green lane first before they react negatively.

Police identify Burnham Park killer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:14 +0800

POLICE have identified the person responsible for the brutal killing of a man at Burnham's Rose Garden last November 14.

Tarlac coed captures population quiz bee title

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:30 +0800

AFTER only five days of preparation, a fourth year student from Tarlac National High School claimed the gold at the recently concluded National Population Quiz bee.

Human resource conference scheduled

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:48 +0800

THE Civil Service Commission-Cordillera Administrative Region (CSC-CAR) issued Regional Memorandum Circular 2009-022 to announce the conduct of the ninth Regional Conference of Human Resource Manageme

More Ifugaos planting trees to protect environment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:51 +0800

LAGAWE, Ifugao -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here distributed thousands of seedlings to interested individuals for them to plant especially in landslide-prone areas in

Harrdec conducts climate change writeshop

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:38 +0800

PROPOSALS for the adaptation of mitigation measures to climate change were formulated during a writeshop conducted by the Highland Agriculture Resources Research and Development Consortium (Harrdec).

Farmers' help asked in anti-global warming moves

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:45 +0800

THE country's agriculture is one of the vulnerable sectors that can be severely affected by climate change as what was experienced during the onslaught of Typhoon Pepeng.

Giving Cordillerans reasons to smile

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:06 +0800

THEY'VE been coming to the Philippines about six or seven times already to fix deformed scars, harelip and cleft palate of patients from CAR, North Luzon and Zambales.

Bizmen question mayor's motives

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:53:16 +0800

THE pedestrianization of Session Road in Baguio City is yet to be implemented by December 1 and already the business sector is against the mayor's plan.

Gays, lesbians denounce Comelec decision

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:52:37 +0800

ADVANCES in technology do not necessarily translate to advancement of values.

Pepeng isolation highlights airport importance

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:50 +0800

THE Isolation of Baguio from the rest of Northern Luzon at the height of Typhoon Pepeng highlighted the need for an alternate form of transportation.

Ex-mayor shot dead by ex-cop

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:10 +0800

A FORMER mayor of San Quintin, Abra was shot dead allegedly by a retired officer of the police force.

16 vie for Popcom quiz honors

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:50:33 +0800

AFTER winning regional contests and reviewing for months, 16 students are going to vie for national champion title in Friday's National Population Quiz at the Baguio Convention Center.

RP enters top populated list in 2050

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:49:49 +0800

COMMISSION on Population Executive Director Tomas Osias said the country's population is expected to climb to the world's number 10 spot come 2050.

Last Japanese bone burning set

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:49:12 +0800

BONE collector Santos Bayucca is preparing for the last bone burning, following the end of funding from the Japanese Government for the project.

Party-list denounces Ifugao's military actions

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:48:29 +0800

A PARTY-LIST organization advancing the rights of indigenous peoples denounced the intensified military operations in Ifugao.

Nazarro questions project

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:47:35 +0800

LA TRINIDAD, Bengeut -- In a bid to thresh out issues on the plan to look for geothermal energy in Bokod, Benguet board members said they want to know what happened.

23 cheat death when truck falls into ravine

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:46:40 +0800

CAMP Bado Dangwa, Benguet -- Twenty-three persons, including a former provincial board member, cheated death after surviving a 10-meter plunge into a ravine in Mt. Province, Tuesday.

Blue desks to support Tesda's E2E program

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:46:04 +0800

PIDIGAN, Abra -- Director Conrad Maraan Jr.

Councilors commit Philhealth for poor

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:45:28 +0800

BONTOC, Mt.

Hingyon trains on first aid

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:44:43 +0800

HINGYON, Ifugao -- Taking into consideration the need to impart knowledge on disaster risk reduction and rescue skills, a training was conducted recently at the Hingyon gymnasium.