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Baguio completes 1st vaccine jab for health workers

Jonathan Llanes / from April 13, 2021

BAGUIO City recently completed the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine among its heath workers.Dr. Rowena Galpo, City Health Services Office (CHSO) chief, said although Baguio finished the vaccination for health workers, inoculation for senior citizens (A2) will be put on hold while waiting for other vaccines.“As of now, we have ...

Drug trafficker nabbed after jumping into Kalinga river

Jonathan Llanes / from April 13, 2021

A DRUG trafficker was arrested after trying to escape from operatives of the Regional Intelligence Division (RID) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Tabuk City, Kalinga by jumping into the Chico river.“Escape gone wrong,” said Kalinga Provincial Police Office (KPPO) Director Police Colonel Davy Limmong after Ruben Appag, ...

Increasing Covid cases attributed to breach in health protocols

Jonathan Llanes / from April 06, 2021

BREACH in health protocol and increased mobility of the community are among the primary reasons why the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) continue to increase the number of coronavirus infection, with the highest recorded on April 3.Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, Department of Health (DOH)-CAR assistant regional director and spokesperson, said that based ...

House committee approves BGHMC bed expansion to 1,500

/ from April 05, 2021

IN ORDER to admit more patients amid current Covid-19 protocols, the House of Representatives Committee on Health approved recently a bill that seeks to increase the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center's (BGHMC) bed capacity from 800 to 1,500 beds.Baguio City Representative Mark Go authored House Bill 8782, which seeks ...

Cordillera still under GCQ; Baguio re-imposes liquor ban

Jonathan Llanes / from April 05, 2021

BAGUIO City and the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) until the end of April contrary to unverified reports the region will be reverted back to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In Executive Order (EO) 47, series of 2021, released by Baguio ...

Online cockfighting bettors arrested

Jonathan Llanes / from April 05, 2021

TWENTY-ONE individuals were arrested by operatives of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group - Cordillera Administrative Region (CIDG-CAR) following the implementation of a search warrant for violation of Presidential Decree 1602 (Prescribing Stiffer Penalties on Illegal Gambling) on March 29 in Kayang, Baguio ...

Baguio tightens entry of tourists from high-risk areas

Jonathan Llanes / from March 26, 2021

BAGUIO City has tightened entry protocols, particularly the return of the testing requirement and the ban on visitors from the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces or the NCR Plus bubble until April 4.Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the local government unit's measure is a move to prevent increase in ...

More demolition of illegal structures at Busol

/ from March 26, 2021

BAGUIO City Mayor Benjamin Magalong vowed on March 24 to pursue the demolition of illegal structures at the Busol watershed to preserve the pinestand, which is the biggest source of potable water and one of the few remaining forest reserves in the city."To finally put an end to this decades-long ...

Covid-19 cases remains manageable

Jonathan Llanes / from March 26, 2021

THE Department of Health (DOH)-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) assured that Covid-19 cases in region remains manageable despite the recent surge.Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, assistant regional director and spokesperson of DOH-CAR, said the number of confirmed new cases, particularly in the region, is at ...

Baguio cops brace for tourist influx

Jonathan Llanes / from March 19, 2021

WITH the anticipated increase in the number of tourists this coming Holy Week, the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) assured its readiness in maintaining peace and order, security and the implementation of health protocols to combat Covid-19.Colonel Rae Allen Co, BCPO city director, said in a media briefing that although ...

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