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Lucban pupils go carolling

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BAGUIO. A drum and lyre group from Lucban Elementary School serenades houses and establishments along Magsaysay Ave. with Christmas carols. (Photo by Jean Nicole Cortes)

Travails of commuting

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BAGUIO. Commuters line up to ride a jeepney. The lines usually get longer during the holidays due to the influx of tourists in the Summer Capital. (Photo by Jean Nicole Cortes)

An alternate route to Baguio

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BENGUET. A tarpaulin is placed at an intersection on Asin Road to inform motorists of the newly opened Asin-Nangalisan-San Pascual Road, an alternate route to Baguio City. By using the Asin-Nangalisan-San Pascual Road, motorists would skip the heavy traffic along Marcos Highway. (Photo by Jean Nicole Cortes)

Senate panel pushes Metro Baguio development body

Lauren Alimondo / from 5 hours ago

THE Senate committee on government corporations and public enterprises is pushing for the passage of a bill that will create a development authority for Baguio City and towns of Benguet.On December 17, the committee held a public hearing tackling House Bill No. 6974 and Senate Bill which will manage, regulate ...

Tublay IPs reject hydro project

Lauren Alimondo / from 5 hours ago

CLOSE to 50 Indigenous Peoples (IP) elders passed a resolution of non-consent affirming the consensus to disallow the proposed hydroelectric power project (HEP) within the ancestral land domain of Tublay, Benguet.Following community consultations, Marcos Jose, community development officer III of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Benguet Community Service ...

Datuin blasts Flower Festival organizer

Maria Elena Catajan / from 5 hours ago

THIS early, a power struggle is raging among stakeholders of the Baguio Flower Festival.Baguio Flower Festival Executive Committee Chairman Elmer Datuin blasted organizers of the launching of the flower festival for failing to coordinate with city officials.A cordial but obviously irritated Datuin, in a speech during the flag raising ceremony ...

Officials to discuss Kennon Road closure

Jonathan Llanes / from 5 hours ago

THE closure of Kennon Road will be one of topics to be tackled in the Fourth Quarter Joint meeting of the Regional Development Council and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RDC-RPOC) meeting on December 20.Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan, who is also the RDC-RPOC chairman, said the closure of ...

NGO launches aid for underprivileged students

Lauren Alimondo / from 5 hours ago

NON-PROFIT organization Citizens’ Action for Underprivileged Students (CAUSe) is spearheading calls to support indigent youth following its launching last week.Batch 1994 alumnus of Baguio City National High School started the group which seeks to support financially challenged youth who have the potential to be great students and leaders in the ...

Parking areas for senior citizens, PWDs proposed

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THE City Council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance requiring all business establishments and offices to provide vehicular space allotment within their parking areas exclusively for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs).Authored by Councilor Edgar Avila, the proposed measure stated all establishments and offices are enjoined to provide ...

Firecrackers, pyrotechnics banned

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BAGUIO. Police Superintendent Tirso Manoli advises citizens to report vendors selling firecrackers during the holiday season revelry. Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan has issued an administrative order banning the selling of firecrackers while 24 local government units in the Cordillera passed ordinances banning the sale and use of firecrackers and ...

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