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BAGUIO CITY September 15 – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan criticized officials of the Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor (PCUP) for their failure to consult the local government before coming out with a request to defer the demolition of the over fifty-eight illegal structures erected within the premises of the Baguio-Ifugao-Benguet-Apayao-Kalinga (BIBAK) property along Harrison Road. The local chief executive […]
Read moreTABUK CITY, Kalinga – Jolted by the information that the city has the most number of poor households in the region, officials here vowed to take on the challenge of shaking off the tag within the next three years. “I take this as a wake up call. While combating poverty has always been a part of the LGU’s endeavors, this […]
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BAGUIO CITY September 15 – Some 112 attempted suicide cases were recorded by the Psychiatry Department of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) from October last year to August this year showing an alarming increase of cases in the city. Dra. Genna Hipolito, Medical Officer V of the BGHMC Psychiatry Department, said most of those who attempted to […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY September 15 – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is embarking on a two-pronged approach to help the hundreds of thousands of drug surenderees go back to mainstream society and become responsible and productive citizens of their communities. TESDA Deputy Director-General Diosdado Padilla said regional and provincial offices of the agency have personnel who can assist […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY September 15 – The City Government and two support and volunteer groups grabbed the limelight in the regional awards of the Search for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Humanitarian Assistance popularly known as the Gawad Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan, Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan (KALASAG), an annual program of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). Andrew […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan on Wednesday affirmed giving orders to the Baguio City Police Office headed by P/Sr. Supt. George Daskeo to conduct an honest-to-goodness investigation into the spate of illegal-drug related killings outside of police operations. The mayor said the series of murders, some of which were perpetrated in broad daylight and in full view of civilians […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY September 15 – More than twelve thousand local and overseas jobs will be up for grabs during the conduct of the 107th Baguio Charter Day Jobs Fair at the Baguio Convention Center on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Jose Atanacio, Executive Assistant IV and concurrent Public Employment Services Office (PESO) Manager, said of the available jobs, 9,319 vacancies will […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY September 15 – The thrust of the new leadership of the State-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to pursue the development of the 247-hectare John Hay Special Economic Zone (JHSEZ) by renegotiating the mutually restituted 50-year development contract will be beneficial to the local government and the people of the city once realized, Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY– The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is inviting stakeholders in the Cordillera to submit project proposals that will boost the arts and culture in the region. NCCA officials together with local artists and former NCCA grantees guested in the “Kapihan sa Baguio” forum on Tuesday to urge various individuals and groups throughout the region to […]
Read moreLA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Sept. 5(PIA) — A graduate of the Benguet State University Veterinary Medicine landed in the Top 10 in the recent veterinarian licensure examination. Agustina Bilet Puclo landed number 4 with a rating of 84.34 percent to lead the 23 new veterinarians produced by the BSU. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that a total of 327 out […]
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