DepEd-CAR welcomes more than 200k learners
2,030 more classrooms needed BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Education in the Cordillera Administrative Region welcomed more than 200,000 learners in public schools across the region during the ...
City encourages residents to seek mental health support
June 10, 2026 — The city government under Mayor Benjamin Magalong continues to strengthen its mental health initiatives in the Summer Capital and is encouraging residents to seek professional support ...
Philhealth exec reiterates removal of 45-day limit on confinement
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has made significant updates to its hospitalization benefits, including the removal of the previous 45-day limit on confinement, ensuring better ...
DepEd-Tabuk City eyes construction of more classrooms
TABUK CITY, Kalinga (PIA) — The Department of Education Schools Division of Tabuk City (DepEd-Tabuk City) is expecting the construction of 48 classrooms in ten schools in the city this ...
SNAP highlights watershed and environmental conservation in observance of World Environment Day
In celebration of World Environment Day, SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP) reaffirms its commitment to environmental stewardship through watershed management, reforestation, forest protection, and community-based conservation programs. Through strategic partnerships ...
What educators are doing at a Lagawe brigada
LAGAWE, IFUGAO- The road to promoting the educational, economic, social and cultural development of Barangay Boliwong in Lagawe town is already being paved by the teachers of Boliwong Elementary School ...
Participation of all needed to rid of dengue: DOH
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) said on Tuesday that fighting dengue requires collective effort among residents, as cleaning means everybody doing it ...
GMRC, child protection programs vital in preventing bullying among learners
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The implementation of Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) as a subject, along with child protection programs, is crucial in preventing and addressing bullying. Department of ...
Philippine Society of Sleep Medicine launches ‘Project Himbing’ in Cordillera
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The Philippine Society of Sleep Medicine (PSSM) stepped up its campaign on critical role of sleep to the overall health and well-being with the launching of ...
City mulls establishment of own dialysis clinic
June 11, 2026 - The city government is eyeing the establishment of the first city-owned and operated hemodialysis clinic in a bid to address the growing demand for such service ...
EcoWaste Coalition Flags Lead Exposure Risks in Some Back-to-School Supplies
7 June 2026, Quezon City. Hazardous chemicals like lead, which harm developing brains, must not be used in children’s products, including backpacks and other school supplies. The toxics watchdog group ...
Benguet town boosts waste management drive to prevent future problems
BAGUIO CITY – The municipality of Sablan in Benguet province started ramping up its waste management program to avoid future problems. “Habang dumadami ang tao, dumadami din ang basura kaya ...
Decreased dengue cases not a reason to be complacent — Health office
June 11, 2026 - Despite a significant decline in dengue cases this year, the City Health Services Office (CHSO) is urging residents not to let their guard down and to ...
Police Corner from PROCAR PIO
Echoes of Balagsik: How Two Policewomen Saved a Pregnant Mother The morning of June 6, 2026, began like any other Saturday in Baguio City. Abanao Square hummed with its usual ...
City’s sewerage treatment plant urgently needs upscaling
Strained beyond capacity The delay in pursuing a long-term solution to the outdated sewerage treatment plant (STP) and critically overwhelmed sewer network has heightened risks of water pollution, foul odors, ...
El Niño to emerge in June, intensify into ‘strong’ to ‘very strong’ condition by year-end — PAGASA
Engineer Larry Esperanza, Senior Weather Specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Baguio Observatory, presented the latest climate outlook and updated monitoring data during the DANUM ...
City seeks funding to continue Luna terraces housing project
June 1, 2026 – The city government is actively seeking funding to complete the Luna Terraces Housing Project, a major housing initiative located in Irisan barangay aimed at addressing the ...
11.65-km FMR with bridge to improve market access for Tinoc farmers
The 11.65-km Improvement of Gumhang-Binablayan-Wangwang Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) with Bridge in Tinoc, Ifugao is set to begin following the approval to award the contract under the Department of Agriculture – ...
PSA-CAR reports gains in child survival, gaps in full immunization
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — Improvements in child survival indicators in the region have been noted, although gaps in full immunization coverage remain, based on the 2025 National Demographic and Health ...
SSS begins early June rollout of 2026 pension hike, citing need for early relief for pensioners
QUEZON CITY, June 2, 2026 – The Social Security System (SSS) today begins the early rollout of the second tranche of the Pension Reform Program (PRP) to 4.1 million pensioners, ...
