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Cayetano: Emergency Response Department needed amid growing extreme weather events

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is urging the government to establish an Emergency Response Department (ERD) as a decisive action to bolster the nation’s resilience against the growing threat of extreme weather events due to climate change. The senator’s call comes after typhoon Carina brought incessant rains on July 24 that wreaked havoc across Luzon, causing …

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Converge taps Ribbon to deploy cutting-edge optical networking technology

Leading fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. (PSE: CNVRG) is collaborating with Nasdaq-listed firm Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: RBBN) to pioneer in the Philippines the latter’s leading-edge Apollo optical networking system which will optimize data transmission across the internet provider’s backbone network. Converge is breaking ground on Ribbon’s 5 nanometer (nm) – …

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Carina leaves BENECO with P2.4 million damage

The onslaught of Typhoon Carina has left the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) with damages worth P2.4 million. In a report by BENECO Thursday afternoon, July 25, 2024, it detailed a substation recloser equipment collapsed with damaged poles and transformers were damaged. BENECO General Manager, Melchor Licoben said “BENECO has been monitoring Typhoon Carina since Sunday. …

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Baguio logs 39 families affected by Typhoon, no deaths

No casualties were reported in the city after days of rain and strong wind. As the city remains under a red rainfall warning, the the City Social Welfare and Development Office with the Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) reported 39 families representing 189 individuals were affected by typhoon Carina. Top affected barangays …

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LMP 2024 on the NCCA FB page

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, along with the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), PhilPop Foundation, and the provincial government of Capiz, livens up Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino (LMP) in its 10th year. Promoting listening habits with Filipino music, LMP 2024 presents a vast array of artists to highlight their music and lyrical …

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SNAP-Benguet and government agencies collaborate to support TINPO’s projects

In line with its commitment to fostering a more sustainable future especially for Indigenous communities, renewable energy provider SNAP-Benguet, along with other government agencies, supported Tinongdan Indigenous Peoples Organization (TINPO) projects to achieve its community development goals. On July 2, 2024, multiple TINPO projects funded by various organizations were inaugurated and blessed at Sito Cawayan, …

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On the closure of the Baguio Midland Courier

The Baguio Midland Courier (BMC) folded its last copy July 21, 2024. A sad day for community journalism. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Baguio-Benguet chapter lauds the BMC’s 77-year legacy and documentation of history in the Cordillera region which remains unparalleled. History will note that Marital Law in the 1970s failed to …

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SM City Baguio conducts Brigada Eskwela at Bakakeng Elementary School

In a display of community spirit and collaboration, SM City Baguio recently participated in the annual Brigada Eskwela at Bakakeng Elementary School. The event on July 19 saw enthusiastic participation from SM City Baguio employees and agencies, who eagerly rolled up their sleeves to help prepare the school. Armed with cleaning supplies and paintbrushes, the …

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Cordi cops uproot P16.9-M MJ in Benguet, Kalinga

More than 84,000 fully grown marijuana plants worth P16 million were recently uprooted by the Police Regional Office – Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) during a two – day eradication operation from July 19 – 20, 2024. In Kalinga, a series of marijuana eradication operations led to the discovery of seven plantation sites in Barangay East …

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Watershed monitoring continues to deter squatting

Mayor Benjamin Magalong said that sustained monitoring activities in watersheds continue to deter squatting and other illegal activities within the city’s safeguarded areas. The mayor said that based on the observations of the City Buildings and Architecture Office (CBAO) under Building Officer Arch. Johnny Degay, the surveillance measures have been effective in protecting the watersheds …

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