Key findings: Transportation giant Grab offers a convenient alternative to navigating the country’s busy cities – but at a premium. Data collected by PCIJ showed that rides of the GrabCar service always included surge fees, the additional cost computed by an algorithm to get more cars on the road. However, the data also suggested that …
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – The Kalinga provincial board is seeking the support of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the bill to establish a Cordillera autonomous region. Through a resolution adopted on July 2, 2024, the provincial legislative body stated that the passage of the Cordillera Autonomy Bill is vital to address the unique needs and …
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Consumers will enjoy a lower rate of power this month. The reduction is due to the prompt payment discount the electric cooperative will enjoy for paying its bill to its power supplier, Limay Power Incorporated (LPI), ahead of the due date. For the July billing cycle, member consumer owners (MCOs) who will consume 100 kilowatt …
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The Baguio City Council has recently expanded the benefits for senior citizens in the city by exempting them from the Number Coding Scheme. The ordinance exempting senior citizens from the Number Coding Scheme was approved on the third and final reading by the Baguio City Council on July 8, 2024. It has been transmitted to …
Hospitals and treatment centers of the Department of Health (DOH) in the Ilocos region conducted a week-long infection prevention and control (IPC) activity from July 8-12, 2024 in various areas as part of the celebration of the “Infection Prevention Control Week which highlights the importance of preventing the spread of diseases. Among the participants were …
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A construction worker was arrested in Baguio City in a sting operation for possession of illegal drugs worth P34,000 on July 13. The suspected street level pusher, identified as a 35 – year – old male construction worker, a resident of Barangay Sto. Rosario, Baguio City will now be facing charges for Violation of RA …
With Benguet hospitals receiving more funding compared to other Cordillera provinces including Baguio City, Congressman Eric Go Yap vowed to look for bigger allocation for government and even private health care facilities in the province. Based on the recent consultative meeting on the implementation of Malasakit and Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients …
Three individuals listed as Top Most Wanted Persons (TMWPs) were arrested in the provinces of Apayao and Ifugao on July 9 while P47,600 worth of illegal drugs were confiscated with the pusher nabbed by police in Kalinga. A 39-year-old male identified as the No. 2 TMWP at the Regional Level of CAR was arrested in …
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) reaffirms its commitment to the advancement of Philippine arts and culture with the announcement of the Competitive Grants Program 2025 amounting to ₱133 million. Deadline for submissions is on August 31, 2024. Section 12.a.4 of Republic Act 7356 [NCCA Charter] authorizes the Commission to give grants …
A better life for vendors is being sought. In a proposed ordinance which passed first reading during the July 8, 2024 legislative meeting, Councilor Leandro Yangot has sought to provide protection of vendor livelihood as well as the registration and regulation of street vending and market spaces. Yangot said “A balance between the law and …
