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The Department of Education (DepEd) has approved the continued implementation of the weekend access schedule for the Baguio Teachers Camp (BTC) road, extending the arrangement until March 31, 2026, subject to further assessment. In a letter dated December 10, 2025 to Mayor Benjamin Magalong, DepEd Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Atty. Fatima Lipp Panontongan confirmed …

DepEd extends Teacher’s Camp road access until March 2026 Read More »

The Cordillera State Institute of Technical Education (CSITE) Main Campus Baguio celebrated 110 TESDA scholars who completed their three-year diploma programs during the 2025 Commencement Exercises held at the CSITE Multipurpose Hall, Military Cut-Off, Baguio City, on December 12, 2025. A separate Mass Baccalaureate and Closing Ceremony on December 11 recognized 197 completers from various short-term certificate …

CSITE celebrates 368 diploma and short-term program completers Read More »

Baguio City has made major strides in its “Pansa-nopen Tayo” Circular Economy (CE) program with significant developments reported in its three waste circularity portfolios for the barangays, green education, and sustainable tourism. Mayor Benjamin Magalong thanked the EU-GEPP (European Union-Philippines Green Economy Partnership) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the all-out assistance provided …

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The City Environment and Parks Management Office (CEPMO) will be putting up a pilot demonstration facility at the City Engineering Office (CEO) compound showcasing an efficient and effective method of treating wastewater before it is released into waterways. The CEPMO said this project is being done in partnership with the Japan International Cooperating Agency (JICA) …

Pilot demonstration for treating wastewater in Baguio eyed Read More »

  Councilor Paolo Salvosa announced that today’s public consultation will be the last for the Committee on Laws. Salvosa has hosted two consultations to date, on November 7 and December 10, gathering stakeholders at the Sanggunian Session Hall at City Hall. SM Prime Holdings was also called to become resource speakers at the December 1 …

Salvosa wraps up public consultations today Read More »

More than P11 million worth of illegal drugs while seven where arrested in a weeklong operation of the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO – CAR) from December 1 to 7 as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the anti-illegal drugs campaign Throughout the week, PRO CAR carried out 15 operations, consisting of …

P11.5 – M illegal drugs, seven arrested in PRO-CAR weeklong anti-drug ops Read More »

The Department of Education–Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd-CAR) is grappling with a concerning drop in enrollment, compounded by massive resource and personnel deficits, according to the State of the Region’s Address (SORA) Despite aiming to be a “Weaver of H.O.P.E and Transformation,” the region has seen its enrollment decline consistently since the 2021-2022 school year. This …

CAR education faces critical shortfalls amid steep learner decline Read More »

Taking advantage of the worldwide shutdown of  human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study co-authored by Ateneo de Manila University – Manila Observatory and University of Arizona researchers revealed surprising insights into how the naturally-occurring components of sea salt—sodium and chloride—combine with Metro Manila air and contribute to the city’s pollution. This new …

Between Earth and Sky: Sea salt plays key role in Metro Manila air pollution Read More »

In this report, we unlock the mystery of “allocable” funds, the secret formula no one understands, and the machinations behind the supposedly non-allocable items in the national budget. The Department of Public Works and Highway builds bridges that connect people, streetlights that make roads safer, and classrooms that serve schoolchildren. In the agency’s words, it …

‘Allocables’ are the new pork and Sandro Marcos and Martin Romualdez are the pork barrel kings Read More »