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Seven youth teams presented their community-driven solutions during the Liwliwa Ya Sursuro (LYS) 2.0 Final Pitching and Recognition Day held on November 22 at the Baguio City Hall Multipurpose Hall. The event is part of the Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) Program, implemented by the Cordilleran Youth Center (CYC) in partnership with ICLEI Southeast Asia, …

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A delegation led by Cordillera women and representatives of communities and people’s organizations resisting large-scale mining, destructive energy projects, market privatization, and continuing human rights violations will engage national government agencies from November 25 to 26, 2025. The delegation will meet with Members of the House of Representatives, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), …

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A UNESCO Creative City is facing a creative crisis. In the midst of the 2025 Ibagiw Creative Festival, an event aimed to uplift the creative industry, the voice of artists rises in discontent over management and ethics. In a statement, the group Sulong Likha said: “We condemn the corporate-driven, tokenistic, and extractive direction that cultural …

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LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET — Congressman Eric Go Yap affirmed his commitment to the province’s development, highlighting recent legislative successes and painting an optimistic vision for its future in his message for Benguet’s founding anniversary and the Adivay Festival. Yap emphasized the day’s significance as a mark of a new beginning and a time to recommit …

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As of 2022 alone, Filipinos were eating 2.3 million metric tons more rice than the country produced—an 18 percent shortfall that has locked the Philippines into deeper dependence on imported rice despite years of government programs to boost local harvests. This widening gap is the focus of new research from Ateneo de Manila University’s John …

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A multi-sectoral group has pledged to protect the interests of the community. After a series of successful mass protests, Fr. Genesis Langbao, President of the Baguio City Ecumenical Council, assured the public that the church will continue to support the call of marginalized groups. “Assurance po sa hanay ng simbahan, we will continue to join …

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Are Baguio citizens being kept in the dark? A special session is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19, at Hill Station Baguio, for the City Council to discuss two items—the Rose Garden Market Encounter and the SM market re-development—again, behind closed doors. The session will be a continuation of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) guidelines and the …

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Cordillera students have taken to the streets in protest. In a show of force, students from Baguio and Benguet campuses united in a centralized walkout, Tuesday afternoon. Starting from Benguet State University (BSU), the march was followed by students from Saint Louis University (Bakekang Campus), UP Baguio, the University of the Cordilleras, University of Baguio, …

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Public office may soon cease to become a birthright. Baguio Representative Mauricio Domogan filed House Bill No. 6064, the “Anti-Political Dynasty Act,” seeking to end a systemic abuse of power in the country. “This bill seeks to finally give life to the constitutional prohibition by defining and regulating political dynasties, ensuring equal access to public …

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