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The future of Baguio’s traffic management hangs as the crucial council deliberation for the Smart Urban Mobility Project (SUMP) has been postponed. The SUMP’s mandatory 120-day review period began on October 8, 2025, after all project documents were certified complete. It is the second high-profile Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposal under council evaluation, following the ongoing …

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Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong briefly attended the executive session which gathered government stakeholders on the SM Public Private Partnership (PPP) market redevelopment deal A councilor who declined to be identified confirmed the presence of the mayor in the closed-door session with the city council and the government led Technical Working Group at Camp John Hay …

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Unprogrammed appropriations were a magnet for corruption, a source of billions in kickbacks for legislators and other officials. The term “unprogrammed appropriations,” known as UAs, sounds innocent enough. But to politicians, public works officials and contractors, they are an opportunity for graft. UAs are standby funds sourced from new or excess government revenues and foreign …

Marcos freed up P214B in unprogrammed funds for ‘priority’ infra, graft over the public good  Read More »

Government stakeholders are set to meet today, Tuesday, November 11, to discuss the SM market redevelopment deal behind closed doors. An executive session will gather the entire City Council and the government-led Technical Working Group (TWG) at Camp John Hay to talk about points in the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) which cannot be made public under …

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The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Provincial Government of Tarlac have forged a landmark partnership to establish the Tarlac Community College in New Clark City, a move seen to boost regional development, expand access to affordable and quality education, and build a future-ready workforce in Central Luzon. BCDA President and Chief Executive …

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Advocacy group Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) commends Senator Risa Hontiveros and Akbayan Partylist Representatives Perci Cendaña, Chel Diokno, and Dadah Kiram Ismula, and Dinagat Islands Rep. Kaka Bag-ao for filing anew the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Bill in the 20th Congress. The Akbayan bill, House Bill No. 5692, was filed on October …

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A safeguard for vendor equity in products has been scrapped in the SM public market deal. A provision to secure the livelihood of vendors in the SM Public-Private Partnership (PPP) deal for the redevelopment of the Baguio City Public Market has been taken out of the final draft of the lease contract, despite assurances in …

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Baguio girl, Dawn Dela Rosa won third Place in the 2025 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for the Children’s Short Story with her piece, “Si Tala sa Mahiwagang Pila ng Jeep”, a narrative set in the heart of Baguio City. Dela Rosa described the story as an intersection of her life experiences and observations …

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A market gathering sparked hope. Market stakeholders, artists, business community representatives, residents, and advocates against the Baguio Public Market privatization and mallification gathered at the fish section Sunday, October 26, for the launch of the Ili Press zine, “Naduma Duma, Istorya Para ti Palengke,” which compiles close to 50 stories, poems, and essays of the …

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