Continuing the tradition of bold storytelling, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival sets sail once more from October 3 to 12, propelled by the unwavering strength of the Filipino spirit amidst change and turbulent times. Embracing the theme “Cinemalaya 21: Layag sa Alon, Hangin, at Unos,” the pioneering independent film festival returns with 10 full-length …
The first-ever fossil skull of a Stegodon—an extinct relative of modern elephants—in the Philippines was discovered by a local in Solana, Cagayan (northern Luzon) and described by paleontologists from the UP Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) and the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. Meyrick U. Tablizo and Dr. Allan Gil S. Fernando of …
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Saltan Dam and Tabuk hydro projects have been shelved. As the Cordillera Peoples Alliance–Kalinga (CPA–Kalinga) filed a petition at the NCIP Regional Office, September 15, demanding the immediate cancellation of the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) applications for DPJ Engineers’ Upper Tabuk Hydropower Project (UTHP) and JBD Water Power Inc.’s (JWPI) Saltan Dams, Regional …
Saltan dams FPIC terminated, UTHP up for termination Read More »
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP)–Cordillera raises the alarm as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) faces Congress today for its budget deliberations, warning that State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the region are among the biggest victims of massive budget cuts for 2026. According to the proposed National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2026, 6 out of 7 Cordillera SUCs will receive cuts in one or more budget classifications, with three ranking among the top ten nationwide for the …
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Senator Francis Pangilinan vowed to hold smugglers and profiteers fully accountable while warned that the continuous failure to uphold the anti-agricultural smuggling law undermines food security and emboldens criminal networks to profit at the expense of the nation. Pangilinan, who chairs the Committee on Agriculture and has championed food security for decades, lamented the similarities …
Twenty – six social media personalities were arrested in an entrapment operation in Mankayan, Benguet on August 30 of conducting a raffle draw in violation of the PD 1602 or Illegal gambling and RA 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The 26 individuals, most of them from the Cordillera with two coming from …
Members of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) convened Wednesday, August 13, 2025 for the midyear assessment and planning. Several programs, projects and activities being spearheaded were presented and assessed as to implementation and budgetary requirements from the City Social Welfare and Development Office, the City Health Services Office, the Department of Education Schools Division …
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An online payment system for traffic violations in Baguio City was launched August 14, 2025 to lessen the number of physical queuing at the One-Stop-Shop and other payment centers of the city government. The system developed by the Management Information Technology Division under the City Mayor’s Office is accessible via https://bcap.baguio.gov.ph/ with payments linked with GCash – …
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The City Planning, Development and Sustainability Office (CPDSO) under Ar. Donna Rillera Tabangin joined the 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, August 11–13, 2025 at the Hotel InterContinental/KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized by ERIA, CityNet and other partners. The event brought together experts and innovators to examine how Digital Twin technology can help Association …
BAGUIO CITY – The University of the Philippines campus in Baguio (UPB) and Burnham-Legarda barangay contributed 186.2 kilograms of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) as collected last August 14 by personnel of the Wastewater and Hazardous Waste Management Division – City Environment and Parks Management Office (WHWMD – CEPMO). With the collection led by …
