The City Government will unveil on May 8 the new Bayan Community Park located at Bayan Park Village in Aurora Hill. Mayor Benjamin Magalong and City Environment and Parks Management Officer Rhenan Diwas described the newly rehabilitated park as “a green space designed to promote health, recreation, and community connection.” It was a flagship project …
While participatory governance has consistently been a priority in Baguio City, citizen engagement is expected to be further strengthened through the recent enactment of an ordinance establishing the People’s Council which seeks to formalize and enhance public involvement in local governance. On March 31, 2025, the Baguio City Council approved on third and final reading …
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Baguio city officials have voiced opposition to Senate Bill No. 2647 which seeks to expand the powers of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) including the authority to sell land in economic zones such as Camp John Hay. On April 21, 2025, the Baguio city Council passed a resolution formally appealing to President Ferdinand …
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Claims of a kidnapping that alarmed parents from Sanafe, Lamut, Ifugao, were debunked during the 41st Peoples’ Cordillera Day. The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), in a report assured the safety of the 17 youth who were alleged to have been abducted, confirming that all were registered delegates of the event. On Friday, April 25, concerned …
“Ay researcher lang,” this is how most people would react to 2023 Marshall McLuhan Fellow Jodesz Gavilan when she introduces herself prior to data gathering for the stories she needs to write. “Most of the time researchers are treated as second class citizens. We have to unlearn the thought that the researcher is just an …
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The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPOST) is celebrating its month-long Corporate Anniversary with the launching of National Philatelic Exhibition 2025 (NAPEX), a 3-day activity showcasing the biggest and most exciting Philatelic (Stamps) in the country to be held at Lucky Chinatown Mall Level 1 Atrium in historic Binondo Manila. This April marks PHLPost’s thirty-three years as …
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Leading Philippine fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is leading the way in shaping the minds of tech-oriented youth as it recently concluded participation in the 11-day Google Developer Student Clubs Loyola’s Hackfest 2025 Horizon, a hackathon competition that provides a unique platform for students to apply their technical skills and develop innovative …
Close to thousand participants joined the opening cultural program of this year’s Peoples’ Cordillera Day. Peoples’ Cordillera Day, once called Macli-ing Memorial Day, was first held in 1985 to commemorate the valor of the Cordillera martyrs and the continuing Cordillera mass movement for self-determination and national democracy. Delegates from all provinces in the Cordillera region, …
In a powerful assertion of people’s politics in the north, the Koalisyong Makabayan is set to stage a historic Miting de Avance on April 26, 2025, right at the heart of the Cordillera. Bringing together a formidable slate of 11 progressive senatorial candidates and leading partylist groups, the event will unite grassroots delegations from across the Cordillera provinces and Northern Luzon in a …
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More first-generation college students passed the University of the Philippines College Admissions Test (UPCAT) this year at 13% from 6% in 2024. First generation students are the first in their families for four generations to step into college according to UP President Angelo Jimenez in a press conference held today, April 22, 2025 to announce …
