The Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club will stage a golf for a cause on January 25 at the Baguio Country Club. Nearly a hundred players are expected to see action in the one-day Media Golf Tournament 2025 that will use the System 36 mode of play. BCBC President Thomas Picaña said the event is aimed …
Baguio’s most successful homegrown pizza chain and a specialty cafe and restaurant are coming to Camp John Hay soon, after they signed a 15-year commercial lease agreement with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), signaling strong interest and vote of confidence not only from big investors but also from small- and medium-scale enterprises. Following …
Baguio pizzeria, cafe and restaurant to open in Camp John Hay Read More »
Finally, Benguet Day will now officially be held every 23rd of November following the signing of Republic Act 12099 recently. RA 12099, signed into law December 13, 2024 recognizes November 23 of every year as a special non-working holiday in the province to be known as Benguet Day in commemoration of its foundation day. Benguet …
ComClark Network and Technology Corp. (ComClark) the parent company of leading fiber internet provider Converge ICT Solutions, has garnered recognition from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its multi-faceted digital solution that serves as the agency’s main system that accepts and processes data from the country’s more than 500,000 corporations. “We are pleased to …
ComClark receives SEC award for ease-of-doing-business digital solution Read More »
The La Trinidad Indigenous Peoples Organization (LTIPO) expressed their continued support for Hedcor’s 4.5-MW Bineng 3 Hydroelectric Power Plant during the signing of the Free and Prior Informed Consent – Memorandum of Agreement (FPIC MOA), recognizing the company’s contribution to sustainable development within their ancestral domains. Hedcor, AboitizPower’s renewable energy asset manager, has operated the …
La Trinidad IP community affirms cooperation with Hedcor Read More »
Cheaper rates mat come soon for Baguio and Benguet as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) issued the Certificate of Compliance (COC) for the mini hydro power plant of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) at Man-asok, Buguias. BENECO general manager Melchor Licoben said. “Man-asok finally being awarded its COC is a big leap in attaining BENECO’s …
Ramdam sa Baguio City ang taas-presyo ng mga bilihin sa huling bahagi ng 2024. “Pababa, pataas tsaka matumal ang benta… Dahil nga siguro sa bagyo, tignan niyo yung mga nabaha sa baba [Maynila]. Wala nang masyadong pumupuntang mga turista rito… lalo na at mataas ang presyo ng gulay” Ani Marjorie Kidlo, apat na taon nang …
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday stressed the need for a regulatory framework for nuclear energy as he pushed for a bill to establish the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilATOM). The proposed measure aims to enhance the safety, security, and peaceful utilization of nuclear energy in the country. Filed under Committee Report No. 429 …
Cayetano pushes for creation of PhilATOM to regulate safe use of nuclear energy in PH Read More »
Research by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) shows that 36 out of 54 party-list groups in the current 19th Congress have at least one nominee belonging to a political family. In next year’s elections, at least 78 out of the 156 party-list organizations certified by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) also belong to …
Political dynasties also swarm the party-list elections Read More »
Yesterday, the Baguio Human Rights Defenders Ordinance (HRDO) was approved after its third and final reading in the Baguio City Council. The ordinance is the culmination of persistent lobbying by human rights defenders and organizations. It was introduced by Baguio City Councilors Hon. Peter Fianza, Hon. Jose Molintas, Hon. Fred Bagbagen, and Hon. Arthur Allad-iw. …
