The House of Representatives passed on its third and final reading on Tuesday, August 13, a bill that seeks to allow the appointment of faculty members, researchers, and administrators with dual citizenship to public higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the country. House Bill 10251, authored by Baguio City congressman Mark Go, seeks to amend Republic …
Harrowing cries from grieving mothers were heard across Baguio Regional Trial Court Branch 5 where Judge Maria-Ligaya Itliong-Rivera ended the five-year long murder case of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadet 4th class Darwin Dormitorio. On August 16, 2024, the decision found Shalimar Imperial Jr. and Felix Lumbag Jr guilty beyond reasonable doubt in the case …
Leading fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. registered remarkable growth in the first half of the year, with net income surging 23.6% year-on-year to P5.3 billion and consolidated revenues growing 12.4% to P19.5 billion on the back of strong uptake of its residential broadband and sustained double-digit growth in its enterprise business. Net additional …
Chairman and Postmaster General Mike F. Planas has announced the release of ASEAN Post commemorative stamps featuring the iconic “Manila Central Post Office Building” to mark the Joint Issue of the General ASEAN Post Office 2024. The ASEAN POST stamp features the “General Post Office” building as the theme for this year 2024. Ten (10) …
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As part of their efforts to inspire the youth to become catalysts for change, SM Cares and Global Peace Foundation (GPF) recently completed the Baguio leg of the 2024 Global Youth Summit (GYS) last August 03, 2024 at SM City Baguio, one of the host cities for this year’s 17-leg event aimed at representing all …
Equal distribution of development opportunities is being advocated. Gladys Vergara, incumbent Baguio Tourism Council (BTC) chair is advocating to disperse development to the 129 barangays. “There is too much growth concentrated in the commercial sections of the city, while development in the outskirts seems slow and too laid back, moving development into the far-flung areas …
AS the city reels from an onslaught of dengue infection cases, all sectors are joining the fight to prevent the disease. The Baguio Tourism Council (BTC) chair, Gladys Vergara called on residents toto take proactive measures “We all have a role to play in reducing dengue cases, the war against dengue begins at home, and …
Baguio short film, “14 Days” by director, Nars Santos made it to the finals of the Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2024. Santos said “14 Days” selected as a finalist provides encouragement to regional independent filmmakers to continue creating short films about stories from their respective regions, which are often overlooked.” 14 DAYS is a story …
Leading Philippine fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. has become the first Filipino company to join the private sector-led ASEAN Circular Economy Business Alliance (ACEBA) that seeks to promote business action towards the adoption of circular economy strategies and practices in the southeast Asian region. Facilitated by country leads in participating members states of …
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SN Aboitiz Power’s (SNAP) scholarship program, Bridging Gaps in Higher Education through Tertiary Scholarships (BRIGHTS), recently celebrated the graduation of another batch of scholars for the academic year 2023-2024. Among the eleven (11) graduates, five (5) received Latin honors and two (2) received honorable mentions. Commencement ceremonies took place at their respective schools in SNAP’s …
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