Benguet Congressman Eric Go Yap recently initiated the buying and distribution of 100 tons of cabbage and assorted vegetables for free in Metro Manila. This effort aims to help farmers recover from the economic impact of Typhoon Carina, which had disrupted the trading of high-value crops due to the closure of several major road networks …
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Metro Manila – Director BC Amparado advocates the ethical use of medicinal marijuana through the film, Gulay Lang, Manong, a full-length film in competition at the 2024 Cinemalya. Amparado hopes that the film will open the conversation to drumbeat the passage of the medical marijuana bill. “The goal is to break the stigma and misunderstanding …
The Global Youth Summit (GYS), held annually by SM Cares and Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is set to return this year in its biggest iteration yet, as it will be hosted in 17 different locations across the country including SM City Baguio on August 3, 2024, which will tackle the topic on SDG 1, No …
As a result of the intensified PNP campaign against illegal drugs, the Lumin-awa cops of the Kalinga Police Provincial Office (PPO) discover and burn a total of P4,400,000 worth of marijuana plants in Kalinga on July 28, 2024. In Tabuk City, 12,000 pieces of fully grown marijuana plants (FGMJP) worth P2,400,000 were discovered by joint …
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is urging the government to establish an Emergency Response Department (ERD) as a decisive action to bolster the nation’s resilience against the growing threat of extreme weather events due to climate change. The senator’s call comes after typhoon Carina brought incessant rains on July 24 that wreaked havoc across Luzon, causing …
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The onslaught of Typhoon Carina has left the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) with damages worth P2.4 million. In a report by BENECO Thursday afternoon, July 25, 2024, it detailed a substation recloser equipment collapsed with damaged poles and transformers were damaged. BENECO General Manager, Melchor Licoben said “BENECO has been monitoring Typhoon Carina since Sunday. …
No casualties were reported in the city after days of rain and strong wind. As the city remains under a red rainfall warning, the the City Social Welfare and Development Office with the Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) reported 39 families representing 189 individuals were affected by typhoon Carina. Top affected barangays …
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The Baguio Midland Courier (BMC) folded its last copy July 21, 2024. A sad day for community journalism. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Baguio-Benguet chapter lauds the BMC’s 77-year legacy and documentation of history in the Cordillera region which remains unparalleled. History will note that Marital Law in the 1970s failed to …
More than 84,000 fully grown marijuana plants worth P16 million were recently uprooted by the Police Regional Office – Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) during a two – day eradication operation from July 19 – 20, 2024. In Kalinga, a series of marijuana eradication operations led to the discovery of seven plantation sites in Barangay East …
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Mayor Benjamin Magalong said that sustained monitoring activities in watersheds continue to deter squatting and other illegal activities within the city’s safeguarded areas. The mayor said that based on the observations of the City Buildings and Architecture Office (CBAO) under Building Officer Arch. Johnny Degay, the surveillance measures have been effective in protecting the watersheds …
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