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Groups push for passage of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Bill

In a convergence of legislators, government line agencies and groups led by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc. (PLCPD) the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) bill is being pushed in a bid to make registration of birth, death, and marriage more accessible. House Deputy Majority Leader and Tingog Party-List Rep. …

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Ilocos LGUs get anti dengue supplies

Local government units in Ilocos region recently received anti-dengue supplies including misting machines, backpack sprayers and insecticides and olyset nets worth more than P31 million to complement vector control measures in the communities to prevent outbreak. The Department of Health – Ilocos region thru regional director Paula Paz Sydiongco led the turn-over ceremony held in …

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Yap urges correction of cultural misinformation on Benguet

Benguet Representative Eric Go Yap urged for immediate correction that bulols are not part of Benguet culture and that Aetas do not call Itogon their ancestral home. In a recent vlog by news personality Karen Davila interviewed entrepreneur Glenda dela Cruz while touring the latter’s property located in Itogon, Benguet. Davila said the bulols are …

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Beneco rates down this July due to lower gen cost

Consumers will enjoy a lower rate of power this month. The reduction is due to the prompt payment discount the electric cooperative will enjoy for paying its bill to its power supplier, Limay Power Incorporated (LPI), ahead of the due date. For the July billing cycle, member consumer owners (MCOs) who will consume 100 kilowatt …

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Baguio exempts seniors from number coding

The Baguio City Council has recently expanded the benefits for senior citizens in the city by exempting them from the Number Coding Scheme. The ordinance exempting senior citizens from the Number Coding Scheme was approved on the third and final reading by the Baguio City Council on July 8, 2024. It has been transmitted to …

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DOH hospitals promote infection prevention and control activities in Ilocos Region

Hospitals and treatment centers of the Department of Health (DOH) in the Ilocos region conducted a week-long infection prevention and control (IPC) activity from July 8-12, 2024 in various areas as part of the celebration of the “Infection Prevention Control Week which highlights the importance of preventing the spread of diseases. Among the participants were …

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Yap seeks bigger funding for Benguet hospitals

With Benguet hospitals receiving more funding compared to other Cordillera provinces including Baguio City, Congressman Eric Go Yap vowed to look for bigger allocation for government and even private health care facilities in the province. Based on the recent consultative meeting on the implementation of Malasakit and Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients …

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Vendor protection sought in Baguio

A better life for vendors is being sought. In a proposed ordinance which passed first reading during the July 8, 2024 legislative meeting, Councilor Leandro Yangot has sought to provide protection of vendor livelihood as well as the registration and regulation of street vending and market spaces. Yangot said “A balance between the law and …

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French, Americans top foreign arrivals in 2023

While road network and connectivity remains a problem, foreign tourists continue to flock the region with French nationals frequenting the Cordillera according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). The DOT in the region reported 4,968 French visited the region in 2023 followed by Americans with 4,238 while 1,971 tourist from Israel came to the region …

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Apayao named as UNESCO Biosphere reserve

Aggressive efforts to protect and conserve the lush forests of Apayao got a major boost with the inscription of the province as a Biosphere Reserve of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the fourth area in the Philippines to be inscribed as such. The announcement was made during the 36th session of …

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