Employees of the Baguio Water District perform the duck-cover-hold technique during the 2nd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on Friday, June 28, 2024. The BWD participated in the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill to ensure preparations during earthquakes and disasters that may happen. Redjie Melvic Cawis Philippine Information Agency Cordillera
Now in its 30th year, Fête de la Musique 2024 returns to the Philippines on June 21, 2024, at Makati’s Greenbelt 3 Park. First launched in France in 1982, Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, has been taking tours all over the world to unite and engage communities around the universal …
Sentro Rizal, NCCA, accompanies Fête de la Musique 2024 Read More »
Leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) recently turned over a PLDT and Smart Ligtas Kit to Baguio City’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) to boost the city’s disaster response. The Baguio CDRRMO, led by Engr. Charles Bryan Carame received the Ligtas Kit–an all-in-one communications …
United Nations Assistant Secretary General, Christine Stegling, visited the Philippines from June 18 to 19, 2024 to strengthen HIV response partnerships and commitment. Stegling, who is also the Deputy Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), aimed to secure Government’s renewed commitment to expand HIV services, strengthen combination prevention …
Renewable energy providers SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet and SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Regional Development Council-Cordillera Administrative Region (RDC-CAR). This agreement is between RDC-CAR and power generation companies in the region for the implementation of projects under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Regulation No. 1-94 (ER 1-94). …
SNAP Group inks MOA with RDC-CAR for energy funded projects Read More »
In celebration of Philippine Independence Day, SM Supermalls, in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Public Employment Service Offices (PESO), present “Trabaho para sa Super Pinoy.” This continuation of nationwide job fairs, happening simultaneously throughout the month, reaffirms SM Supermalls’ commitment to empowering Filipinos with diverse career opportunities and reducing unemployment. …
One of the Sustainable Development Goals created by the United Nations is to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.” Aquaculture, the practice of farming aquatic animals and plants such as fish and seaweed, plays a critical role in achieving food security. The Philippines and the entire Indo-Pacific region are …
UP biologists set up first DNA segments to monitor seafood Read More »
More than 30 children born with clubfoot, accompanied by their parents, celebrated World Clubfoot Day at the Museo Pambata in Manila on June 8, 2024. Clubfoot is one of the most common birth defects and a main cause of physical disability globally. In the Philippines, clubfoot affects more than 2,700 children yearly. “There is one …
Seven in 10 Filipino children born with clubfoot remain untreated Read More »
Hedcor, an AboitizPower Renewable Energy Asset Manager, drives community growth in Benguet and Mt. Province through its renewable energy projects and community development programs focused on infrastructure improvements and installation of solar street lights among others. Hedcor has distributed more than P10.49M worth of community shares to Benguet and Mt. Province, generated from the 2023 …
Hedcor drives community development in the Cordilleras Read More »
Private cars and visitors with vehicles will be charged P250 or more every time they enter the central business district of Baguio City once the proposed Smart Urban Mobility Project is approved and implemented. This is part of a proposed project presented through a public consultation on Wednesday, June 5 to solicit suggestions and comments …
