Mountain Province suspends work as Covid-19 cases double
The provincial government of Mountain Province has suspended work for five days from Jan. 18 to 22 due to the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, which doubled in just a week.
Author: Liza Agoot-PNA
Cops destroy P10.74-M marijuana plants in Benguet
BAGUIO CITY – Police officers in Benguet have destroyed PHP10.74 million worth of marijuana in Bakun town.
Magalong orders to further curb Covid-19 cases
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Wednesday directed members of the city’s management committee (ManCom) to come up with more measures to further lower the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the city.
Fur rescuers join search for missing person in Ifugao
CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Over a hundred rescuers from the government and volunteers, including family and friends, are digging on tons of mud, scouring the rivers, look on anything familiar such as clothes that float at the Magat reservoir, while dogs smell the surroundings to locate the remaining missing person in Ifugao.
DA-CAR disperses 10 cattle each for Benguet, Abra
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) continues to disperse cattle for milk and meat supply in the region.
Only Mt. Province in Cordillera has yet to have power: NGCP
BAGUIO CITY – The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) reported Friday that of the six provinces and two cities in the Cordillera region, only Mountain Province has yet to be energized.
La Trinidad veggie trading post records 45 cases
Workers at the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post (LTVTP) were directed to strictly follow the safety and health protocols and wear their identification cards and uniforms when entering and staying at the facility.
DA allots P20-M fund for purchase of unsold vegetables
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has given the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC) a revolving fund of PHP20 million for the purchase of excess and/or unsold vegetables produced by the farmers which they will process into other products.
Covid-19 testing in Baguio, Benguet yields 257 cases in 4 days
The aggressive community testing here and in six Benguet towns has yielded 257 positive coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases during the four-day activity.
Bulk of tourists in Baguio comes from NCR
BAGUIO CITY – The bulk of tourists allowed to enter here from October 22 until November 3 is from the National Capital Region (NCR), the city tourism office reported on Friday.
Baguio sets cemetery visit Oct. 17-28
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is urging residents to visit their dead in public and private cemeteries from October 17 to 28 or earlier and on limited hours to avoid overcrowding.
Sagada tightens rules on entry of visitors, returning residents
The municipality of Sagada in Mountain Province further tightened security protocols on the entry of people to the town.
176 DILG-hired contact tracers to start work in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY – This city would be the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to use the services of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-hired contact tracers whose salaries would be sourced from funds provided in the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act.
Baguio online app registers 1.2K tourists
The tourism office here said a total of 1,249 prospective tourists have registered at the Baguio VISITA (visitor information and travel assistance) online portal.
6 teenage drug suspects nabbed in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY – Six teenage drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation and yielded PHP51,000 worth of shabu early Tuesday morning here.
Baguio adds 96 more Covid-19 isolation beds
BAGUIO CITY – City Health Services Office (CHSO) chief Dr. Rowena Galpo on Tuesday said 96 more isolation beds were added for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients.