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BAGUIO MANSION’S PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM NOW OPEN

The Presidential Museum at the Baguio Mansion House officially opened its doors to the public on Sunday, September 8.  First Lady Liza Marcos led the ceremonial opening with Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Deputy Speaker Duke Frasco, among the honored guests. The tourism chief expressed her gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos, […]

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RED CROSS LEADS BLOOD DRIVE FOR BAGUIO HOSPITALS

Following reports of dwindling blood supplies in Baguio City hospitals, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will send additional blood bags to the city as it calls on more members of the public to donate blood. The PRC national headquarters in Mandaluyong will initially send 20 units of blood, through the PRC Baguio Chapter, and will […]

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SENATE HOLDS CHARTER CHANGE HEARING IN BAGUIO

The Senate Subcommittee Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 (RBH No. 6) proposing amendments to economic provisions of the Constitution has brought its public hearings closer to the people, starting with what Senate President Migz Zubiri described as a very encouraging Baguio public consultations. “The Constitution is the bible of any nation. The bible of […]

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PROBE BAGUIO GASTROENTERITIS OUTBREAK – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, has appealed to the Department of Health (DOH) for urgent intervention in light of the outbreak of acute gastroenteritis cases in Baguio City. In an interview after attending the groundbreaking for a Super Health Center in Navotas City, Go emphasized the critical need […]

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BAGUIO, NUEVA ECIJA’S SAN JOSE CITY NOW ‘SISTERS’

The city governments of Baguio and San Jose, Nueva Ecija recently entered into a sisterhood agreement for the realization of creative avenues geared towards mutual growth through the sharing of executive, legislative, administrative, technological, cultural and economic developments unique to each of the local governments involved. Signing the sisterhood agreement were Mayor Benjamin Magalong representing […]

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MANDATORY FACE MASK USE BACK IN BAGUIO – MAGALONG

Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the reinstatement of the wearing of face masks in indoor settings is part of the city’s proactive stance to constantly safeguard the health of the populace.  Magalong explained that while the increase in COVID-19 cases had been gradual and in fact had even gone down recently, the city cannot take chances […]

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PANAGBENGA NOW A WORLD-CLASS FESTIVAL – DOT

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco lauded the highly-anticipated return of the Baguio City’s Panagbenga Festival. “After three years of hiatus because of the pandemic, Baguio is back, and what a beautiful return!” the tourism chief said. “The vigor with which you have developed your city as a community, uniting it to celebrate your […]

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BAGUIO CITY TO LAUNCH CLIMATE ACTION MURAL

Artists of the group Sin-Agi received assistance from personnel of the Baguio Fire Department and University of the Cordilleras police interns at the Baguio City Police Office – Station 5 in cleaning the 8 by 100 feet biking mobility Climate Action Wall along Legarda Road as the artist group readies for a February 1 opening. Sin-Agi […]

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BAGUIO BOOSTS COVID-19 VAXXING, BOOSTER JABS

Baguio City has ramped-up its vaccination drive amid a surge of infections in China triggered by a new COVID-19 sub-variant. “Baguio residents need not fear or panic on hearing about the spread through travelers of a new COVID-19 sub-variant dubbed as XBB which is causing a surge in China,” Mayor Benjamin Magalong said. According to […]

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DOT OPENS 1ST LUZON TOURIST REST AREA IN BAGUIO

The Department of Tourism (DOT) in partnership with the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Baguio City local government broke ground on the first ever Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Luzon recently. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the signing of the provisional Memorandum of Agreement (MO A) held at the Baguio Country […]