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BONG GO BACKS MOUNTAIN PROVINCE INFRA PROJECTS

Senator Bong Go emphasized the critical need for enhanced infrastructure and services across the country, highlighting his support for multiple initiatives in the Mountain Province. This includes Go’s efforts as vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance for funding the initial three phases of a project to upgrade roads, pathways, and drainage systems within […]

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SAGADA TOURISM INDUSTRY SLOWLY PICKING UP — DULA

The local government unit of Sagada in the Mountain Province has expressed confidence that its tourism industry will flourish anew. Mayor Felicito Dula, on the sidelines of the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration, said every weekend for about four weeks, tourist arrivals are on the rise. “We have recorded a total of 39,866 tourists who arrived […]

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SADAGA RELAXES ENTRY RULES FOR TOURISTS

The municipal government of Sagada in Mountain Province continues to get rid of rules that make visits to the town difficult and expensive for tourists. “We are amending and trying to regulate (the) rates of accommodation packages, including tour guide rates and ratios, so that they become less expensive and a burden even to ordinary […]

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Government

DPWH BUILDS 6 FOOTBRIDGES IN MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

The mountainous community of Barangay Betwagan in the Municipality of Sadangan, Mountain Province is now better connected by six footbridges built and improved by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, based on reports from Mountain Province 1st District Engineer Januario Grande, said that the project included construction and rehabilitation […]

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Politics Travel & Tours

RENOVATED MOUNT DATA HOTEL REOPENS TO TOURISTS

Officials of Bauko, Mountain Province have expressed confidence that the re-opening of the Mount Data Hotel will further boost the tourism industry of this town and province amid the global pandemic. “I am a believer in the contribution of tourism to the economy and with Mt. Data Hotel operating, it will boost Bauko, Mt. Province tourism, […]