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EDITORIAL: A day in the life of a fact-checker
LIKE everyone, they wake up whether they like it or not. Maybe in their dreams, everyone tells the truth so there is no problem. But everyone knows what happened in Pleasantville which should be the case. When a fact-finder wakes up, they need to know [...]
FACT CHECK
FACT CHECK: Baste Duterte petitioned to shut down UP #FactsFirstPH
Claim: Baste Duterte petitioned to shut down UP Rating: FALSE The Facts: A viral Facebook post allegedly from Sebastian "Baste" Zimmerman Duterte, the youngest son of retiring president Rodrigo Duterte, was asking for help in creating a petition to shut down the University of the [...]
LIFESTYLE
Santo Nino exhibit at the Barcelona Philippine Consulate
By: Consul General Maria Theresa SM. Lazaro SINCE I am not really an expert on the history of the Sto. Nino, I can only mention what I know from what I have read. The image of Sto. Nino must have originated in Spain in [...]
FACT CHECK
FACT CHECK: Baste Duterte petitioned to shut down UP #FactsFirstPH
Claim: Baste Duterte petitioned to shut down UP Rating: FALSE The Facts: A viral Facebook post allegedly from Sebastian "Baste" Zimmerman Duterte, the youngest son of retiring president Rodrigo Duterte, was asking for help in creating a petition to shut down the University of the [...]
LIFESTYLE
Santo Nino exhibit at the Barcelona Philippine Consulate
By: Consul General Maria Theresa SM. Lazaro SINCE I am not really an expert on the history of the Sto. Nino, I can only mention what I know from what I have read. The image of Sto. Nino must have originated in Spain in [...]
SPORTS
National track meet to be held in Baguio by year-end
THE Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is aiming to hold a national open in Baguio at the end of the year. This is part of the local athletes' preparations for the 2022 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Philip Juico, (PATAFA) president, said [...]
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OTHER NEWS
Minimum wage hike for Cordillerans sought
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has filed a petition before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) seeking an increase in the minimum wage of workers in the Cordillera Administrative Region [...]
DA provides aid for 6,000 farmers, fishers in Benguet
SOME 6,000 members of the agricultural sector in Benguet are now eligible to receive aid from the share of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in the excess and unallotted rice tariffication fund from the national [...]
TIEZA Burnham rehabilitation, city sewerage project stalled by lack of funding
THE Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) revealed that its big-ticket projects in Baguio City remain stalled indefinitely due to a lack of funding. TIEZA chief operating officer Mark Lapid said that the projects [...]
Council asks for stopper on city property valuation hike
THE Baguio City Council has asked Mayor Benjamin Magalong to suspend the increase of real property fair market value in the city, citing a potential spike in property taxes. “It is untimely considering the financial [...]
City breaks ground on P30m athlete quarters in Athletic Bowl
BAGUIO Mayor Benjamin Magalong and city officials broke ground on the construction of the athlete’s quarters at the Baguio Athletic Bowl this week. City Buildings and Architecture (CBAO) Architect Cliff Ham said that the project [...]
Baguio, Benguet incumbents keep seats
THE three top spots of the Baguio local government have been kept by the incumbents as the May 9 election concluded this week. Incumbent Baguio Congressman Mark Go retained the representative seat with 99,372 votes. [...]
Three years for waste to energy facility to rise
BAGUIO Mayor Benjamin Magalong said on Wednesday that the planned waste-to-energy project in Sablan is still proceeding but will take at least three years to accomplish. “The waste-to-energy will take years to build it up. [...]
BSU opens new campus in Kabayan
THE Benguet State University (BSU) has soft-launched its new Kabayan campus in Kamora National High School (KNHS) in Gusaran, Kabayan. The BSU Kabayan Campus will be housed temporarily in two buildings of the Kamora campus [...]
Benguet veg traders support push to empower DA against smugglers
MEMBERS of the League of Associations at the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Areas (LALTVTA) are supporting a suggestion to give the Department of Agriculture (DA) expanded powers explicitly to tackle agricultural smuggling. The suggestion comes [...]
BENECO enacts small hike in power rates as transmission costs rise
THE Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) has raised the price of power for its member-consumer-owners (MCOs) this month in light of increases in transmission and systems loss charges. The current power rate for April is P9.5114 [...]
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OTHER NEWS
Minimum wage hike for Cordillerans sought
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has filed a petition before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) seeking an increase in the minimum wage of workers in the Cordillera Administrative Region [...]
DA provides aid for 6,000 farmers, fishers in Benguet
SOME 6,000 members of the agricultural sector in Benguet are now eligible to receive aid from the share of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in the excess and unallotted rice tariffication fund from the national [...]
TIEZA Burnham rehabilitation, city sewerage project stalled by lack of funding
THE Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) revealed that its big-ticket projects in Baguio City remain stalled indefinitely due to a lack of funding. TIEZA chief operating officer Mark Lapid said that the projects [...]
Council asks for stopper on city property valuation hike
THE Baguio City Council has asked Mayor Benjamin Magalong to suspend the increase of real property fair market value in the city, citing a potential spike in property taxes. “It is untimely considering the financial [...]
City breaks ground on P30m athlete quarters in Athletic Bowl
BAGUIO Mayor Benjamin Magalong and city officials broke ground on the construction of the athlete’s quarters at the Baguio Athletic Bowl this week. City Buildings and Architecture (CBAO) Architect Cliff Ham said that the project [...]
Baguio, Benguet incumbents keep seats
THE three top spots of the Baguio local government have been kept by the incumbents as the May 9 election concluded this week. Incumbent Baguio Congressman Mark Go retained the representative seat with 99,372 votes. [...]
Three years for waste to energy facility to rise
BAGUIO Mayor Benjamin Magalong said on Wednesday that the planned waste-to-energy project in Sablan is still proceeding but will take at least three years to accomplish. “The waste-to-energy will take years to build it up. [...]
BSU opens new campus in Kabayan
THE Benguet State University (BSU) has soft-launched its new Kabayan campus in Kamora National High School (KNHS) in Gusaran, Kabayan. The BSU Kabayan Campus will be housed temporarily in two buildings of the Kamora campus [...]
Benguet veg traders support push to empower DA against smugglers
MEMBERS of the League of Associations at the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Areas (LALTVTA) are supporting a suggestion to give the Department of Agriculture (DA) expanded powers explicitly to tackle agricultural smuggling. The suggestion comes [...]
BENECO enacts small hike in power rates as transmission costs rise
THE Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) has raised the price of power for its member-consumer-owners (MCOs) this month in light of increases in transmission and systems loss charges. The current power rate for April is P9.5114 [...]