EIGHTY percent of road space is dedicated to private vehicles. This was one of the main talking points of the recent #FreeToMove (FTM) talks held in Baguio City, at the esteemed Camp John Hay. Last Saturday, representatives of multiple sectors including various government entities met at the Camp for the [...]
DESPITE heavy rains and inclement weather, highland vegetable supplies in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) continue to be stable, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Monthly Trading Volume Report of the DA-CAR Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) shows 1,800 metric tons (MT) of vegetables traded daily in [...]
BENGUET province is among the worst in terms of air quality in the Philippines, according to environmental organization Greenpeace. The Greenpeace report says that over 97 percent of the Benguet population is exposed to some of the highest particulate matter (PM) concentrations in the entirety of the country. While all [...]
THE Philippines has started a two-year capacity building project for farmers in Benguet. The project, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, is entitled “Strengthening Farmers’ Competitiveness through Capability Building of Vegetable Growers in the Province of Benguet.” The project is the Philippines’ proposal under the [...]
RE-ELECTED councilor, Leandro Yangot, is reviving his 2019 push to protect all of Baguio’s pine trees by declaring them as heritage and protected under an ordinance. The proposed ordinance seeks to curtail urban decay by penalizing those who would cut pine trees within Baguio’s territorial jurisdiction. Only pine trees that [...]
ITOGON’s new municipal government is hoping to lobby for the possible lifting of the four-year pocket mining ban that has hampered the local economy. Mayor Bernard Waclin has declared their intention to meet with pocket mining associations in Itogon and seek their full compliance with the ongoing ban in order [...]
THE city council’s attempt at institutionalizing a moratorium on tree-cutting in Baguio City is making its way through the legislative process. An ordinance for said moratorium, authored by councilors Levy Orcales, Arthur Allad-Iw, and Joel Alangsab has been approved on second reading by the city council. The Moratorium on Tree-Cutting [...]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA)’s Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) has launched a program seeking to capacitate and further involve the youth in the agriculture industry. Dubbed the Kapatid Agri Mentor Me Program (KAMMP), the program seeks to aid Cordilleran farmers aged 18 to 30 by providing mentorship opportunities. Mentors are [...]
BAGUIO City’s government is now accepting applications for licenses for recreational fishing at the Burnham Park Lake. City Environment and Parks Management Office (CEPMO) Supervising Administrative Officer Sandra Almag said that as of Monday, the city is now accepting applications for locals to enjoy fishing at the tourist spot. Applicants [...]
THE Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the decision of a Baguio court to jail a duo transporting illegal lumber, striking down the duo’s appeals. The CA’s Thirteenth Division on June 10 affirmed the Baguio City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 5 decision, issued on January 13, 2019, which saw [...]
