AS the coming elections draw closer and closer, we at the Baguio Chronicle have elected to start a series to help familiarize the Baguio populace with the candidates seeking the highest posts that the city can vote for. In this series of articles, which we will be rolling out regularly [...]
MY friend asked a group of us the other day: what are the three things you need for a happy life? Each of us was given a few minutes to talk about and share about what was on our list and there were things that were fairly common among the [...]
THE Greek letter of the day is Omicron. It is the current Covid-19 variant that was first detected in South Africa, but it is not by any means called a “South African” variant; only that the scientists there were quick to sound the alarm as soon as they were able [...]
THE successful resupplying run by two civilian boats to deliver fresh supplies to a small group of Filipino soldiers bravely manning a marine outpost within the dilapidated and deliberately grounded BRP Sierra Madre ship beside the Ayungin Shoal, one of the contested islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China [...]
FIRST, allow me to repost an advisory to member -consumer- owners of Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco). Please be advised to pay your electric bills at official collection centers at South Drive Beneco office, at the Maharlika Livelihood Complex, Baguio; Bonuan collection center at Salud Mitra, Baguio; at the Km. 4, [...]
WHEN my husband Kidlat and I initially booked our flights home, it was like flying blind: we had no idea how things would go, as we were planning this holiday during a worldwide pandemic. Travel rules and lockdown announcements seemed to change every week or from day to day. [...]
LOLA Isabelita Viduya died last November 23, 2021, at age of 89 due to pneumonia, the same day the unfortunate event called “Mapanique Siege” happened in 1944. Lola Isabelita was a leader of the Malaya Lolas who are victims of military sexual violence and slavery by Japanese military forces in [...]
WE are still discovering what plants grow well on sandy soil and on warm temperatures. The first two years seem not enough to decide and we keep on planting any seed that comes our way, noting how these grow and adapt to the soil and climatic conditions. Rather than trying [...]
WE still do not have an Omicron case in Baguio or the Philippines, for that matter. At least not officially. You know how laxed things are in this country. And oh so slow in reacting when the variant reaches us. The UK and US were also Omicron-free a few weeks [...]
WE are in the middle of a festival, or didn’t you know? The Ibagiw Creative Festival formally opened on November 12 and will close on November 30. In the intervening time, activities have been slated ranging from exhibits and exhibitions, trade fairs, performances, competitions, demonstrations, and lecture series in identified [...]