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City begins talks with Sablan on garbage landfill

Representatives of the city began last Tuesday talks with residents of Sablan, Benguet on Baguio ’s proposal to build an “engineered sanitary landfill”(ESL) on a private lot in the town to solve the city’s garbage disposal problem and eventually prevent a similar one from occurring in the municipality.

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BAGUIO CITY- The city treasurer’s office headed by Ms. Thelma Manaois has issued the guidelines for application of vendors for candles and flowers for All Souls’ and All Saints’days.

Stalls numbering to a hundred and forty (140) are proposed for the purpose.

Scouts craft local laws

BAGUIO CITY- Scout-Officials-for-a-Day, specifically the young councilors last week crafted local laws mostly focused on the environment and the prevention of future calamities, brought by the recent typhoons.

Other resolutions looked closely at the needs of the youth and the academe, and the general public as a whole.

City price coordinating council reactivated

BAGUIO CITY – Taking cue from the strict price monitoring being implemented nationwide in the wake of the typhoon-induced flood that devastated Metro Manila, Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. last week reactivated the Baguio City Price Coordinating Council to spearhead the monitoring at the city’s end.

P36.1M needed for garbage disposal til December

BAGUIO CITY - The city needs P36,164,413.15 for the city’s waste disposal until the end of this year.

City accountant Antonio Tabin who presented the proposed appropriation to the city council during its special session last Thursday said the amount would cover hauling and tipping fees from October to December this year to move the wastes to the Capas landfill facility in Tarlac.

One-year freeze on commercial building constructions in city mulled to arrest ‘urban decay’

BAGUIO CITY – A one-year freeze on the construction of commercial establishments and issuance of building permits for such is being mulled in the city to give it a breathing spell in face of the threats of “urban decay.”

Baguio still top tourist destination – Mayor

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. last week expressed optimism that the city stays as the top tourism destination in the country despite the calamities which struck the city and surrounding areas.

Doc T: The man whose silence never betrays

Dr. John L. Tinoyan is in his usual reticent mood….

While some say silence lock men’s thoughts and feelings to eternal recluse, there are only a few breeds of ‘em men who speak more with their maws oftentimes shut. 

Pepeng experience highlights need to address high risk areas, wholistic disaster management plan

BAGUIO CITY – The devastation wrought by typhoon “Pepeng” has prompted the city government to refocus on the areas found to be geologically hazardous in the city to avert further loss of lives and properties.

Search continues for missing typhoon victims

The rescue operations may be over but the search for the missing continued last Friday, two weeks after typhoon Pepeng hit, only to return and accomplish what it failed to do the first time around.

Where could Don Don be? And_Mariano Tacloy, Marceline Semilla, Kimberly Semilla and Miller Viernes, all of Purok 1, Irisan Barangay?

Mayor assures swift recovery from typhoon havoc

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. Friday assured that the city will bounce back speedily from the havoc wrought by typhoon “Pepeng” with swift reconstruction and relief efforts now in place.

Dads to tackle typhoon, waste disposal funds in tomorrow’s special session

BAGUIO CITY – The City Disaster Coordinating Council (CDCC) is expected to present to the city council in its special session tomorrow the estimate of the cost of damages sustained by the city from the onslaught of typhoon “Pepeng.”

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