Categories Government Baguio City Council to approve Human Rights Defenders Ordinance soon Jordan HabbilingPosted on29 July 202429 July 2024 The Baguio City Council will hold a final public consultation on August 14, 2024, before approving the Human Rights Defenders Ordinance. … Read More >Baguio City Council to approve Human Rights Defenders Ordinance soon
Categories Government Cayetano: Rising New Senate Building costs could have been avoided Source: Sen. Alan Peter CayetanoPosted on4 July 202428 April 2025 Senator Cayetano criticized the DPWH for not consulting the Senate on the NSB’s design, leading to avoidable cost increases and delays. … Read More >Cayetano: Rising New Senate Building costs could have been avoided
Categories Government Baguio officials seek transfer of Scout Barrio open spaces Jordan HabbilingPosted on29 June 202428 April 2025 Baguio City officials urge President Marcos Jr. to transfer Scout Barrio open spaces, citing local autonomy and community development. … Read More >Baguio officials seek transfer of Scout Barrio open spaces
Categories Government Baguio City Council criticizes government relief programs’ politicization Jordan HabbilingPosted on28 June 202428 April 2025 Councilor Jose Molintas and other council members questioned national agency representatives about the politicization of government relief programs in the city. … Read More >Baguio City Council criticizes government relief programs’ politicization
Categories Government IPs protest P10,000 fine for unpermitted structures in CJH reservation Jordan HabbilingPosted on17 June 202428 April 2025 Indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Camp John Hay Forest Reservation are protesting fines for their structures lacking building permits. … Read More >IPs protest P10,000 fine for unpermitted structures in CJH reservation
Categories Government The Nation Cayetano addresses concerns over new Senate building budget Source: Sen. Alan Peter CayetanoPosted on13 June 202413 June 2024 Senator Alan Peter Cayetano commits to factual, independent review of new Senate building, urges public not to speculate. … Read More >Cayetano addresses concerns over new Senate building budget
Categories Government Baguio councilor declares Section 78 of IPRA a historical injustice Jordan HabbilingPosted on9 June 202428 April 2025 Councilor Arthur Allad-iw denounces Section 78 of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), labeling it a historical injustice that perpetuates the loss of ancestral lands for the city’s indigenous communities. … Read More >Baguio councilor declares Section 78 of IPRA a historical injustice
Categories Government Cordillera Police receive Starlink Roam kits for enhanced connectivity Police ReportPosted on24 May 202429 April 2025 CAMP BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – PRO Cordillera Regional Director David K. Peredo, Jr. led the ceremonial turn-over of eight units of Starlink Roam … Continue ReadingCordillera Police receive Starlink Roam kits for enhanced connectivity
Categories Government Baguio City’s battle: human rights defenders vs. military opposition Jordan HabbilingPosted on14 May 202414 May 2024 The proposed human rights defenders ordinance has sparked differing viewpoints. … Read More >Baguio City’s battle: human rights defenders vs. military opposition
Categories Government Public Affairs Council delays funding for two city projects Jordan HabbilingPosted on3 May 20243 May 2024 The Baguio City Council has postponed the approval of funding for two projects included in the first supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2024. … Read More >Council delays funding for two city projects
