BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 23 -- The Department o of Health(DO H) is expediting contact tracing operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region to contain cases of the B.1.1.7 variant also known as the UK variant detected in 13 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region, 12  in Bontoc, Mountain  Province and one in La Trinidad, Benguet.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Jan 18(PIA) -- Dr. Felipe S. Comila was officially installed as the seventh president of the  Benguet State University  in an  investiture ceremony  at the BSU  Main Campus here on Tuesday(Jan. 12).

 CITY OF TABUK  Kalinga,  Jan 15 (PIA) – The Kalinga Provincial Hospital (KPH) is placed on 10-day temporary partial lockdown from January 14-24, 2021.

BANGUED, Abra, Jan. 22(PIA) – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Abra Schools Division Office (SDO) promotes voluntary blood donation among its personnel and stakeholders through its bloodletting project dubbed as “Salinbuhay”.

BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) - - The City Government and the Department of Interior and Local Government Baguio Filed Office remind all barangay officials that clearing roads and sidewalks of obstruction must be regular activity  to ensure  safe use for motorists and the people.

TABUK CITY, Kalinga Jan . 25 (PIA) – City Mayor Darwin C. Estranero has issued Executive  Order  No.  06, series 2021 placing the entire city under 14-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from January 25-February 7, 2021 in efforts to contain community transmission.

BAGUIO CITY – The surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) after the holidays is now being felt as the region recorded 315 new cases on Thursday, a health official in the region said on Friday.

BAGUIO CITY – With the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic including the reported more contagious UK variant, several local government units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have decided to call-off or postpone their annual festivals scheduled in February.

BANGUED, Abra, Jan. 15 (PIA) –- About 4,249 Abrenian children are expected to benefit from School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP)Milk Component of the Department of Education (DepEd).

BAGUIO CITY – Border restrictions for entry and exit to several towns in Benguet, including this city, have been reimposed following the recorded cases of the new coronavirus variant, B1.1.7, in the Cordillera region.

BONTOC, Mountain Province, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Governor Bonifacio Lacwasan Jr.  ordered the extension of the suspension of work in the provincial government offices   due to the increasing   COVID-19 cases and the detection of the UK variant of the COVID-19 in this capital town.

BONTOC, Mountain Province, Jan. 17(PIA) -- Governor Bonifacio Lacwasan Jr. has suspended work  at the  provincial government offices  from  January 18 to 22  following the surge of COVID 19 cases in the province  particularly in the four central barangays of this capital town.

BONTOC, Mountain Province, Jan. 23(PIA)--With the COVID-19 UK already in Mountain Province as confirmed by the Department of Health Friday night, local officials reiterate their appeal to the public to strictly comply with the quarantine protocols of their respective municipalities, adhere to the minimum health standards and not to let their guards.

BAGUIO CITY, Jan 19, (PIA) -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong said he is still looking forward to   Panagbenga 2021.

BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Health Center for Health and Development Cordillera reminds the public anew to strictly comply with the minimum health standards and to avoid the 3Cs (Crowded Places, Close settings and Confined Spaces) and the conduct of social and cultural gatherings as COVID – 19 cases continue to rise in the region. 

BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) expects to register more than 279,000 residents for Step 1 of the National Identification System (PhilSys).

PARACELIS, Mountain Province, Jan. 15(PIA) -- The local government of Paracelis now requires negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT -PCR) test or antigen test results before being allowed entry in the municipality.

BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday classified the Cordillera region as a “high-risk” area for the coronavirus disease due to the increasing virus attack and growth rates.

BANAUE, Ifugao, Jan. 25 (PIA) - - Two municipalities of the province temporarily prohibit public gatherings and suspended government works due to the effect of the Coranavirus Disease – 2019.

LAGAWE, Ifugao, Jan. 17 (PIA) - - Governor Jerry Dalipog issued an executive order creating the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program  or 4Ps Provincial Advisory Council (PAC)  to oversee the implementation of the  program in the province.

BONTOC Mountain Province, Jan. 25 (PIA) - - The Department of Health is now doing an intensified contact tracing of  the contacts of the 12 COVID – 19 UK variant cases here as part of the   Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate   strategy against COVID – 19.

BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 20 (PIA) - - The Department of Health Center for Health and Development Cordillera (DOH – CAR) calls   on  local government units and line agencies to  help in informing   the people  about the National Vaccination and Deployment Plan and on highlighting the importance of vaccination in the country’s fight against the COVID pandemic.

BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) on Friday said the public must at all times observe the minimum health and safety protocols within the region which was placed under high-risk epidemic level due to the spike in cases in all six provinces and two cities.

BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 23(PIA)—The Department of Health is sending about 40 contact tracers to Bontoc, Mountain Province to help in the conduct of enhanced contact tracing following the detection of COVID - 19 UK variant in 12 cases in the capital town.

BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) - - The Department of Trade and Industry Baguio – Benguet Office here recognized  its   top performing clients for fiscal year 2020 in  awarding ceremonies last week.

BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) - - The Cordillera Regional Task Force COVID – 19 harmonizes response actions to the recent surge in cases in the region and the Health Department’s confirmation of the new UK variant particularly in Bontoc, Mountain Province and La Trinidad Benguet.

BONTOC, Mountain Province, Jan. 26(PIA)--Bontoc residents voluntarily submit themselves to  be  swabbed for   RT-PCR testing  in the Aggressive Community Testing (ACT) being conducted by the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 through the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the Bureau of Fire Protection.

BAGUIO CITY, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The scenic town of Sagada will skip the 10th edition of the Etag Festival this year   due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

BAGUIO CITY – The aggressive contact tracing being done in Bontoc, Mountain Province where 12 cases of the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 (United Kingdom) variant were discovered has been extended to cover the towns of Bauko, Sabangan, and Sagada, and Baguio City, a regional health official said Monday.

The Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) have recommended putting the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) under the stricter general community quarantine from its current status of modified general community quarantine (MGCQ).