LAMUT, Ifugao, June 20(PIA) - - Five anti-COVID-19 projects of the Ifugao State University (IFSU) received   funding support of almost P4 million from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).   

LUNA, Apayao, June 26(PIA) -- The Regional Evacuation Center in the province is being refurbished as temporary treatment and monitoring facility (TTMF) for COVID-19 cases in the province.

ASIPULO, Ifugao, July 10 (PIA) - - More than 100 tons of agricultural crops from the municipalities of Asipulo and Tinoc were purchased by the Department of Agriculture in the  Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) in separate occasions recently.-

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, June 26(PIA) -- The municipal government has resumed operation   effective June 25   after a week-long suspension to allow   intensive contact tracing and disinfection activities.

BAGUIO CITY, June 27(PIA) - - As a strategy to ensure food security amid the COVID pandemic, the Department of Agriculture and the City Government of Baguio signed a memorandum of understanding adopting the city of Baguio as pilot area for the implementation of Urban Agriculture Project (UAP).

BANGUED, Abra, July 6(PIA) - - The government thru its Hatid Tulong program brought home  33 Abrenios stranded in the National Capital Region during the lockdown.  

TINOC, Ifugao, July 1 (PIA) - - A group of farmers here who opted to donate their tomatoes and other crops to the municipality of Lagawe and other towns had received more than  P100,000 cash assistance from kind-hearted individuals.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, July 5(PIA) - - The Police Provincial Office recorded significant decrease on criminality during the community quarantine period while infraction on curfew topped violations on COVID-19 operations.

BAGUIO CITY, July 9(PIA) -- July 15, 2020 is a special non-working day in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to mark its 33rd founding anniversary.  

BAGUIO CITY, July 10 (PIA) - - The Department of Social and Welfare and Development affirms that assistance to senior citizens remains to be a priority in this time of COVID-19 pandemic. 

DSWD – CAR Assistant Regional for Operations Amelyn Cabrera, in the online Kapihan Sa Baguio media forum here, reported that social pension for the first semester of this year has already been released to 88,959 senior citizens in Cordillera who are enrolled in the program.  A total of P266, 877,000 has already been disbursed covering their stipends for January up to June.    

The senior citizens  who  received their social pension include 21,070 are from Abra; 9,809 in Apayao; 1,777 in Baguio City; 18,625 in Benguet; 14,555 in Ifugao; 13,759 in Kalinga and 9,305 in Mountain Province.

Under the DSWD Social Pension Program, enlisted beneficiaries are entitled to P500 stipend per month to augment their subsistence and other medical needs.  

Cabrera  also disclosed that  to date, there are also 29 centenarians (100 - years old) in Cordillera that have already received P100,000 cash grant each from DSWD pursuant to the Centenarian Act of 2016. (JDP/CCD-PIA CAR)

By Carlito C. Dar

LUNA, Apayao, July 6(PIA) -- The provincial government welcomed three locally stranded individuals today who were ferried home from Manila thru the “Hatid  Tulong Program” of the national government.

BAGUIO CITY – A total of 59 cows from Australia starts the road to making the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) owned a dairy farm in Barangay Dontogan here as the milk capital of the Cordilleras.

BAGUIO CITY – Policemen in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) destroyed PHP61.6 million worth of marijuana plants during a three-day eradication operation in Kalinga province.

BAGUIO CITY, July 1(PIA)- -  Five   local   government units(LGUs)  in the  Cordillera Region are still classified as moderate risk areas of COVID 19 while two LGUS  are categorized as  low-risk areas  and placed  under   moderate community quarantine(MGCQ) from July 1 to 15.

BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) reported that six more have recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Saturday.

BAGUIO CITY, July 2(PIA) -- The government awarded financial assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) to a ranking member of the Communist Party of the Philippines who surrendered recently.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, June 26(PIA) -- Eleven patients who recovered from COVID-19 were sent home from the Benguet General Hospital (BeGH) on Thursday.

CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, July 9 (PIA) - - The late Major Marvin Indammog of the Philippine Army was buried yesterday at the Good Sheperd Cemetery, Mapaoay, Ipil, this city amidst demand for  justice for his death and three of his men.

BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Council has filed a resolution requesting higher education institutions (HEIs) to grant a full or partial discount on student's miscellaneous fees.

CAMP BADO DANGWA, LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A total of 200 newly appointed Patrolman/Patrolwoman took their oath as members of the Philippine National Police in a simple ceremony on Wednesday.

BAGUIO CITY, June 26 (PIA) - - Preparedness for the typhoon season is not new to Cordillerans but dealing alongside with the COVID pandemic  calls forth a stronger partnership and coordination among government agencies, local government units and local communities to ensure a disaster –resilient region.

BAGUIO CITY – More than 309,000 of the expected 430,000 learners in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have already enrolled for the school year 2020-2021.

BAGUIO CITY, July 2 (PIA) - - The Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CRDRRMC)  stressed on strong leadership  and unity as key points of Cordillera  resiliency as it launched   July observance of National Disaster Resilience Month with a simple ceremony highlighted by a thanksgiving and multi – faith ecumenical prayers.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES--- Beneficiaries of the government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) will now have the opportunity to receive their government subsidies through accredited Financial Service Providers (FSP). Recipients identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be able to use and withdraw their stipends in accredited banks and institutions in a faster, easier, and safer process.