Baguio to temporarily stop entry of tourists from 'NCR Plus'
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Monday announced that tourists from the National Capital Region and nearby provinces would temporarily be banned following the latest travel restrictions enforced amid the rising COVID-19 infections.
Prov'l IATF issues policies to address spike of COVID cases
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, March 31(PIA) - - The Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (PIATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease issued an advisory on policies to be enforced to address the recent spike in COVID 19 cases and as the province reverts to General Community Quarantine status for the whole of month of April.
TESDA,Nazarene College, Benguet LGUs launch 'Farm to Cup' program
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, March 21 (PIA) -- The Philippine Nazarene College partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the municipal agriculture offices of the 13 towns of Benguet to formally launch the Farm to Cup Program last March 16 to improve the coffee industry in the province.
DOH allocates P8.4M vaccination support funds for CAR provinces, Baguio
BAGUIO CITY, Apr. 8(PIA) - - The Department of Health Center for Health and Development – Cordillera (DOH – CAR) has allocated a total of P8.4 million vaccination support fund to boost the rollout of the Coronavirus disease (COVID – 19) vaccination and deployment program in the different provinces of Cordillera, including Baguio City.
Kibungan healthcare workers urge others to get inoculated
KIBUNGAN, Benguet, March 28 (PIA) - - In bracing up for the massive vaccination on COVID-19 , healthcare frontline workers in the municipality who already got their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine are sharing their testimonies which may convince others to submit themselves for inoculation when the vaccines are made available.
Construction of irrigation dam in Kalinga ELCAC area resumes
PINUKPUK, Kalinga, March 30 (PIA) - - Construction of the Wagod-Ammacian-Taggay Communal Irrigation Project (WATA-CIP) funded under the National Irrigation Administration’s Small Irrigation Project resumed after about two years of delay.
Serbisyo caravan brings gov't services to barangays in Abra town
MALIBCONG, Abra, Apr. (PIA)--With the goal of bringing government services closer to the people, the Serbisyo Caravan led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) reached several barangays of this fifth class municipality.
Baguio, 5 other LGUs ban non-essential travel until April 22
BAGUIO CITY – The mayors of the six local government units (LGUs) comprising the BLISTT (Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay) have agreed to limit movement of residents in their respective jurisdictions to essential travel for a period of two weeks.
Kalinga begins roll out of Sinovac vaccine to healthcare personnel
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, March 7 (PIA) - - The COVID-19 Sinovac vaccine was successfully rolled out in the province today with 70 healthcare workers from Kalinga Provincial Hospital inoculated and with no recorded adverse reaction experience , so far.
Pudtol mayor tests positive for COVID-19
PUDTOL,Apayao, March 13(PIA) -- Mayor Hector Reuel Pascua called on his constituents to continue to be vigilant and follow all the health and safety protocols against the COVID-19 as he confirmed he tested positive of the virus.
Stay disciplined, do good deeds, new PRO-Cor chief tells cops
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet,April 16(PIA)-- The newly installed director of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera(PRO-Cor) called on Cordillera police officers to continue to stay disciplined as he vowed continue the good practices started by his predecessors.
COVID cases surge seen in some Benguet towns
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, (PIA)-- Upsurge of COVID-19 cases has been recorded in some municipalities placing the province at high epidemic risk level for the past two weeks and resulting to overwhelmed health system in hospitals and health facilities.
Bokod MHO conducts vaccination roll-out simulation
BAGUIO CITY, March 18(PIA) - - The Bokod Municipal Health Office conducted a simulation on what may take place during the actual vaccination day against the COVID-19.
Atok farmers have learned to deal with frost, Mayor says
ATOK, Benguet, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- The occurrence of frost in this municipality is a normal scenario which farmers deal with during the colder months of the year.
NPA couple killed in Kalinga encounter
BALBALAN, Kalinga, March 18 (PIA) - - A New People’s Army (NPA) couple was found dead in an encounter with the military on March 15 at Sitio Babacong, Gawaan, this municipality.
Kalinga prepares for smooth vaccine roll out
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, Feb. 11 (PIA) - - This province wants to be very prepared for the smooth dry run and administration of COVID-19 vaccine to the target priority populace once it is available.
RTF–RIATF pushes for stricter border control,human mobility in CAR
BAGUIO CITY, March 29 (PIA) - - The Cordillera Regional Task Force and the Regional Inter-agency Task Force on COVID – 19, in a joint resolution moved for a uniform border control and or quarantine checkpoint policy in the region, in adherence to the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) Resolutions 101 and 106 that aim to address the current surge in COVID – 19 in various parts of the country.
Tabuk City is ready for COVID-19 aggressive community testing
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, Feb. 17 (PIA) – The city is ready for the four-day COVID-19 aggressive community testing (ACT) set on February 18-21.
‘Manukan sa Brgy’ to rise in conflict-affected area in Malibcong
MALIBCONG, Abra, March 22(PIA)--The Provincial Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed-Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) has launched a training and production program dubbed as "Manukan sa Barangay" at Brgy. Bayabas, in this municipality.
COMELEC sets special registration dates for women & girls in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY, March 8(PIA) -- The Commission on Election has set a special registration for women and girls in the City on March 9 to 11.
Mt. Province PLGU sustains livelihood program for FRs
BONTOC, Mountain Province, March 8(PIA) -- Governor Bonifacio C. Lacwasan, Jr. recently signed the memorandum of agreement sustaining the Provincial Livelihood Program for Rebel Returnees.
'Do not let our guard down as we prepare for COVAX rollout- RTF chair
BAGUIO CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA) - - As the National Vaccination and Deployment Program rolls out soon to strengthen the country’s fight against the Coronavirus disease, the public should not put their guard down and continue with the PDITR or Prevent, Detect, Isolate, Treat and Reintegrate strategy.
23 4Ps beneficiaries graduate in Asipulo
ASIPULO, Ifugao, March 30(PIA)- - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has graduated 23 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of this town from the program.
Cut flower, vegetable farmers to benefit from solar powered irrigation system in Alno
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, April 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform formally turned over and inaugurated the new solar powered irrigation system to cut flower and vegetable farmers in Barangay Alno in this capital town.
Police officers extend service to 40 families in Hungduan
HUNGDUAN, Ifugao, March 18 (PIA) - - About 40 families in a remote village here were the latest beneficiaries of the continuing outreach of the police units in Ifugao.
80 health workers, frontliners vaccinated in Ifugao town
LAMUT, Ifugao, March 17 (PIA) - - Some 80 health workers and other frontliners received their first dose of the COVID 19 vaccines in the one-day vaccination activity spearheaded by the Rural Health Unit (RHU).
CAR women gaining fair share in labor and business sectors
BAGUIO CITY, March 12 (PIA) - - Women empowerment is progressing in the Cordillera with women having a fair share of the region’s labor force and leading the men in terms of entrepreneurship.
Baguio City honors COVID-19 frontliners with stone sculpture
BAGUIO CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) --- City officials led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong unveiled a river stone sculpture called “The Golden Blood” in recognition of the many sacrifices and dedication of all COVID-19 frontliners who continue to serve and protect the people.
Tabuk-LGU employee bags gold in 13th World Taekwondo Expo
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, April 16(PIA) --An employee of the city local government who represented the country bagged the gold medal in the recent 13th World Taekwondo Culture Expo in South Korea.
2,222 BGHMC health workers inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines
BAGUIO CITY, March 16 (PIA) - - The Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center(BGHMC) , the primary referral health facility for Coronavirus Disease cases in the Cordillera, gave overwhelming support to the national vaccination and deployment program with 2,222 of its health workers and hospital employees volunteering to be vaccinated with the Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines.