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.
PRO-Cor recognizes outstanding women PNP officers
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, March 5(PIA) -- The Police Regional Office - Cordillera kicked off the Women’s Month celebration by recognizing the outstanding women police officers in the region.
Candlelighting and peace rally held in Baguio City
BAGUIO CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- Government line agencies and law enforcement agencies led a simultaneous candle lighting and peace rally in different locations in the city as part of the information drive on the government’s actions against the atrocities by the New People’s Army (NPA) on Monday (March 29).
COVID vaccination resumes in CAR with new allocation of vaccines
BAGUIO CITY, March 31(PIA) - - Rollout of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID – 19) vaccination and deployment program in Cordillera resumes as the Department of Health Center for Health Development -Cordillera delivered new doses of Sinovac vaccine to the implementing units in the different provinces in the region.
Benguet, Mountain Province rollout COVID-19 vaccination
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, March 6(PIA)--The provinces of Benguet and Mountain Province have rolled out the national COVID-19 vaccination program today.
'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.
Baguio cops nab man who delivered shabu-laden adobo to inmate
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) arrested a person who was identified as the one who brought the shabu-laden adobo (pork stew) for an inmate of the Baguio City Jail Male dormitory (BCJMD).
CAR local execs included in jab priority list
BAGUIO CITY – A number of local chief executives in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), whose jurisdiction were listed as among the critical or high-risk areas for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), were thankful for their inclusion in the priority list.
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.
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.
Abra town inaugurates own Balay Silangan for drug offenders
DAGUIOMAN, Abra, Feb. 23(PIA) -- Drug offenders in this town can now take shelter in the newly established Balay Silangan where their reformation process starts.
Cops destroy P21.5-M marijuana plants in Benguet, Kalinga
BAGUIO CITY – Police personnel from the Cordillera continue to cut the possible supply of marijuana by uprooting the plants and destroying them.
DA-SAAD turns-over agri inputs to Kalinga farmer groups
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, March 31 (PIA) - - The Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agriculture Development (DA-SAAD) recently turned over agricultural livelihood inputs to four farmer organizations in the province in efforts to provide additional source of income to beneficiaries and attain food security especially this time of COVID-19 pandemic.
Vaccines will give back confidence in health care, hospital admin says
BAGUIO CITY, March 7 (PIA) - - The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines to health care workers will bring back confidence to the health care system, both to the public and the health care providers.
‘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.
CAR records high risk Ave. Daily Attack Rate, 76% 2-Week Growth Rate
BAGUIO CITY, April 16 (PIA) - - The Department of Health Center for Health and Development Cordillera (DOH-CAR) reiterates anew the need for the full cooperation of the public in the fight against COVID – 19 as cases in the region continue to increase with clustering happening inside workplaces, households and within members of the same community.
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.
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.
PSA-Kalinga reports 41.3% accomplishment on PhilSys registration
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, Feb. 23 (PIA) - - The Philippine Statistics Authority - Kalinga Statistics Office reported 41.32 percent accomplishment of its targeted 34,020 person-registrants under Step 1 of the Philippine Identification System or PhilSys, as of February 22.
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.
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.
La Trinidad dads bat for mental health breaks for students
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Feb. 19 (PIA) - - Local officials here see the need for students mental health breaks during this COVID-19 pandemic following reported suicide cases in the municipality
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.
NCCA, Baguio City sign MOU for cultural mapping project
BAGUIO CITY, April 1 (PIA) - - The National Commission on Culture and the Arts(NCCA) and the City Government of Baguio are set to conduct consolidation of baseline data on cultural resources that are inherent in this Summer Capital.
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.
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.
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.
Filmfest, food fair and bike circuit set in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY, March 17 (PIA) - - City folks and visitors may look forward to some exciting events this month and in April set by the Department of Tourism –Cordillera(DOT-CAR) and its partners.
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.
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.