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Month: May 2008

Condotel complex to rise in Baguio

3 MIN READA joint project of SM and GSIS BAGUIO CITY (May 24) – A plan to alter the land use of pinestand within the Baguio Convention Center was confirmed before the city council Monday by Shoemart Development Corporation...

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Employers opt for non-wage benefits

2 MIN READBAGUIO CITY (May 21) — The Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) recognizes the workers’ clamor for a wage increase but are more willing to provide more non-wage benefits. According to Marlou Abaja of ECOP...

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Cosme devastates La Union

3 MIN READLa Union (May 23) — Typhoon Cosme hit the southern towns of La Union, night of May 17 causing millions of damage in agricultural production, fisheries, infrastructure and leaving seven persons dead and five injured....

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Red Cross needs more blood donors

< 1 MIN READBAGUIO CITY (May 24) — The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC-Baguio Chapter) is again appealing to the public for voluntary blood donors to have enough blood reserve especially for the rainy season. Dr. Jasmin...

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Baguio debates fate of STL

2 MIN READBAGUIO CITY — The fate of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Small Town Lottery here will certainly again divide Baguio as attempts to ram in its operations are continuing. On June 17, anti-gambling...

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Cosme damages P1.7M Beneco equipment

2 MIN READBeneco incurs P2M revenue loss LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (May 23) — More than P1.4 million of Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Beneco) poles, transformers and other equipments were destroyed by super typhoon Cosme over...

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Ifugao town gains from biometrics

2 MIN READMAYOYAO, Ifugao (May 23) — Punctuality and attendance among government employees here, are ensured with the installation July 15 last year of the biometrics system at the entrance of the municipal hall. Biometrics is a...

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Cordillera This Week: 25 May 2008

2 MIN READDay care centers in the workplaces BAGUIO CITY (May 24) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) called on companies and corporations to put up day care centers in their workplaces to form part of non-wage...

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Editorial: Ka Bel, Immortal

< 1 MIN READIf Lu Yan (character of ‘The Forbiden Kingdom’), is right that one who is remembered and shall never be forgotten is an immortal, then Ka Bel is one who will not be forgotten and therefore is an immortal. All...

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Weekly Reflections: Cry tears for Burma

4 MIN READBy REV. LUNA L. DINGAYAN “God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken and mountains fall into the ocean depths; even if the seas roar...

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Burburtia Krokis: 25 May 2008 (Puzzle)

2 MIN READBy ART B. BELISARIO ACROSS 1 pinakamataas na bundok sa Pilipinas 3 masugid na tagahanga (Eng) 6 palayaw ni Oscar 9 ekspresyon na patanong (Tag) 10 propesyunal sa larangan ng batas (Sp Pil) 12 __-__: kahol ng aso (Pil)...

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Getting Lost: Oceans of bliss

5 MIN READBy CHEN REYES-MENCIAS Have you fantasized of being an astronaut hopping on the surface of the moon? Can you imagine the thrill of being in another world and feeling honored you are one of the privileged few to actually...

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Makan a la Pinoy: Kare-kare

2 MIN READNi BRENDA S. DACPANO Maikapamitlon daytoy a dawat dagiti gagayyem ngem ita laeng a nasapar ko a suraten. Nakaugalian mi ngamin ditoy Nordis a no ania ti mai-feature a makan ket masapul a lutuen tapno adda maritrato....

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Military tags churchmen as NPA members

2 MIN READBAGUIO CITY (May 12) — Even the church is not safe from the recent military occupation at the tri-boundary of Abra, Mountain Province and Ilocos Sur provinces. In a press conference of the Cordillera Human Rights...

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Baguio bids for Ad Congress 2009

< 1 MIN READBAGUIO CITY (May 15) — The local government considers the possibility that the Ad Congress 2009 could be a part of Baguio City’s Centennial Celebration. The city government and the City Tourism Office will be...

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MJ sisters slip MP checkpoint

2 MIN READLA TRINIDAD, Benguet (May 15) — Two lady drug traders who slipped into a checkpoint in Mountain Province are now being hunted by anti-narcotics agents. Rosa and Unchangay Macabio, sisters from upland Betwagan barangay...

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Baguio Roundup: 18 May 2008

2 MIN READ“No to Bingo, STL, and Bingoteng; Casino yes, but…” – Mayor BAGUIO CITY (May 16) — Mayor Reinaldo Bautista, Jr. last week reiterated his stand against all forms of gambling highlighted by a recent closure order...

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Cordillera This Week: 18 May 2008

2 MIN READPNRC Benguet assures safety of its blood bank LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (May 16) — The Philippine National Red Cross Benguet Chapter assured the public on the safety of its blood banking following the upgrading of its...

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Editorial: Sa mata ng mga bata

2 MIN READ“Ang kapayapaan ay hindi lamang sa kawalan ng digmaan…” Mahigit 300 na mga pwersa ng 50th IBPA ang nagsagawa ng operasyong miliatar sa Sitio Pananuman, Brgy. Tubtuba, Tubo, Abra mula pa noong Marso 12, 2008. Bahagi ito...

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Balancing Wheel: The Camaraderie Race

3 MIN READBy JOHN MARASIGAN Distance: 25 kilometers, Terrain: 80 percent off-road (rolling climb and steep ascent and descent) 20 percent paved, Travel time: estimated at 2-3 hrs. , Calorie burn: 428 cal. Destination: Talinguroy...

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Makan a la Pinoy: Balikutsa

4 MIN READNi ARMIE M. TOMAS Alas dos y medya ng madaling araw nang marating namin ang tahanan nina tatay Felix at nanay Lupe Realin. Naratnan namin silang kasalukuyang nagdadapil. Ang pagdadapil ay ang paraan ng pagkuha ng...

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Teachers’ Camp celebrates 100 years

< 1 MIN READBAGUIO CITY (May 10) — Teachers’ Camp celebrates its centennial year with a grand opening as sectors from the Department of Education from different regions including The National Educators Academy of the...

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Rice imports for buffer stocks — PGMA

2 MIN READSAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (May 6) — In a bid to have enough supply of rice and not be alarmed of negative news, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo assured the Filipino people that a 1.2 million metric tons of rice was...

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Baguio Roundup: 11 May 2008

< 1 MIN READCity backs young people’s summit BAGUIO CITY (May 9) – A young people’s summit to focus on population, health and environment will be held here. Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. last week created a technical working...

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Cordillera This Week: 11 May 2008

2 MIN READBenguet to verify boundaries of proposed Baguio City charter LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (May 9) — The Benguet province will look into the appropriate delineation of boundaries relative to the proposed charter bill of Baguio...

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NL a a glance: 11 May 2008

2 MIN READIlocos farmers urged to plant white corn as alternative food VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur (May 9) — Ilocos Sur Governor Deogracias Victor “DV” B. Savellano urged all farmers in the province to plant white corn to prepare for...

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Pride of a Baguio girl

< 1 MIN READARMENIA ALOCOD BENGWAYAN Y TABOR (FACHE), FELLOW OF AMERICAN HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE was chosen as the Representative for Children’s Hospital, Nebraska in the 5th Annual United Healthcare Congress held in Chicago,...

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Youth Speak: Oh, Mother

2 MIN READBy CLAUDINE MARIANO Flowers. Chocolates. Balloons. Gifts. What could really surprise her this Mother’s Day? At the customer service company I work for this summer, we answer emails for an online gift delivery service....

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(OFWs are) not what you knew them to be

5 MIN READBy NIÑA CAMILLE M. PACIAL Stories heard and written about OFWs have always been the same. People tend to ignore other aspects of this profession. It has always been about how they sacrificed and left their families to...

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Tula: Alay kay Inay

< 1 MIN READBy JADE MALICDAN Sa aming buhay, kayo ang aming ilaw Nagbibigay liwanag sa aming paglalakbay. Gumagabay habang aming tinatahak Itong mundo na sadyang magulong tunay. Mga pangaral ninyo’y ginto ang nakapaloob...

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Voicing out struggles through art

5 MIN READBy CLAIRE TUAZON The Salidummay, a founding member of the Dap-ayan ti Kultura ti Kordilyera (DKK) presented its new set of songs included in its upcoming 6th album during the 24th Cordillera day last April 23-24, held...

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Elders unite vs. mining

3 MIN READBAGUIO CITY (Apr. 28) — Stated in Ilokano the pact begun with … “We the elders, leaders and peace pact holders of the tribe of Binongan, bind and reaffirm as a matter of life and death very important agreements...

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Justice eludes retrenched EPZA workers

2 MIN READBAGUIO CITY (May 1) — Justice is still elusive for the 10 retrenched workers of the Baguio Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) after they were dismissed from work in March of last year. According to Mel Macalood...

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The worst is yet to come — NFA

< 1 MIN READBAGUIO CITY (Apr. 28) — Although National Food Authority (NFA) Provincial Manager Rolando S. Rufo said that there is enough rice supply for the province of Benguet, he had to agree with Councilor Betty Lourdes...

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Baguio Roundup: 4 May 2008

2 MIN READDoctor presents some inconvenient truths on Baguio’s water BAGUIO CITY (May 2) — Dr. Julie Camdas-Cabato, one of Baguio’s leading physicians and environmentalists, pleaded last Earth Day for the restoration of the...

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Cordillera this week: 4 May 2008

2 MIN READCity mayor declares no rice shortage in Tabuk TABUK CITY, Kalinga (May 2) — “There is no shortage in the rice granary town of Cordillera,” claims Tabuk City Mayor Camilo Lammawin Jr. to media. Tabuk has the largest...

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Advocate's Overview: Cordi hunters

2 MIN READBy ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Articles published by this paper in the past showed that hunters in the Cordillera are threatened. In fact, we reported that same village hunters in Mankayan, Benguet, Sadanga, Mountain Province,...

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