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The city government of Baguio has finalized a tripartite agreement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals assuring it will have enough for 190,000 residents, Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced. Magalong said the agreement was signed between the city government, Department of Health (DOH), and the National Task Force on emerging and reemerging diseases recently. AstraZeneca is among the manufacturers […]
The Baguio City government has sworn in 604 members of its “Disiplina” (discipline) brigade from the 128 barangays who will ensure public compliance to the minimum health and safety protocols against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Benjamin Magalong, who is also the “Disiplina Muna” (discipline first) ambassador of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), said the […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) touts cultural tourism in Baguio City as it remains optimistic that initiatives such as the Ibagíw Festival will sustain the treasured traditions and art forms of the city. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the DOT would continue to promote Baguio as a creative city and support its development for arts […]
The reopening of Baguio City to tourists from Luzon will spur a “swifter” recovery of the country’s tourism industry from the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic since March, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Baguio is set to start accepting tourists from Luzon, particularly the National Capital Region (NCR) and Regions 2 and […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomes the adoption of antigen testing as a way of determining if visitors to Baguio City are free of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Together with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Health (DOH), and Baguio City, we support the piloting of the antigen testing so that […]
Baguio City is known as the summer capital of the Philippines. Citizens flock to the mountain city to enjoy its cool weather, fresh mountain air, and lush greenery. It’s a place where nature is very much alive. It’s also home to the famed Team Lakay. “The environment hit the reset button and allowed nature to […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) threw its full support behind the Ridge to Reef Corridor Plan, one of the key strategies being explored to ensure Baguio City’s gradual and safe reopening to tourists from nearby provinces within the year. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed that the plan, which seeks to enable seamless travel for tourism […]
The first “e-Eskwela” hub was opened recently at the public library in Burnham Park led by the city government, the Ang Probinsiyano Party-list (APPL), and Frontrow Enterprises. APPL Representative Ronnie Ong said the hub, which was made possible thru the public-private partnership (PPP), is the first of several that will be established in Manila, Pasig, […]
Team Lakay is hands down the most prolific martial arts team in the Philippines. With well-known and established stars such as former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard Folayang, and former ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kevin Belingon leading the pack, Team Lakay is the absolute elite in Asian martial arts. But because of the effect the […]
Sporting history is full of great father and son pairings. For example, we’ve seen Del and Steph Curry in basketball, Danny and Daley Blind in football, and in the sport of mixed martial arts, we even saw a father and son duo compete on the same card in Bellator last year. Performing under the weight […]