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JOSHUA PACIO JOINS THE TEAM LAKAY MOUNTAIN BIKING CRAZE

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 […]

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Sports & Entertainment

MARK AND JHANLO SANGIAO – LEGENDARY FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTIST PLEASED WITH SON’S PROGRESS

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 […]

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Government

BAGUIO TO REMAIN OPEN TO TOURISTS WHILE ON REHAB – ROMULO-PUYAT

National government officials have assured that Baguio City will remain open for tourism even as rehabilitation works are being done. “We will not close Baguio, how can you close it?” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said during the press conference as part of the city’s development update briefing. Romulo-Puyat, who came with Interior Secretary Eduardo Año […]

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Government

DOT, DENR, DILG TO INSPECT BAGUIO CITY FOR REHAB – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT), together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), is set to inspect Baguio City and prepare for its rehabilitation. Under the initiative, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat will visit Burnham Park, Wright Park, Mines View Park, Baguio City’s sewage […]

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Politics

50TH MALASAKIT CENTER OPENS IN BAGUIO – GO

Senator Bong Go recently opened in Baguio City the 50th Malasakit Center in the country under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. The center will serve as a one-stop-shop for easy access to medical and financial assistance needed to receive health care services. Go, together with Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Dino, turned over a […]

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Politics

MMDA TO HELP EASE BAGUIO CITY TRAFFIC WOES – MAGALONG

Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has asked the help of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to ease the worsening traffic in the city through the use of its traffic simulation software. “Kinausap ko na si [MMDA Chairman] General (Danny) Lim kasi natatagalan ang team nila (I have talked to General Danny Lim). I asked if they can give us […]

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Politics

REHABILITATE LOAKAN AIRPORT TO BOOST BAGUIO TOURISM, BUSINESS – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara is backing plans by the national government to embark on a P492 million rehabilitation of the Loakan Airport, but also wants to include an access road upgrade as part of a comprehensive approach to improve the city’s infrastructure necessary to further boost its local business and tourism. Angara, who was in […]

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Politics

TUBA CAN BE NEW EDUCATIONAL HUB TO DECONGEST BAGUIO CITY – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon sees Tuba or any of the other four municipalities of Benguet to comprise the proposed Greater Baguio, as the new educational hub to decongest Baguio City and enable it to reclaim its old glory as the country’s Summer Capital. During the recent hearing and public consultation on Senate Bill No. 1692 or […]

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Politics

BILL CREATING BODY TO DEVELOP BAGUIO, BENGUET TOWNS TO BE RE-DRAFTED – GORDON

The Government Corporations and Public Enterprises Committee of the Senate recently conducted a public hearing on the proposed creation of the Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay Development Authority (BLISTTDA), which the Department of Tourism (DOT) sees as an opportunity to come up with a sustainable plan covering Baguio City and its adjacent […]