Press Release

BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — Tourism in the Cordillera, including this city, rose sharply by 31 percent in 2023, due in part to “revenge travelers” who are still making up for time lost during the imposition of movement restrictions at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported. Jovita Ganongan, DOT […]

City officials recently encouraged all schools in the city to designate a space or area within its vicinity for arts, and creativity for their students. Under Resolution No. 107, series of 2024, local legislators stated that areas such as schools play a vital role in sustaining the creative spirit of the city by providing enough […]

The City Council, during last Monday’s regular session, approved on first reading a proposed ordinance institutionalizing the peace education and promotion program in the city, defining its purpose and appropriating funds for its implementation. Under the proposed ordinance, the institutionalization of the peace education and promotion program in the city strengthen the city’s firm commitment […]

The City Council, during last Monday’s regular session, approved on first reading a proposed ordinance institutionalizing urban agriculture in the city. The proposed measure aims to support the Philippine Agenda 21 vision of poverty reduction and ecological integrity; to create greener spaces in the midst of the city curbing the problem of air pollution and […]

BAGUIO CITY – As part of the digitalization of agriculture, farmers in the Cordillera region will now benefit from the Ifarm digital application, which will provide timely agriculture-related data needed in planning for their planting schedule and fame management operations.         This Agricultural Data Management and Enterprise Resource Planning software (otherwise referred to as the Farm […]

City officials recently congratulated and commended Jail Officer 1 (JO1) Kurt Alalag for his exemplary accomplishment as the choreographer of the award-winning cultural dance troop Saeng Ya Kasay of the University of the Cordillera (UC) that captured the first place during the 2023 and 2024 Panagbenga Cultural Dance Contest. In a resolution, local legislators stated […]