COA scores Banaue town officials’ reimbursement of cellphone load State auditors scored the municipality of Banaue in Ifugao for allowing its officials to reimburse cellphone load allowance using public funds, instead of resorting to procurement in bulk to get the most advantageous... READ FULL ARTICLE
Court junks TRO vs parking building: Banaue Mayor Dalipog A court in Banaue, Ifugao has junked a petition seeking to stop the construction of a seven-storey parking building near the famous Banaue rice terraces. Banaue mayor Jerry Dalipog confirmed that the Second Judicial Region of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 34 in Banaue has denied the petition for temporary restraining order (TRO) filed by... READ FULL ARTICLE
Banaue Mayor Dipolog asks NCCA to inspect “photo bomber” building To settle the controversy on the “photo bomber” parking building, Banaue Mayor Jerry Dipolog is asking officials of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to visit the town and inspect the construction site of the P55-million parking facility. Dipolog has written NCCA chairman Felipe de Leon Jr. inviting him or any of... READ FULL ARTICLE
Banaue exec withdraws support for “photo bomber” parking building Faced with a lawsuit and a strong public opposition, a member of the municipal council of Banaue has withdrawn her support to the controversial seven-storey parking building that has been planned to be put up near the famous Banaue rice terraces. Genoveva Candelario-Pocopio, president the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) admitted being one of the... READ FULL ARTICLE
A parking building in Banaue? Village officials not convinced Two village officials in Banaue, Ifugao have filed a petition in a local court seeking to stop the construction of a P55-million parking building that they claimed were rigged with irregularities. Fernando Bahatan and Elizeo Fermin, chairmen of barangays Poblacion and Kinapin, respectively, asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the... READ FULL ARTICLE