DOH-CAR reports significant decrease in New Year’s Eve revelries firecracker casualties

The Department of Health – Cordillera Regional Office (DOH-CAR) reported a significant decrease in the firecracker- related injuries in celebrating the New...

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Sinayang lang: P19M dev’t projects in Sagada unimplemented

At least P19.3 million worth of programs, projects and activities in Sagada, Mountain Province were not implemented from 2010 to 2015, depriving the constituents of the benefits from the development fund, state auditors...

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Bawal yan! Disaster reduction funds in Tadian, Mt. Province spent on SAF aid

Some P303,829.2 worth of expenditures, such as meals and snacks, coffee seedlings, piglets, and aid to the families of Special Action Force (SAF) families, were charged to the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (DRRMF) of Tadian town in Mountain Province even though these are not related to disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation activities, state auditors...

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6 major roads in CAR still impassable to traffic due to ‘Lawin’ onslaught

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that six major roads in the Cordillera Autonomous Region...

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Commission-seeking ex-Mayor Ilon gets 10 years in prison

Former Barlig, Mountain Province Mayor Crispin Fias-Ilon's attempt to gain a commission of P45,000 from a supplier in 2006 has netted him 10 years in...

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Mt. Province capitol uses disaster risk reduction funds to buy P3.2M coaster – COA

The provincial government of Mountain Province used its disaster risk reduction funds to purchase a P3.2 million coaster bus which was only being used for official travels, state auditors...

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Benguet mayor survives accident on ‘killer highway’

Buguias, Benguet Mayor Ruben Tinda-an fell in a ravine on the so-called "killer highway" of the...

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Politiko wants ‘Cha-Cha’, and it’s not the dance

Mountain Province Rep. Maximo Dalog is pushing for the holding of a national referendum to let the people decide on Charter change or Cha-Cha. The northern Luzon lawmaker said there have been various calls to change some of the provisions of the 1987 Constitution. “There are proposals from various sectors to amend or revise the...

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Mt. Province politiko seeks referendum on Cha-cha in 2016 polls

Mountain Province Rep. Maximo B. Dalog is calling for a referendum to let the electorate decide whether or not to call for a constitutional convention to propose amendments to, or revision of, the 1987 Constitution. Dalog is the author of House Resolution 2384 seeking a referndum on charter change and this has been refrred to...

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For ASEAN free trade: Mt. Province mayor exhorts farmers to improve output

With the impending implementation of the free trade pact of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Bauko mayor Abraham Akilit of Mountain Province encourages local farmers to adhere with the ASEAN’s good agricultural practices (GAP). GAP is the ASEAN standard for farming practices, from the production, harvesting, to postharvest handling of fresh fruits and...

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