RegionsDoJ OKs Registration of Ancestral Land in Baguio Town-site ReservationDoJ OKs Registration of Ancestral Land in Baguio Town-site Reservation The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a resolution that a Certificate of Ancestral Land Title (CALT) covering ancestral land within the city’s town-site reservation can be registered with the Land Registration Authority (LRA) and the Registry of Deeds. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW ( categories: )
Ombudsman to Conduct Lifestyle Probe on 10 Baguio OfficialsOmbudsman to Conduct Lifestyle Probe on 10 Baguio Officials At least ten Baguio City officials will be undergoing lifestyle checks by the Office of the Ombudsman. Without disclosing their identities, the Civil Service Commission(CSC)-Baguio has accordingly forwarded to the Ombudsman for Luzon the papers of the ten city officials who will undergo probes. ( categories: )
RP’s Public Hospitals Undergoing Systems FaceliftsRP’s Public Hospitals Undergoing Systems Facelifts Government hospitals are presently undergoing systems overhauls amid mounting dissatisfaction that the Health Department is itself acknowledging. BY ACE ALEGRE ( categories: )
Students, Residents Stand Against Commercial Giant to Save Tree ParkMore than 1,000 faculty staff and students walked out of classrooms to protest the possible demolition of a tree park in Baguio City. The park would be demolished because SM Investment Corporation (SMIC) plans to construct 13-storey posh condominiums in the area. BY REG COLLADO ( categories: )
Baguio Not Ready for Migrating MorosAs the armed conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues in Mindanao, the Baguio City government is anticipating a possible influx of Muslim migrants to the city. BY CYE REYES ( categories: )
PNA Bats for Systematic Plan, Regulation of SchoolsAs thousands of jobless new nurses swell, the regional chapter of the Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) urged the government to adopt a systematic plan for nursing graduates and other health professionals. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW ( categories: )
Japanese-Filipino Kids Welcome New Law on CitizenshipThe June 4 decision of the Japan Supreme Court will reverse the old law which only grants nationality to Japanese-Filipino children whose parents were married legally. The new law will include children whose parents are not legally married. BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE ( categories: )
Lepanto Mines Facing Probe for Allegedly Polluting RiversLepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMCo) is facing a government probe for allegedly polluting rivers in Mankayan, Benguet, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur and communities along Abra River, one of the five biggest rivers in the country. BY ACE ALEGRE ( categories: )
Typhoon Karen Leaves 6 Dead, 69 Families Evacuated in CordiTyphoon Karen left six dead and a total of 69 households evacuated in the Cordillera Region with landslides and flood waters resulting from heavy down pour from early dawn Tuesday until Thursday morning. BY LYN V. RAMO ( categories: )
Cebuanos Unite vs Oil Price HikesLast Thursday, Aug, 21, 500 Cebuanos marched to the Department of Energy (DoE) Visayas Field Office to denounce the rampant increase in oil price since Republic Act No. 8479 or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Law, which took effect in July 1998. ( categories: )
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