FEBRUARY EXPANDED TESTING. At least 3,000 tests are made available to Baguio City by the Bases Conversion and Development upon the request of Mayor Benjamin Magalong under the Aggressive Community Testing project. The testing was held at Melvin Jones from February 1 to 3, 2021. (Photo by Neil Clark Ongchangco)
IN BENGUET, critics are dismayed and wary of environmental degradation and natural disasters. The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines is also waiting for Malacañang to resolve the suspensions and “move mining forward.”What you need to know about this story:-The late Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina…
LAST October, Ekonomista became Panadero then became Inglisero.Ekonomistang panadero has been an inglisero for the past four months. At first, it was really a good experience. It was something new for him after all. Unfortunately, Ekonomista realized that he works in a company (hint: It’s the year of the OX)…
THE Sine Abreño in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines is now accepting entries for short films and documentaries for the Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2021.Sine Abreñofounder and film fest organizer award-winning director Dexter Macaraeg said the 3rd edition of the festival will not only give opportunity…
A FEW weeks into the new year amidst a growing pandemic, tens of thousands of Indonesians have been displaced by a chain of massive flooding in several provinces in Indonesia.According to a report[1] from the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), there was excessive rainfall that caused rivers to overflow…
THE aim of education and the department that holds it (Department of Education-DepEd) is to teach the learners lessons so that they will be capacitated to understand how it is to live and be able to weather the challenges of living. The country wants its citizenry to have these abilities…
If you love watching movies and TV series on your Apple iPhone or Android smartphone and you're thinking about signing up for an affordable postpaid plan soon, I have great news for you. The Smart Signature SIM-Only Postpaid Plan now comes with free Netflix Mobile Plan for the entire subscription…
Amidst the gloom and sadness brought about by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are still many sources of joy and entertainment online that we can turn to and watch when we are feeling down. For instance, there are foreign films and Korean TV series on Netflix and Viu which can help…
WITH the recent approval of the Food and Drugs Administration on the emergency use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, Benguet legislative caretaker Eric Go Yap on Thursday, January 28, 2021, vowed to purchase at least 600 for medical frontliners in the province.Yap, during the turnover ceremony of the 16-bed capacity isolation…
FOLLOWING the continuous rise of Covid-19 cases, Baguio City and nearby towns of La Trinidad–Itogon–Sablan–Tuba–Tublay (BLISST) will impose stricter border control.The temporary restricted access between and among the BLISTT effective February 1 to 15, 2021, aims to limit the non-essential movement of people.In a public advisory, all inter–BLISTT travelers, for…
BAGUIO. Lower Rock Quarry Barangay Captain Benigno Marzan proudly displays his plaque after he together with some of barangay captains and their Barangay Health Emergency Response Team in the city received a certificate of appreciation from the Baguio City Government for their role in managing and controlling the spread of…
THE new city ordinance banning chewing betel nut quid has stimulated the resurgence and telling of “Kiangan jokes.” There is no better way to forget and escape the boring atmosphere of home self-quarantine but re-live those funny and entertaining jokes among family members and friends.Kiangan jokes are raillery banters or…
RELATEDLY, Hiroko Fujii and Noriyuki Takada write in Nikkei Asia on November 24, 2020: “With antibody treatments seen as the best weapon against Covid-19, Japan and the country's top drugmaker have turned to a type derived from the plasma of recovered patients, rather than the lab-made varieties used on U.S.…
HOW DO you celebrate Zero Waste Month?January is an important month for many since it signifies the end of the previous year and the beginning of a new chapter. It is also a reminder for us to think about the impacts of our actions on the environment, as January has…
AFTER a series of outreach projects in Cagayan and Lepanto, Manakayan, Benguet, the Rotary Club of Metro Baguio (RCMB) also reach out to Barangay Kadayacan in Maria Aurora, Aurora.Recently, RCMB sent a supply of personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the community to ensure their health safety amid the continuous threat…
IN 2018, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) was asked if employers could conduct “secret surveillance” on their employees as they work in the office.Can employers install monitoring software that records keystrokes and takes random snapshots of the computer screen, or is this prohibited by the Data Privacy Act of 2012…
If you're a content creator of any kind - be it as a photographer, videographer, blogger, vlogger, or a Youtube partner, I'm sure you understand the importance of having a reliable mobile storage device that can keep up with you and meet your needs. Most of us still use portable…
I know many of my readers are long-time loyal fans of the Finnish Giant, Nokia. If you're one of them, this post is for you. Priced at PHP 3,590, the all-new Nokia C1 Plus is one of HMD Global's slew of entry-level Android handsets that target those who are still…
Several key features of the latest iteration to Google's mobile operating system are starting to be leaked by "insiders" online. As its name suggests, Android 12 - which is expected to be officially released later in 2021 - will be the follow-up to Android 11 and will surely bring notable…
THE ANNUAL conduct of the Baguio Flower Festival or Panagbenga has not been totally canceled but was indefinitely postponed following the emerging threat of the new variant of the Covid-19 virus.According to a report from the Baguio City Public Information Office (PIO), the postponement will also allow the city to…
