BAGUIO CITY – On April 21, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), chaired by the Office of Civil Defense Cordillera, oriented regional agencies on tools to assess the economic losses and human recovery needs of the Cordillera region arising from the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. This assessment will serve as input… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY – On April 8, with over ten days since the last confirmed case of COVID-19 infection in the area, the mayors of Baguio City, La Trinidad and the rest of the BLISTT (Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay) Governing Council met with frontline regional line agencies and NEDA-CAR as secretariat to… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY – As new challenges emerge, BLISTT mayors meet once more during the second week of the ECQ. They agree to create BLISTT-wide community quarantine policies to avoid confusion and address emerging issues given the towns’ socio-economic interdependence. BLISTT Chair and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong emphasized the need for urgent reciprocity and complementing… Read more »
BONTOC, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE – The senior high school students of Saint Vincent’s School-Bontoc committed to support the pursuit of Cordillera autonomy during a Cordillera Autonomy forum and quiz bee organized by NEDA-CAR and the Lang-ay Festival Organization on March 9, 2020. Bontoc Mayor Franklin Odsey graced the event and encouraged the students to learn more… Read more »
