BAGUIO CITY – Baguio City Mayor and BLISTT (Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay) Council Chairman Benjamin Magalong called for a meeting to discuss the next steps after the expiration of the border restrictions advisory implemented from February 1 to 15 in the BLISTT area. Among the key decisions were the following: (1) Baguio City will recognize all medical… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY – The BLISTT Governing Council composed of the chief executives of the BLISTT (Baguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay) decided to continue their efforts to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Border checkpoints will again be enforced from January 10 to 24. This is to address the high daily… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY – The Mayors of Baguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay (BLISTT) signed on December 14 a joint advisory for temporary enhanced border regulation between the units of the BLISTT from December 16 until December 22. This was decided during an earlier emergency meeting of the BLISTT governing council on December… Read more »
On November 4, the Cordillera Regional Project Monitoring Committee led by Committee Chair and NEDA-CAR Regional Director Milagros Rimando visited five sections of the BLISTT (Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay) outer circumferential ring which aims to provide drivers alternative routes to avoid the congestion of the urban areas of La Trinidad and… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY – The mayors of BLISTT (Baguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metro Global Holdings Corporation for the conduct of a feasibility study of a proposed BLISTT waste to energy (WTE) facility that the firm plans to put up in the BLISTT area. Metro… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY – BLISTT mayors discussed Baguio City’s strategy for its re-opening to tourists from Region 1. The mayors of La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay called for the BLISTT council meeting on October 1 to clarify the role of the surrounding local government units and the implications of the City’s re-opening on their… 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 »
BAGUIO CITY – Amidst the social and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mayors of the BLISTT set the foundations for the rehabilitation and continuing development of the Cordillera’s southern growth node. The Mayors had an emergency meeting on March 18 to address immediate concerns regarding the proper implementation of the enhanced community quarantine… Read more »
