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BAGUIO CITY -- Re-elected Mayor Benjamin Magalong and elected city officials will take their oath of office in ceremonies on Thursday, June 30, at the Baguio Convention Center. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong wins another term with 64,665 votes. He was proclaimed along with Congressman-elect
Baguio City Hall. (PNA file photo) BAGUIO CITY - The local legislative branch here on Thursday asked Mayor Benjamin Magalong to suspend the increase in the fair market value of real properties in the city to avoid a spike in property taxes. "It is untimely considering the financial condition of many residents and businesses who suffered losses because of the Covid (coronavirus disease 2019)," Councilor Joel Alangsab, one of the authors, said in a message to reporters. Alangsab said the local government should consider the pandemic as a reason to push back the increase. He said an inc...
SMOKING DEATHS. The harmful effects of smoking are displayed in the packaging of these cigarettes in this undated photo in Baguio City. On April 21, the Smoke-Free Baguio group will open an art exhibit in the Central Business District, featuring 321 pairs of footwear, representing the 321 Filipinos killed by smoking daily. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - The city health services office plans to drum up its anti-smoking campaign by displaying 321 pairs of footwear in an art exhibit to represent the 321 Filipinos killed by smoking everyday. In an advisory, Baguio's Public Informat...
BAGUIO CITY – City government officials led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong witnessed the crushing of 89.5 kilos of cigarettes worth P870,000 during flag-raising rites at the City Hall on Monday, Feb. 28. Magalong, who chairs the Baguio City Smoke-Free Task Force, said the cigarettes were confiscated by
BAGUIO CITY – Real property owners in the city might soon reap the benefits of tree planting as the city government looks at granting tax incentives to properties that maintain trees. City Council information officer Jordan Habbiling, in a media release on Tuesday night, said the measure was broach