LTFRB warns drivers on taxi fare issue

LTFRB warns drivers on taxi fare issue

TAXI drivers who refuse to ferry passengers using the P25 flag down rate may be brought to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for complaints.

Transportation Regional Director Federico Mandapat Jr. issued the advisory after receiving complaints that taxi drivers refuse ferry passengers with only one flag down [...]

Jeepney drivers urged to convert into LPG

TO SAVE on maintenance and fuel costs, drivers in Baguio were advised to use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as alternative to gasoline or diesel.
Although conversion would cost much, Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers (Fejodap) chapter president Perfecto Itliong Jr. said using LPG as alternative means more savings in terms of fuel consumption. Even private [...]

Philhealth wants remittance reports monthly

Philhealth wants remittance reports monthly

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) requires all employers in the private and government sectors to submit their remittance reports (RF1) on a monthly basis starting August this year.
Maggie del Rosario of the Philhealth regional office said this is to ensure the regular updating of employee contribution records to avoid inconvenience [...]

Wrong name lands man in jail

THERE are instances when a person is arrested on “mistaken identity.” But this seems to be the first time a man was apprehended for giving the wrong identity.
This happened to Bonin Dauyong Hortelano, 20, of Tenerace, San Vicente Village, when he unwittingly met policeman Jeoffer Banglayan at Assumption Road last June 25.
According to Banglayan, he [...]

Promulgasyon ti Julia Campbell murder case, maipatungpal inton Hunyo 30

BAGUIO CITY – Maipatungpalen inton Hunyo 30 ti promulgasyon iti kaso a murder a naipila kontra ken ni Juan Dontogan, ti akusado iti panakapapatay daydi US Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Campbell sadiay Banawe Regional Trial Court.
Sigun ken ni Private Prosecutor Reynaldo Agranzamendez, abogado ti pamilya Campbell, maangay ti panakaipaulog ti desisyon iti nasao a kaso [...]

Forbes Park campsite needs Congress nod

Forbes Park campsite needs Congress nod

A PORTION of Forbes Park forest reservation may be transferred to the City Government as camping site but this would need concurrence from Congress.
“There are no legal obstacles if the city wants to use a portion (of the reservation) as camping site but being a forest [...]

13 barangays mulled as dengue hotspots

13 barangays mulled as dengue hotspots

DENGUE cases in Baguio rose to 26 percent this year.
The City Health Services Office (CHSO) said 108 dengue cases were recorded in eight sentinel hospitals here from January 1 to June 13.
“This is a 26-percent increase from the previous year and a 10-percent increase in over a [...]

Girl rescued from ‘abductor’

Girl rescued from ‘abductor’

A MAN was arrested by Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) policemen for allegedly abducting a teenage girl, a police official said.
CIDG Regional Director Cedrick Train identified the suspect as Cipriano Fonteviros Jr. alias Jun or Josit, a resident of Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet.

The 16-year-old victim is a [...]

Benguet gets P11M from Napocor

Benguet gets P11M from Napocor

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BENGUET finally got its share for being one of the host localities in the operations of San Roque Multipurpose Dam.
Officials of the National Power Corporation (Napocor) on Thursday turned over a check amounting to more than P11 million, containing the province share from the National Wealth [...]