August 13, 2008

Province eyes new housing site for employees

MPLOYEES affected by the land squabble between the Provincial Government and ancestral land claimants at Wangal, La Trinidad have transfer to other housing areas.
This is to shield them from the problems besetting the Benguet Provincial Government and the individuals claiming portions of the 54-hectare lot, identified as a housing site for employees of the province.
Benguet [...]

August 13, 2008

Fongwan to DPWH: Hasten Marcos Highway rehab

By Jane Cadalig

TO PREVENT further inconveniences, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was asked to hasten the improvement of the Palispis-Aspiras Highway, considered as one of the all-weather roads in the region.
Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan said the closure of Palispis-Aspiras (formerly Marcos Highway) could have been avoided if the improvement of the road [...]