Baguio City, and much of Western Luzon Island in the Philippines, is slowly picking itself from the ruins brought by the typhoon Cosme even as most areas of the city remain in darkness. Initial reports from the City Disaster Coordinating Council (CDCC) disclosed that volunteers have their hands full attending to emergency cases involving fallen [...]

Vice Mayor Daniel Farinas said Thursday the city government will not allow the reported plan to construct a commercial structure at the remaining forested lot within the Baguio Convention Center reservation without proper consultation.
Farinas said Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr.’s position to safeguard the city’s resources against wanton destruction remained firm.
Farinas said the reported deal between [...]