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Burned Baguio Market section to be rebuilt

Jun 24th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: News

A TWO-storey structure will replace the burnt sari-sari section of the public market.
But that is if a technical working group approves the design contained in the implementing rules and guideline of Republic Act (RA) 9184 or the Government Procurement and Reform Act.
Vice Mayor Daniel Fariñas proposed for the creation of a technical working group to [...]



Baguio Cathedral’s Porta Vaga Mall imposes crazy rental policies

Jun 23rd, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: News

By Ernie Olson Jr.
“UNLIKE in most other commercial buildings where lease rentals are raised by a maximum of 10 percent annually, I was given the option of having mine increased by the same percentage in Porta Vaga, but on a monthly basis.”
This was the claim on Sunday of Jinky Florence Bajada, proprietress of Aces [...]



Typhoon Cosme pounds Baguio City, Ilocos Provinces

May 19th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: News

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 [...]



SM to destroy Baguio forest for new mall?

May 13th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: News

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 [...]



Tiong San Harrison burns

Apr 3rd, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: News

A still undetermined amount of property was damaged when a fire gutted the upper floors of Tiong San Harrison, one of Baguio’s pioneer department stores before the arrival of SM, last Wednesday.As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters from various government and private agencies were still trying to contain the conflagration that hit the storage and [...]



iBaguio.net v5.0

Feb 22nd, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: News

After months of procrastination, I’ve finally decided to move iBaguio (Baguio’s first online city guide and portal) unto WordPress. This means easier, and hopefully more frequent, updates to Baguio’s longest running website. Unfortunately, this also means less control on my part to the design and aesthetics of the site. The version 4.0 design has been [...]



Fire hits the University of Baguio (again)

Feb 16th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: News

With damages estimated to cost around P70 million, investigators at the Baguio Fire Department are set to conduct an ocular inspection of the University of Baguio (UB) high school building, to determine what started the conflagration.Fire investigator Bartolome Cacamo said they would explore all angles to determine the cause of the fire, including reports that [...]