The city government of Baguio started implementing temporary restrictions on the entry of residents from La Trinidad, Tuba, Tublay, and Sablan, all in Benguet, until Dec. 4, to give way to the expanded testing in these towns.
PASKONG PINOY -- The Christmas Village at the Baguio Country Club themed “Paskong Pinoy” opened to the public last week with a hope that the annual tradition will bring joy and hope amid the anxiety that envelopes the nation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The BCC management is strictly implementing health protocols, such as the mandatory wearing of face mask and face shield and one-hour time limit for a limited number of people inside the complex. -- Harley Palangchao
The swan boat hired by residents and tourists alike at the Burnham Park lake is more than an attraction, as it has helped in the ongoing rescue efforts in Cagayan and Isabela, which have been flooded for days after Typhoon Ulysses battered northern Luzon last week.
Baguio doctors have raised the alarm on the continuous and abrupt increase in Covid-19 cases beginning in the last week of September up to the present.
The Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Bontoc, Mountain Province has dropped the complaint against the alleged cohort of the gunman who killed anti-graft crusader Salvador Liked in Bauko on Sept. 2.
The Cordillera logged 12 deaths due to Typhoon Ulysses while search and retrieval teams from various agencies continue to scour Barangay Viewpoint, Banaue, Ifugao to find one still missing person.
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RFID STICKER WOES -- Motor vehicle owners in Baguio and nearby areas bear the long line of vehicles availing the radio frequency identification (RFID) sticker after the shift to cashless system on tollways. The shift was brought about by the Department of Transportation order to the management of tollways nationwide to adopt an RFID system by Nov. 2 as part of efforts to minimize Covid-19 transmission. -- Harley Palangchao
DOG HEROES IN ACTION -- Jackson, Penny, Idol, and Panther, all Belgian Malinois from the Philippine National Police K-9 Unit of the Ifugao Explosive Ordnance Division and Canine Unit, have been working tirelessly with their handlers since day one of the search and retrieval operation to find the missing persons who were buried alive by a landslide in Banaue, Ifugao during Typhoon Ulysses.
-- Contributed photo
CONTAINER VANS FOR COVID PATIENTS -- An additional 24 beds or 24-room capacity isolation facility complete with bed, toilet, and bath per room are being constructed near the Baguio Convention Center central triage to augment the bed capacities of hospitals and isolation centers in the city. -- Harley Palangchao
MINDAFRUITS GALORE 2 -- Fruits grown in Mindanao were again shipped to Baguio and displayed for sale to the public during the closure of Session Road on Sunday. The first time fruits from the south were brought to Baguio was before the Covid-19 pandemic. -- Neil Clark Ongchangco
THE ONE -- Reigning ONE Championship strawweight world champion Joshua Pacio has been picked by worldwide leader in sports, ESPN, as one of the top 25 top mixed martial arts fighters for 2020, which was dominated by fighters under the Ultimate Fighting Championship. -- ONE photo
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