BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan will lead the city's delegation to three important sister city events abroad from Oct. 18 to Nov. 6.

The mayor flew to Hangzhou, China last Oct. 11 to attend the Hangzhou International Sister City Mayors' Conference on City and Innovation 2017 upon invitation of Hangzhou Mayor Xu Liyi.

The conference which ran from Oct. 18-22 featured a forum on city and innovation and signing ceremonies on innovation initiative, friendship city agreement and sister city forest planting with panel discussions on electronic commerce, smart city and culture and branding.

Occupants from the 50 illegal structures at the BIBAK compound demolished by the city government and line agencies concerned hastily save belongings and other useful materials to relocate. NCIP-CARB anounced that an eight-storey cultural center and museum is expected to rise and the Benguet-Ifugao-Bontoc-Apayao Kalinga (BIBAK) dormitory is still being deliberated upon to accommodate the lodging needs of Cordilleran students. - By Bong Cayabyab

City officials represented by Secretary to the Mayor Rafael Tallocoy and City Health Officer Rowena galpo receive awards from Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Rita Papey, DOH-CAR regional director Lakshmi Legaspi and Guest Speaker DOH North Luzon Cluster OIC-Assistant Secretary and DOH Region IV regional director Myrna Cabotaje during the 2017 Regional Nutrition Awarding ceremony. Baguio bagged its 1st Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (Crown) Maintenance Award, 19 Barangays with Zero Prevalence on Stunting 2016 while Imelda Dagupun of Imelda Village won the prestigious Regional Outstanding Barangay Scholar held at Supreme Hotel last October 19. - By Bong Cayabyab

BAGUIO CITY October 19 – The Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) cited the initial gains and advances that were achieved over the past several years in relation to the region's renewed quest for autonomy.

RDC-CAR Secretary and Assistant Regional Director of the Cordillera office of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA-CAR) Jedidia Aquino underscored that aside from being able to bring to the attention of President Rodrigo R. Duterte the snowballing clamor for regional autonomy by concerned stakeholders, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus G. Dureza has vowed to champion House Bill (HB) 5343, or the bill that seeks to establish an autonomous region in the Cordillera by simultaneously working it out with the enactment of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.

City Environment and Parks Management Officer Cordelia Lacsamana calls on Baguio residents and all line agencies concerned to help address the state of the city's environment during the City Hall flag raising ceremonies last Wednesday. - by Bong Cayayab

BAGUIO CITY October 17 – Benguet Corporation remains firm to maintain its partnership with the local governments of Itogon and Baguio City for the development of an integrated solid management system within portions of its Antamok open-pit site in Itogon town.

In his letter to Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan, BC Executive Director Isidro C. Alcantara, Jr. underscored the company's awareness of the serious waste disposal issues that need to be addressed by both local governments for the benefit of the people.

Buguias, the landslide-prone vegetable producing town in Benguet will soon have a payloader for its road-clearing operations, thanks to a joint agreement with the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) for the construction of a three megawatt hydroelectric plant in the town.

The Beneco board headed by president Rocky Aliping recently adopted a recommendation of general manager Gerardo Verzosa for the purchase of heavy equipment for the vegetable-producing town.

BAGUIO CITY – A new ordinance establishing a voluntary blood donation program in the city is needed to repeal the existing inoperative one.

This was the recommendation of the city council research division under local legislative staff officer V Dan Ricky Ong in the report submitted to Vice Mayor Edison Bilog Oct. 3.

The report was based on the legislative monitoring and evaluation done on Ordinance No. 54 series of 1992 "Establishing a pool of possible blood donors in all barangays in the city and appropriating funds therefor" and Resolution No. 342 series of 2011 "Enjoining barangays of the (city) to encourage and seek possible blood donors within their barangays and to create list of possible donors to serve as database in their barangays..."