Baguio City's SLU - 3rd Grand Reunion was a
Asianjournal.com, CA - 2 hours ago
WITH THE forthcoming Louisian: Sama-Sama Na Naman Sa Sayawan slated for Sept. 2 labor day weekend at Simon's Waterfront Banquet …

Rainier, colder Baguio this year, says weather bureau - INQ7.net
23 Aug 2006 at 4:53am

Rainier, colder Baguio this year, says weather bureau
INQ7.net, Philippines - 11 hours ago
BAGUIO CITY — The country's summer capital has been experiencing wetter and colder weather this year than during the same period last year, the state weather …

Espinoza: Untangling the Cuenco-Dalawampu puzzle - Sun.Star
23 Aug 2006 at 12:03pm

Espinoza: Untangling the Cuenco-Dalawampu puzzle
Sun.Star, Philippines - 4 hours ago
… scandal. If the cheating happened in Baguio City, I see no reason to withhold the oath taking of those who took the NLE in other areas. …

Committee for Baguio Day awardees created (Sun Star)
21 Aug 2006 at 11:49pm
BAGUIO City Mayor Braulio Yaranon issued Administrative Order 90 creating a committee for the search for outstanding citizens, non-government and people's organizations and the 10 outstanding young men and women, the launching ceremonies of which to be done this September 1.

Report: Nursing exam leakage traced to Baguio (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
21 Aug 2006 at 3:15pm
The test leakage in the June 2006 Nursing Board Examination has been traced to Baguio City, ABS-CBN News' Bandila reported Monday. The report by Ces Drilon cited information from a store owner in the city who told her that test papers were photocopied on her machine.

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The President's husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, will shoulder the cost of plane tickets for Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano of Taguig-Pateros if he agrees to go with him to Germany to verify the allegation that members of the Arroyo family are maintaining a

SINGAPORE - Marvin Dumandan and Jay Bayron plunge into action in the Singapore Open Amateur Championship beginning Tuesday, ready and eager to shoot it out with the best players in the field and set the Philippines' title-retention bid in motion at the

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has named a former Supreme Court justice to head a special commission to probe a spate of extrajudicial killings of journalists and leftist political activists. Former justice Jose Melo would 'lead an investigative

Dubai: Philippine authorities in the UAE are stepping up efforts to get more of the estimated 150,000 eligible Filipino voters to register with the embassy or consulate despite a month-long extension for voter registration. The absentee voter

6th FLT Prime Insurance branch opens in Baguio
Sun.Star, Philippines - 21 hours ago
THE FLT Prime Insurance Corporation opened its Baguio branch with a simple blessing and sumptuous "merienda" at Unit F-2, 2/F EDT (formerly Puso ng Baguio …

Dacawi: Figuring out Baguio - Sun.Star
20 Aug 2006 at 12:22pm

Dacawi: Figuring out Baguio
Sun.Star, Philippines - 21 hours ago
THREE distinct natural and man-made features of Baguio call for policies covering infrastructure development, water extraction and recharge, and human waste …

PSE suspends Baguio Gold - Manila Standard Today
18 Aug 2006 at 10:14am

PSE suspends Baguio Gold
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - Aug 18, 2006
By Jenniffer B. Austria. The Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday suspended the trading of holding company Baguio Gold Corp. following …

PLDT bets big on broadband in Baguio City (Manila Bulletin)
19 Aug 2006 at 3:14am
BAGUIO CITY ? Dominant carrier PLDT is seeking to generate business out of its broadband initiatives in this city, following the unveiling of its digital fiber optic network (DFON) here.

Council seeks clarification on jueteng revival in Baguio (Sun Star)
18 Aug 2006 at 12:07pm
AUTHORITIES in charge of ensuring that the illegal numbers game does not spread in Baguio and its neighboring towns were invited by the City Council last Friday to a consultation as regards the alleged resurgence of jueteng.

AUTHORITIES in charge of ensuring that the illegal numbers game does not spread in Baguio and its neighboring towns were invited by the City Council last Friday to a consultation as regards the alleged resurgence of jueteng.

MANILA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Philippine holding company Baguio Gold Holdings Corp. was suspended on Friday after it confirmed it bought six firms jointly holding an 81.57 percent stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL) [PHL.UL ].

FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is going public through a ?backdoor listing? using publicly listed Baguio Gold Holdings Corp., analysts said Friday.

TRADING in shares of Baguio Gold Holdings Corp will be suspended Friday after the company disclosed its board of directors has approved the acquisition of a combined 81.57-percent interest in unlisted Philippine Airlines (PAL) from six companies, the stock exchange said.

BAGUIO Gold Holdings Corp said its board of directors has approved the acquisition of a combined 81.57-percent interest in Philippine Airlines (PAL) from six companies. Both Baguio Gold and PAL are controlled by Filipino-Chinese tycoon Lucio Tan.

Baguio Gold to acquire 81.57% of Philippine Airlines
INQ7.net, Philippines - 5 hours ago
BAGUIO Gold Holdings Corp said its board of directors has approved the acquisition of a combined 81.57-percent interest in Philippine Airlines (PAL) from six …
Lucio Tan's Baguio Gold to Buy Philippine Airlines (Update1) Bloomberg
Baguio Gold To Acquire Philippine Airlines Airwise
PSE suspends Baguio Gold on acquisition of 81.57% of PAL INQ7.net
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Baguio police, Muslims sign covenant to strengthen peace and order - Philippi…
17 Aug 2006 at 10:53pm

Baguio police, Muslims sign covenant to strengthen peace and order
Philippine Information Agency, Philippines - 2 hours ago
BAGUIO CITY (18 August) — Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and the Muslim Community in the city recently signed an accord to further strengthen the peace and …

Probe of Country Club village erosion set - Sun.Star
17 Aug 2006 at 10:34pm

Probe of Country Club village erosion set
Sun.Star, Philippines - 2 hours ago
WHILE the Baguio City Council is bent on speeding up the bidding for the rehabilitation of the eroded portion of the Baguio Country Club (BCC) Village, the …
Baguio Day activities bared Sun.Star
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PSE suspends Baguio Gold on acquisition of 81.57% of PAL (INQ7 Business)
17 Aug 2006 at 9:01pm
TRADING in shares of Baguio Gold Holdings Corp will be suspended Friday after the company disclosed its board of directors has approved the acquisition of a combined 81.57-percent interest in unlisted Philippine Airlines (PAL) from six companies, the stock exchange said.

Baguio Gold to acquire 81.57% of Philippine Airlines (INQ7 Business)
17 Aug 2006 at 8:01pm
BAGUIO Gold Holdings Corp said its board of directors has approved the acquisition of a combined 81.57-percent interest in Philippine Airlines (PAL) from six companies. Both Baguio Gold and PAL are controlled by Filipino-Chinese tycoon Lucio Tan.

Scientists warned that the Philippines' Mayon volcano is likely to experience further explosions and fast-moving flows of deadly fluid gases, ash and rock.

The oil spill has been spreading throughout fishing grounds Heavy rains and strong winds have been hampering efforts to clean up the worst oil spill to hit the Philippines. The Philippines has sai…

PHILIPPINES: August 17, 2006 LAPAZ, Philippines - Rescue workers battled on Wednesday to stop a huge oil spill from further polluting the central Philippine coastline as fishermen, smeared in the fo…

IS THE JONBENET RAMSEY CASE SOLVED? Aug. 16: Nearly 10 years after her murder, an arrest has been made in the JonBenet Ramsey case. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.

PHILIPPINES: August 17, 2006 LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines - Seismic activity at the Philippines' most active volcano calmed overnight but it could be weeks before 40,000 people evacuated from the shado…

NBI probes ?Baguio? angle in board exam leakage
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - 20 hours ago
The National Bureau of Investigation?s Anti-Fraud and Computer Crime Division is accusing on the ?Baguio City angle? to clear confusion over the …
NBI to finish probe of nursing board leak by month?s end INQ7.net
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ABS-CBN's 'Kapamilya Fiesta' storms Baguio - Sun.Star
15 Aug 2006 at 11:56am

ABS-CBN's 'Kapamilya Fiesta' storms Baguio
Sun.Star, Philippines - 18 hours ago
… and Cagayan de Oro, the "Kapamilya Fiesta" brought a back-to-back public service and all-out entertainment last August 5 at SM Rambakan Drive in Baguio City. …

Peza exports hit $16.7b in 1st 6 months - Manila Standard Today
15 Aug 2006 at 10:03am

Peza exports hit $16.7b in 1st 6 months
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - 20 hours ago
… Third on the list is government-owned Baguio City Economic Zone with $1.743 billion worth of shipments recorded during the period. …
PEZA firms? exports up 11% at $ 16.7 B Manila Bulletin
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Activist says Baguio disabled shy away from jobs (INQ7.net)
14 Aug 2006 at 3:55pm
BAGUIO CITY?A rights activist for the disabled chastised the local community of the visually-impaired, the hearing-impaired and the wheelchair-bound for refusing to take on job opportunities in the outsourcing industry.

Silver jewels still Baguio's one town, one product (Sun Star)
14 Aug 2006 at 11:34am
SILVER jewelry remains as the one town, one product (Otop) of Baguio despite setbacks experienced by dealers and manufacturers. Mayor Braulio Yaranon issued the statement as he stressed that the City Government acted on the rise of supposed silver jewelry dealers along sidewalks.

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Filipino call center agents better than counterparts abroad, says CITC chief Superior performance of agents, cheap rates and customer satisfaction are the reasons many business process outsourcing (BPO) firms are investing in the Philippines. Commission

KOTA KINABALU: A foreigner, who was arrested for allegedly slashing three policemen with an accomplice on Pulau Gaya on Aug 4, has been sentenced to two months' jail for overstaying his immigration pass. Filipino Mohamad Ali, 30, pleaded guilty before

The Philippine and Unites States navies are set to hold a weeklong combined bilateral naval exercise starting on Tuesday in northern Philippines, reported the Philippine News Agency on Monday. The training sites of the joint exercise, code-named '

Philippines has invited Myanmar leader Than Shwe to join the 12th ASEAN summit to be held in Cebu, central Philippines, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday. As part of the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic

Repeat nursing exam, Baguio group asked
Newsbreak, Philippines - 9 hours ago
BAGUIO CITY — Officials of the Philippine Nurses Association have asked nursing license applicants who took the June board examinations to voluntarily repeat …
At Large : Cheating and profits / Rina Jimenez-David INQ7.net
Nursing Test Scam Linked to Poor Education, Labor Export Bulatlat
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Inventory of public vehicles plying Baguio pushed - Sun.Star
13 Aug 2006 at 12:08pm

Inventory of public vehicles plying Baguio pushed
Sun.Star, Philippines - 15 hours ago
By Rimaliza Opiña. BENT on regulating the number of vehicles traversing the streets, five councilors said that all public utility …

Mini-water reservoirs in barangays proposed - Sun.Star
13 Aug 2006 at 12:11pm

Mini-water reservoirs in barangays proposed
Sun.Star, Philippines - 15 hours ago
COUNCILOR Daniel Fariñas is urging the Baguio Water District (BWD) to construct storage basins in at least 10 barangays to store rainwater. …
Market of indigenous products pushed Sun.Star
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Cordillera execs push regional autonomy (INQ7.net)
13 Aug 2006 at 6:09pm
BAGUIO CITY — Advertisements pushing for constitutional amendments have started flooding public television, but they will soon compete for air time in Baguio, which will also air advertising pitches for Cordillera autonomy.

Mayor warns of new land syndicate in Baguio (Sun Star)
10 Aug 2006 at 11:19pm
BAGUIO City Mayor Braulio Yaranon cautioned the public again of a new group that allegedly sells lots that are either expanded or non-existent.