Bontoc, Mountain Province – The Lang-ay Development Council, in a meeting last week, approved the schedule of activities for this year’s Lang-ay Festival on April 4-12 here at the capital town.
On April 4, Easter Sunday, shall start the three day free surgical mission with that shall be conducted by Baguio based medical doctors headed by [...]

Recognizing that illiteracy is one of the root causes of poverty, crime and poor productivity, the provincial government of Mountain Province headed by Governor Maximo B. Dalog is taking effective action to remedy it. “Illiteracy is a universal problem. It is a major hindrance to the programs of human development,” says Dalog. However, this situation [...]

BONTOC, Mountain Province – Governor Maximo B. Dalog, in a meeting with all the 805 provincial scholars here, is asking them to avoid smoking, intoxication and use of illegal drugs. He urged them to avoid vices and rather study hard. “I tell you, alcohol, smoking and illegal drugs can ruin your future,” he pleaded.
“My dear [...]

BONTOC, Mountain Province – In a quest towards mitigating climate change, Governor Maximo B. Dalog appealed to the people of this province to stop forest fires. “Let’s help prevent forest fires! Let’s save our young people.” It was observed that early this year, many of the mountain trees in the province are [...]

PARACELIS, Mountain Province – In line with the PRESTIGE program of the Provincial Government particularly on education, a Memorandum of Agreement to organize a Supervised Neighborhood Play Group to cater to Children who are not accommodated at the day care centers was signed during the visit of Governor Maximo Dalog here last January 27-29, 2009.
According [...]

SADANGA – After  long years of misunderstanding and tribal conflict between Poblacion-Demang and Saclit of Sadanga has finally been settled with the intercession of the Council of Elders, a body organized by the Provincial Peace and Order Council.
It can be recalled that the conflict started years back and has resulted to the loss of lives [...]

The effects of climate change, one of the greatest environmental, social and economic threats facing the planet today, is now taking its toll.
The dramatic change in our atmosphere is marked by tragic incidents that the world had experienced for the past years. In the Philippines, it is visible that warming is experienced all through out [...]

BONTOC, Mountain Province – “It’s like bringing the services of the government closer to the doorstep of the cooperative,” this is the statement of Mr. Albert Bucallas, Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) specialist during the one day on-line registration of all operating cooperative in the province which was sponsored by the CDA and the Provincial Cooperative [...]

BONTOC, Mountain Province – 211 families from the different municipalities in the province availed of the swine and goat raising livelihood venture benefited from the government’s intervention in an effort to uplift their living standards thru the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP) by increasing their family income thru the provision of livelihood project.
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BONTOC, Mountain Province – Except for a missing person which is yet to be retrieved from the Chico River, local disaster coordinating councils in the province are preoccupied with the rehabilitation of damaged properties and resettlement of survivors.
The body of Zaldy Ngeteg of Talubin has not been found by volunteers. Ngeteg was among the volunteers [...]