Archive for March, 2008

News: Arroyo told not to curtail truth

Monday, March 10th, 2008

CALLS for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign are a personal decision, which should not be forced on her, a Baguio City councilor said.

Opinion: Cario: Tourism

Monday, March 10th, 2008

THIS month of February, one cannot help but lend some thought to Baguio’s February gig, Panagbenga, bruited about as the city’s Flower Festival.

News: DepEd backs home study for pregnant teens

Monday, March 10th, 2008

TO BE pregnant during a girl’s teenage years not only has serious effects on her health, but also on her social standing.

Opinion: Dumaguing: Less salt in food, less soft drink consumption

Monday, March 10th, 2008

CHILDREN who eat less salt, drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks may significantly lower their risks for obesity, elevated blood pressure, and later-in-life heart attack and stroke, researchers reported in the print and online issue of Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Feature: Baguio’s only lady mayor

Monday, March 10th, 2008

FERDINAND Marcos was first driven out of his wits when Imelda Romualdez conquered his heart, a story eventually overshadowed only by the tales of more than 3,000 pairs of shoes.

News: Boy escapes capture by bonnet-wearing men

Monday, March 10th, 2008

A SEVEN-year-old boy and two others escaped from being kidnapped by outsmarting their abductors last Friday in Baguio City, police said.

News: COA okays release of CenteCom funds

Monday, March 10th, 2008

THE Baguio Centennial Commission (CenteComm) and the local finance committee (LFC) could heave a sigh of relief following the Commission on Audit’s (COA) clarification on the disbursement of funds for the group.

Opinion: Dacawi: The need to cover sports

Monday, March 10th, 2008

LAWYER and fellow provincial newsman Delmar Carino said teachers told him about Jimmy Laking’s recent column that advised the need for coverage of the last Cordillera Games, particularly by us who, for years, were asked to conduct basic lectures in the annual regional campus journalism competitions.

News: Murder suspect falls

Monday, March 10th, 2008

THE suspect in the murder a four-year-old girl in Kibungan, Benguet late last year was arrested for another crime in La Trinidad, a police official said.

Feature: Abrenian Cuisine: A Treat Worth The Effort

Monday, March 10th, 2008

ABRA cuisine (loosely used) except for the usual fiesta fare like lechon, is very simple and like its people, the Abrenians, influenced by Spanish culture.