THE ENERGY REGULATORY Commission provisionally approved the Ancillary Services Procurement Agreement between SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—“If the price is right”, the Hedcor Inc. will give its intention to operate the Baguio City owned Asin Mini Hydro dams, this according to Rene Ronquillo, Hedcor president in an interview.

by : Emely Fama

CAMP BADO DANGWA, Benguet— A shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) dealer was nabbed by elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera Administrative Region (PDEA-CAR).

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet-- The Benguet Board has settled its committee chairmanships during their first regular session held on July 5, 2010.

KAPANGAN, Benguet—To address possible damages on the topsoil in areas of Kapangan, Mayor Robert Canuto is now sourcing funds to help residents shift from sayote to Arabica or Mullbery in hillside farms.

KIBUNGAN, Benguet— There are no “reds” in our ranks, but we will remain to oppose any mining operations in Palina, these were the sentiments of residents expressed is separate interviews over the week.

CAMP DANGWA, Benguet-- A tipster has led the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency- Cordillera Administrative Region (PDEA-CAR) to the siezure of P2.5 million worth of marijuana bricks and the arrest of a member of a leading drug group here.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet-- In order to address perceived disasters in Benguet during the onset of the rainy season, the Philippine National Police has recommended that each municipality or barangay have its own rain guage.

Bokod, Benguet, -- In a consultation called by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the people of Barangay Bobok, this municipality, made clear that they did not want mining exploration in their ancestral domain when they shouted down a proposal that they reconsider their rejection of the proposition in 2007.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—A provincial board member has proposed that Pinoy Got Talent finalist Ingrid Payaket be chosen as the Ambassadress of Goodwill for the Province of Benguet and the Cordilleras.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—Mayor Greg Abalos has now ordered La Trinidad Legal Officer Mauricio Cating Jr., to review all documents pertaining to the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by the past municipal government and the JARCO Realty and Development Corporation.

CAMP BADO DANGWA, Benguet— A shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) dealer was nabbed by elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera Administrative Region (PDEA-CAR) over the weekend.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—Newly inducted Mayor Greg Abalos will prioritize a master development plan for the municipality, this was barred in his inaugural speech over the week.

KIBUNGAN, Benguet-- The battle has been lost but the war has not yet been won for Da Gama Minerals Inc. as the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has recalled an earlier certification issued to the exploration company.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet-- Gov. Nestor Fongwan has recommended that drug peddling be monitored while Sr. Supt. Wilben Mayor, Benguet provincial police director recommended regulation of alcohol dispensing establishments in this capital town.