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Toward people-centered and publicly-funded progress in Baguio
The vast expanse of the Baguio City public market can be entered at different points, all accessible on foot and by public transport. —PHOTOS BY MARI-AN C. SANTOS
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January 8, 2026January 8, 2026Business

Toward people-centered and publicly-funded progress in Baguio

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BAGUIO CITY—Many in (and even out of) the summer capital celebrated when news broke that a project involving the Baguio City public market would not push through. In a letter dated Dec. 19, 2025, and addressed to Mayor Benjamin Magalong, SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI) officially withdrew its proposal of redeveloping the public market under a...

To demand the facts and make correct sense of the corruption scandal
Floods and kickbacks from nonexistent or substandard flood control projects are now among Filipinos' daily afflictions. —COMPOSITE PHOTO: VIEW OF A STREET AFTER RAIN; PICTURE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO SENATE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE
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October 1, 2025December 16, 2025Opinion

To demand the facts and make correct sense of the corruption scandal

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So much stuff to process, so little time before the next explosive detail erupts. Filipinos are called upon to make correct sense of the corruption scandal now approaching crisis proportions. That means educating themselves in how the plunder of taxpayer money was pulled off in flood control and other infra projects, and by whom, and...

‘Not an easy choice’: Magalong resigns from ICI
Mayor Benjamin Magalong —PHOTO FROM PNA.GOV.PH
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September 28, 2025February 19, 2026News

‘Not an easy choice’: Magalong resigns from ICI

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Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong quit his post as a special adviser of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) on Friday, the same day Malacañang said his appointment is under review due to possible conflict of interest. His resignation was “not an easy choice, but one I believe is necessary,” Magalong said in a statement...