"Baguio City still remains to be very peaceful" - BCPO City Director PCOL Allen Rae Co

Cordillera - The Baguio City Police Director PCOL Allen Rae F. Co on Tuesday has announced during a panel interview at the city hall that Baguio city still remains to be peaceful.

"Basically, Baguio City remains to be very peaceful even compared as to last year" PCol. Co said. 

He said that the index crime dropped by 31 incidents compared to last October in the previous year with 427 incidents down to 396 this year. 

He added that the non-index crime or violations of special laws was reduced to 1,083 incidents from 2,500 incidents recorded from last year. 

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Co accredited the continuous fall of crime rate in the city due to the projects and program created and implemented by BCPO, as well as the cooperation and help by the people of Baguio.

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"This is of course born out by the projects and programs po na ginagawa namin but also yun pong cooperation at tulong po na ating mga mamayan" Pcol. Co said.

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"I am again calling on you. Sana tuloy-tuloy po ang pagbigay niyo ng trust sa amin at ito naman po at susuklian namin ng mas maganda, mas progresibo, at mas peaceful na ciudad ng Baguio," he added.

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Baguio suspends classes on January 27, 2020 at 12 noon onward for Chinese New Year Parade

Cordillera - Classes on Monday (January 27, 2020) for pre-school to tertiary level in both public and private have been suspended in Baguio City to pave way for the Chinese New Year Parade.

In an Executive Order No. 13-2020, issued by Mayor Benjie Magalong today (Jan. 21, 2020),it also stated the closing of Session Road (going up and down) and road in front of Casa Vallejo up to NBI-CAR are on Monday, January 27, 2020 from 12 noon to 6 p.m..

Parking along Session road in the morning of January 27 is also prohibited for the preparation and installation of rope stands. 


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Here is a copy of the Executive Order No. 13-2020 courtesy of Baguio Public Information Office Facebook page.

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Baguio City to be closed for visitors a FAKE NEWS - Domogan

Cordillera - Baguio city mayor Mauricio Domogan clarifies on Tuesday about a news circulating that allegedly Baguio City will be closed to tourists like what happened in Boracay.

Domogan posted in his official FB page informing the public regarding the news and he said it was a fake news.

"Please be informed that it is not true that Baguio City is going to be closed for visitors and to us residents," the mayor said.

A recent discussions among netizens in social media talks about the possibility of the city to undergo rehabilitation just what happened in Boracay.

The mayor reiterated that they did not received any order or directive that the government will close Baguio.

"There are a lot of going around news saying that Baguio City is going to be closed like what they had done in Boracay. We did not received any notice from that matter," he added.

But the mayor explained that Baguio City is not like Boracay and although it has many environmental concerns they are working on it.

Domogan said he was alarmed when he was approached by some members of the Korean community living in the city asking if it's true that Baguio will be closed.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a statement of last month that they are not keen on closing the city.

DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu in a press conference, said "Baguio is still Baguio, pupuntahan pa rin kayo ng mga tao (people will still visit your city").

Cimatu pointed some of the problems about Baguio but he said the local government unit is capable of addressing them.

"Pag akyat mo sa Baguio, kita mo na talaga maraming buildings na nakalagay sa no build zone, maraming areas na hindi masyado ang sewerage system, yung inyo yatang basura dinadala pa sa Tarlac, so these are the things na pwedeng maayos." Cimatu said.

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Numbeo: Baguio ranked 6th Safest City in Southeast Asia

Cordillera - The city of Baguio has ranked the 6th safest city in Southeast Asia in 2018 according to Numbeo.

Numbeo, the world's largest crowd-sourced database firm has made the ranking based from data gathered from consumer price to perceived crime rates and quality health care.

Baguio ranked sixth among the Safest Cities in Southeast Asia with a record of 58.38 safety index.

On Monday, the city government of Baguio honored outgoing Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) director, Senior Supt. Ramil Sacules for his selfless dedication and tireless efforts in placing Baguio on the list, according to PNA website. 

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Mayor Mauricio Domogan has also recognized the accomplishment of the former BCPO chief. 

"I hope that the outgoing city director continues to climb the ladder of success. his accomplishment are not only an honor for me, but for the city," Domogan said.

Aside from Baguio, there were other four cities of the Philippines that have been included in the list. 

These are:

2nd Place: Valenzuela City - 74.79 Safety Index

4th Place: Davao City - 71.21 Safety Index

5th Place: Makati City - 60.44 Safety Index

8th Place: Cebu City - 55.72 Safery Index. 

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Baguio City among top 10 Safest Cities in Southeast Asia in 2018

Cordillera - In 2018 Baguio City has been named among the safest city in Southeast Asia according to a newly released data from Numbeo.

Numbeo is the world's largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. 

It provides current and timely information on world living conditions including cost of living, housing indicators, health care, traffic, crime and pollution.

Baguio City has been ranked the 6th place with a record of 59.43 safety index.

Aside from Baguio, there were other four cities of the Philippines that have been included in the list. 

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These are:

2nd Place: Valenzuela City - 74.79 Safety Index

4th Place: Davao City - 71.21 Safety Index

5th Place: Makati City - 60.44 Safety Index

8th Place: Cebu City - 55.72 Safery Index. 

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