MORE NEWS, BAGUIO CITY

Death of lady preacher a mystery to policemen
By Dexter A. See

BAGUIO CITY — Cops are now probing how a lady preacher died unexpectedly of “natural causes” while her husband almost suffered the same fate had it not been for the timely arrival of policemen at their residence in Barangay Gibraltar here.

Chief Supt. Eugene G. Martin, director of the Police Regional Office in the Cordillera, identified the lady preacher as Karen Esponilla Mandaguio, 49, married, minister, of San Antonio, Northern Samar, who was temporarily residing at 292 Purok 4, East Gibraltar, Baguio.

Her husband was taken by a police team to the Baguio General Hospital after he was observed having a hard time breathing. He was not identified.

The couple’s daughter, Sharon, said she arrived home and knocked on the door of her parents’ bedroom to greet them, but no one answered.

This prompted her to open it. Entering the bedroom, she found out that her father was trying to catch his breath, while her mother was already cold and motionless.

She immediately sought assistance from the police.

Arriving at the scene, police operatives took the man to the BGH where he was treated. He was later taken to the medical ward for observation.

The probers examined the bedroom for clues in an effort to find out what happened. They said they found no sign of struggle or external injury on the preacher’s body.


Ordinance proposed on ‘deceiving’ market lights
By Julie G. Fianza

BAGUIO CITY-The city council during its session last week approved on first reading the proposal of Vice mayor Daniel Farinas penalizing the use of “deceiving lights” on fresh produce at the city’s public market.

According to Vice Mayor Farinas, there have been complaints received from market goers that such lights have been installed to mask the appearance of meats, fishes, fruits and vegetables, making it appear fresh and appealing to unsuspecting buyers.
It is only when the goods are out in the open that blemishes or defects are found out.

This has been the practice of “unscrupulous stall tenders and owners,” he added, thus the proposed ordinance to “put a check to and prevent such sinister practice from persisting.”

Only flourescent lighting should be used by all stall tenders and owners in the Baguio City Public Market, including all public and private markets in the barangays, and all stores, malls, and establishments, the vice mayor stated in his proposal.

Penalty of P500, P1,000 and P2,000 with revocation of permit to operate business shall be meted out to violators for the first, second, and third offense, after prior inspection and apprehension for non-compliance, once the ordinance is approved and deemed effective.


BCBC’s LSV a major component of tourism events of two government units

The Lucky Summer Visitors is now part of the major summer activities of two government units.

Beside being part of the three-month long Baguio City Summer Vacation activity, the LSV is also included in the Strawberry Festival of the neighboring town of La Trinidad .

La Trinidad , only six kilometers from the heart of the city, will honor the chosen LSVs on Black Saturday, March 22, with courtesy calls with Benguet Gov. Nestor Fongwan and Mayor Artemio Galwan, who will join them in the strawberry picking activity at the La Trinidad strawberry farms.

Galwan said that the LSV visit here will be among the events of the Strawberry festival which started last March 14 and will run until March 24.

The LSV is a project of the Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club, Inc., the umbrella organization of all media clubs in the city and Benguet in partnership with the City of Baguio , Chevron, Smart and the Department of Tourism - Cordillera. It will officially start on March 20 right after the official oath taking of the new set of BCBC officers.

The LSVs will be chosen at the Caltex station in Saitan, La Union on March 20 and will for four days be given a red carpet treatment with free accommodations and tour in the city and the neighboring towns of Itogon and La Trinidad.

BCBC President Pigeon Lobien said the tentative schedule of the SumVac event will be a tour of the city at Burnham Park , SM City, Lourdes , MinesView, among others. Then the lucky guests will be motored down to Itogon, Benguet to explore the Balatoc Mines on Good Friday.

From there, they will proceed to the Philippine Military Academy to get a glimpse of the military life, to talk with cadets and enjoy a lunch of boodlefight.

On Black Saturday, they will have a tree-planting activity at the Busol Watershed and followed with a tour at La Trinidad where they get to meet the governor and the mayor. They will also get to visit the Tomay Farms before they go to Tam-awan Village .

After three days of touring Baguio and the neighboring towns, the activity winds down with a visit at the City Market and the city’s famous wagwagan on Easter Sunday where they will be given a lunch before the send-off.

The LSV is one of the more enduring activities of the BCBC, which also celebrates its golden anniversary. This year it is supported by Supreme Hotel, Jollibee, Benguet Corporation, Tomay Farms, Chanum Foundation, PMA, Sen. Francis Escudero, SM City, Baguio Rep. Mauricio Domogan, Police Regional Office Cordillera, the province of Benguet, the town of La Trinidad, Beneco and the Baguio Water District.