Mayor Roderick Awingan recently met with Department of Tourism-Cordillera Director Jovita Ganongan regarding updates on the tourism concerns of the municipality, especially on the priority tourism areas that need improvement and enhancement. The municipality will be submitting to the agency its initial plans for immediate implementation and for its long-term planning. The DOT-CAR is currently coordinating with the various local government units in the Cordillera to come up wi

Solidifying La Trinidad’s standing as a hub for athletic prodigies, five local Muay Thai Boran medalists and their coach, Brendalyn Tarnate, made an official visit to Mayor Roderick Awingan and Vice Mayor Guiller Galwan on August 24 at the municipal hall. The team brought home seven medals: two golds, four silvers, and one bronze across various categories during the Siamyout Global Heritage Muay Thai Series held in Samut Songkhram, Thailand, from August 8 to 12, 2026. Two fig

Civil Service Commission (CSC)-CAR Regional Director Fernando Mendoza conferred the Bronze Award on the municipal government under the leadership of Mayor Roderick Awingan earlier today, August 24. As the only Bronze awardee in Benguet under the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM), the town was recognized for its standardized processes compliant with all four core HR systems: Recruitment, Selection and Placement (RSP

A training on organic pesticide creation gathered 20 community members at the municipal gymnasium on August 18 and 19. Resource person Ricky Chiok of the Municipal Agriculture Office lectured on Fermented Plant Juice Concoction (FPJ) and Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ) and Calcium (Egg Shells) Preparation. Meanwhile, Farm Aides Jonard Ceriaco and Filmore Abelao from Bahong Nursery demonstrated the preparation methods. Mayor Roderick Awingan thanked the participants for choosing t

To intensify disaster response and recovery efforts, all 16 barangays of the municipality received relief packages from the Office of Civil Defense through the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) on August 20. The packages included family hygiene kits, shelter repair kits, and tarpaulins. Mayor Roderick Awingan and MDRRM Officer Yoshio Labi supervised the handover to ensure equal distribution, guaranteeing no barangay was left behind. Author: 𝘙𝘙

The Fraternal Order of Eagles - Philippine Eagles Inc. provided food packs to 300 porters from the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post (LTVTP) on August 19 at the municipal gymnasium. Mayor Roderick Awingan met with the volunteers to thank them for their initiative. The socio-civic organization also extended relief to Helping Hands, Healing Hearts Ministries in Baguio City as well as in barangay Sta. Fe, San Marcelino, Zambales. Author & Photographer: 𝘙𝘙. 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘢-𝘢𝘺 Ori

In a bid to help local Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) reach their full potential, 30 sari-sari store owners and rice dealers received inventory replenishment supplies from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on August 19. Alongside the turnover of goods, Rashid Albert Fatog from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Baguio Benguet led a seminar on Business Continuity Planning to build MSME resilience among beneficiaries. NGCP representativ

Prior to the walk through of the DPWH and the municipal local government at the Bolo Creek and Strawberry Farm on the afternoon of August 19, Mayor Roderick Awingan and Municipal Engineer Benedict Pineda attended the Infrastructure Development Committee (InfraCom) meeting of the Regional Development Council-Cordillera Administrative Region (RDC-CAR) earlier that day at the DPWH-CAR office. Awingan presented the perennial flooding problem of the valley at the Strawberry Farm a

Continuous coordination efforts are being conducted by the municipal officials of La Trinidad led by Mayor Roderick Awingan as they met with officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Cordillera led by Director Editha Babaran together with a team from the DPWH Central Office- Bureau of Design composed of Geologist II Frederico Dela Peña, Engineer III Mikhaela Andrea Tan, Engineer II Juan Paulo Mortel and Engineer II Leo Janry Revilla who joined the walk through

As a way to showcase La Trinidad’s finest local goods and handmade products, a new One Town, One Product (OTOP) store was formally inaugurated on August 18 at the Strawberry Valley Hotel and Restaurant. As the third of its kind in the municipality, the event gathered local officials, including DTI-Benguet Provincial Director Felicitas Bandonill, alongside Councilors Nestor Fongwan Jr. and Belmer Elis, Municipal Administrator Atty. Franco Bawang Jr., Executive Assistant Atty.