This applies to ALL cars, PUVs, PUJs, AUVs, SUVs, vans, motorcycles, and all other types of vehicles traversing the following roads: • Town, Poblacion, Puguis, Km. 5 Circumferential Road • Km. 3 to Town, Poblacion, to Tili, Shilan • Km. 6 to Swamp Access Road Exemptions. • Physicians or medical workers responding to emergency calls • Ambulance driving with active sirens and warning lights • Fire trucks and military/police patrol cars responding to an alarm or emergency Signag

The local government unit of La Trinidad, Benguet led by Mayor Roderick Awingan together with some Sangguniang Bayan officials led by Vice Mayor Guiller Galwan attended in full force the meeting with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Cordillera Director Paquito Moreno and his personnel on June 24 at the Travelite Hotel, Legarda, Baguio City to discuss the turnover of the management of the various communal forests to the LGU. Awingan thanked the DENR-CAR for

ATM: Ongoing public consultation on the amendment of the Municipal Ordinance No. 33, 2018 or the “La Trinidad Moma Regulation Ordinance of 2018” at the Municipal Lednicky Hall led by Councilor Belmer Elis. Elis said they will gather all the suggestions made during the consultation, such as the total banning of moma chewing and spitting in public places, to be deliberated by the Sangguniang Bayan in its regular session. Photographer: O. Empian Original Post: https://www.facebo

The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) concluded its three-day Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (WACS) on June 20-22, in preparation for the 2027-2037 Solid Waste Management Plan. Officials and volunteers from the 16 barangays collected, weighed and segregated trash samples from varying sources of households, educational institutions, commercial establishments, and industrial businesses. “This part of the study measures the average waste produ

Seeking to enhance the protection of sensitive personal data, barangay officials and barangay health workers completed a Data Privacy Training held at the Strawberry Valley Hotel and Restaurant on June 22-23. With Executive Assistant Atty. Delmar Cariño and Data Protection Officer Kevin Cabading as speakers, discussions centered on the core principles, violations and corresponding penalties of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173). MLGOO Ma. Teresa Mangangey underscored the

We welcome the students and faculty of the Full Bright College in Puerto Princesa, Palawan in the municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet during their educational tour at the Strawberry Farm on June 24. Mayor Roderick Awingan met with the group led by Jezreel Vicente, the Dean of the College of Criminology along with the faculty members from the College of Hospitality Management. Thank you for visiting La Trinidad!

The members of the Neighborhood Watch Group (NWG) in the various barangays recently took oath as part of the program aimed to strengthen the safety and security of La Trinidad. Mayor Roderick Awingan led the oathtaking together with La Trinidad Municipal Police Station Chief Lt./Col. Zacarias Caloy Dausen, the different barangay captains and NWG focal person Hilda Obar. Barangay Tawang led by Punong Barangay Julius Tiyap took their oath on June 18 with 46 members, Lubas led b

In a bid to strengthen the anti-moma ordinance of the municipality, mayor Roderick Awingan has requested the Sangguniang Bayan to amend the existing ordinance to give it more teeth and rid the town of those unwelcome red spits. "While we recognize and respect moma (betel nut chewing) as a deeply rooted cultural tradition in the Cordillera, the rising concerns regarding public health, environmental sanitation and the exposure of our youth to early addiction requires more strin

Single parents from barangays all over La Trinidad participated in a Human Rights Seminar today, June 23, at the municipal gymnasium, as part of the La Trinidad Equality Expo. Discussions revolved around the RA 11861 or the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, Basic Human Rights, Anti-Terrorism and Gender Sensitivity. Atty. Francis Batnag, Melanie Fatog, MSG. George Calatan (AGS) PA, and Felipe Esnara served as speakers for each topic. In his message, Mayor Roderick Awingan emp

The municipal government reiterates the STRICT IMPLEMENTATION of the following: Curfew for minors shall be from 7PM to 5AM. No person below 18 years old shall loiter in public places except those returning or going out of their houses or schools for legitimate purposes or unless they are in the company of their parents or guardians. Minors found in violation shall be referred to the MSWDO for guidance and counselling, safekeeping for the night and disposition in accordance wi