The municipality of La Trinidad kicked-off its Indigenous Month, Tourism Month and Cooperative Month celebrations through an 'Owik tan Tayaw' ritual. Municipal Mayor Roderick Awingan led the 'Tayaw' together with distinguished municipal officials and key leaders of the indigenous community. A calendar of activities of the three festivities is found on their respective Facebook pages.

Vying for Mister Tourism World Philippines 2026, Jereed Lou Tido had the privilege of connecting with Mayor Roderick Awingan together with Vice Mayor Guiller Galwan. Tido, the reigning Mr. Cordillera, a native of Buguias and currently residing at Poblacion, La Trinidad, sought the support of the municipality in his bid in the upcoming national pageant to be held in Baguio City. His advocacy is focused on holistic youth development through sports and sustainable tourism throug

Following the consultative meeting on the La Trinidad Drainage Master Plan last September 4, the DPWH-Benguet 1st District Engineering Office is presenting ‘Oplan Kontra Baha’ (OKB) to key officials and heads at Lednicky Hall. Mayor Roderick Awingan, together with Councilors Nestor Fongwan Jr., Richard Wacnisen, and Atty. Bartolome Baldas Jr., are being oriented on OKB, a nationwide non-structural program focused on declogging, desilting, and dredging local waterways. Author

Date: October 1, 2026 (1PM) Venue: Lednicky Hall, 2F Municipal Building, Km. 5 Mandating all establishments in La Trinidad to maintain proper sanitation and adequate supplies necessary in restrooms and in similar sanitary facilities, providing penalties for violation thereof Author: Councilor Horacio Ramos Jr. Granting birthday packages to all registered senior citizens in La Trinidad during their birth month, and appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes Author: C

Benguet 1st District Engineering Office Head Teofilo Ramirez, Jr. visited the office of Mayor Roderick Awingan on Sept. 28 to give updates on the ongoing projects of the agency, specifically on the engineering interventions to address the valley flooding particularly at the Strawberry Farm area, with the assistance of the Department of Public Works and Highways central office. Photographer: 𝘖. 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯 Original Post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1K4vXXkAvY/

This October, La Trinidad celebrates Indigenous Peoples Month 2026 with a series of activities that highlight our rich cultural heritage, uphold Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and promote greater appreciation of our traditions and ancestral domains. 📅 Activities: • Oct. 2 – Opening of IP Booth • Oct. 2–11 – Legal Aid • Oct. 9 – IP Day: Cultural Performances • Oct. 15 – Medical Mission • Oct. 19 – ICC Officials Forum • Oct. 27 – IP Forum by NCIP • Oct. 30 – Tree Planting & Closi

Barangay Ambiong celebrated on September 25 its 1st Barangay Foundation Day led by Barangay Captain Frederick Tao-ing Jr. and officials together with guests Mayor Roderick Awingan and Ryan Mangusan representing the KM Ngayon Na partylist with the theme: “United in service, moving together toward a progressive and resilient Ambiong” at the Ambiong Barangay Hall. Mayor Awingan, as the event’s guest speaker, congratulated the barangay for staging its inaugural foundation day cel

More individuals are volunteering as members of the municipal government-initiated Neighborhood Watch Group, with 27 individuals from Barangay Betag taking oath this morning of Sept. 25. Mayor Roderick Awingan administered the oath, together with La Trinidad Municipal Police Station Chief Lt. Col. Zacarias Dausen and witnessed by NWG Focal Person Hilda Obar and barangay officials of Betag. The first batch of 21 volunteers from Betag earlier took their oath while six more bara

True to La Trinidad’s reputation as the Valley of Colors, 26 homegrown creatives channeled the town’s vibrancy into their artwork during the first-ever ‘Sining sa Lambak: Community Art Exhibit’, held at Mam-is Cafe and Artizan Gallery on September 23. Proving that art is alive and flourishing in the valley, the event officially kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by messages from La Trinidad Berry Creatives Organization head Ariel Layugan and visual arts repre

A team from DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute sat down with Mayor Roderick Awingan on September 23 to discuss the implementation of the PALIGID program, an initiative that utilizes local food systems in improving nutrition security. The research is titled “Towards a Sustainable Philippine Food System: Understanding Availability, Accessibility, Lived Experiences, and Nutrition Outcomes through Mapping and Modelling Geospatial and Observational Data” which uses a frame