La Trinidad’s disaster management and engineering officials want a definite answer to this query for residents of sitio Duacan, barangay Alno, who have recently expressed growing concerns that their area is slowly sinking. Fissures are now visible on the ground and these have sparked fears of ground settling or subsidence. Punong Barangay Junie Puroc today led mayor Roderick Awingan, Yoshio Labi (MDRRMO), Charles Tayaban (OBO), Pol. Lt Col. Zacarias Dausen (LTMPS), Edward Jua

Several personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection–La Trinidad were deployed to Baguio City this morning to augment ongoing search, rescue, and retrieval operations following a landslide that buried three houses in Riverside, Guisad Surong, Baguio City in the evening of August 9, 2026. As of 2 AM of Aug. 11, the Baguio City Public Information Office reported that all of the missing individuals were accounted for, with 10 fatalities and three individuals rescued alive. Let u

Mayor Roderick Awingan, alongside Police Chief PLt. Col. Zacarias Caloy Dausen, MDRRM Officer Yoshio Labi, Building Official Engr. Charles Tayaban, SB Secretary Edward Juanito and Councilors Jonie Puroc, Jayson Dangwa and Horacio Ramos Jr. inspected the landslide-affected area just behind Alno-Kadoorie Elementary School earlier today, August 10. A team from the Municipal Engineering Office was also present to assist in assessing the structural integrity of the area and determ

Despite the work suspension in the municipal government today, August 10, employees and volunteers are preparing to distribute over 3,000 sacks of rice, each weighing 25 kg, to indigent beneficiaries across the 16 barangays of La Trinidad at the municipal gymnasium. The Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) is a directive of the national government under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. The official release will be on August 11-12, 2026. Author: 𝘙𝘙. 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘢-𝘢𝘺

In the midst of the monsoon rains battering the municipality, Zyna Mendoza of Logan’s Livestock donated 32 packs of ready-to-cook chicken to the 16 barangay offices of La Trinidad on August 8 as received by Administrator Atty. Franco Bawang Jr. “At least there will be a chicken soup for the barangay officials' soul,” Bawang said on his Facebook post. Thank you for embodying the spirit of binnadang in these trying times. God bless you for your generosity. #Binnadang #Limitless

Farmers of La Trinidad's strawberry farms trooped to the Strawberry Valley Hotel and Restaurant this afternoon, August 9 to receive food packs from the DSWD Cordillera region. The assistance is part of the DSWD's commitment to support sectors that have been affected by the typhoon. Mayor Roderick Awingan thanked the DWSD and Enrique Gascon Jr, regional director, for considering the town's farmers for the food assistance. Mona Lisa Comila, Betag punong barangay, helped in the

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is prioritizing a highly engineered approach to solve the flooding of the Bolo Creek that perennially swamps the La Trinidad strawberry farm. DPWH engineers led by Editha Barbaran, DPWH Cordillera regional director, and Teofilo Ramirez, district engineer of the Benguet First District Engineering Office, explained to Mayor Roderick Awingan yesterday morning the best options to increase the intake of the Bolo Creek and hasten i

Despite the stormy weather, Mayor Roderick Awingan warmly received Cordillera Regional Chief PCol. Isidro Cariño and Benguet Provincial Chief PLt. Col. Emilia Calixto of the PNP Forensic Unit for a courtesy visit on August 5. Planning to collaborate on relevant community programs, the mayor proposed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize a partnership. Author & Photographer: 𝘙𝘙. 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘢-𝘢𝘺 Original Post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19AnvUG

The heavy downpour failed to dampen the hype of the Cordillera Career and Development College (CCDC) to bless and inaugurate its P15 million sewage treatment facility this morning, August 8. Mayor Roderick Awingan lauded the the initiative, saying it would boost the town's waste management efforts. The mayor, together with councilor Nestor Fongwan Jr., congratulated James Malaya, CCDC board of directors chairperson, and Sherry Junette Tagle, college president, for showing th

A coordination meeting was held in the morning of August 7, 2026 between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Cordillera Administrative Region (DENR-CAR), the Local Government Unit of La Trinidad, and Barangay Shilan. During the meeting, at Shilan Barangay Hall, the discussion focused on the recommended cutting of some trees located above the landslide site in Shilan, where two people died and one was injured. The trees were identified as potential hazards to t