Legwork, Interviews and more

I wasn't able to attend the Provincial Board Meeting last Monday due to academic reasons. Nevertheless, I went to the municipal hall in the afternoon to attend the Municipal Council Meeting. My supervisor, Ma'am Malen assigned the stories I need to write. She also gave me an assignment to write a feature for Valentine's Day.

Red fresh strawberries in Strawberry Farm.

I was supposed to write a story about the proposed ordinance giving incentives to volunteers in La Trinidad, and about the preparation for the Strawberry Festival. However, the executive committee of the Strawberry Festival was not able to provide me information for the meantime.

I interviewed Councilor Awingan about the proposed ordinance that he sponsored together with Coun. Kipas. He asked if I can understand Ilokano and I said no. He jokingly said that he would have difficulty answering my questions. I also interviewed Councilor Shontogan about the illegal funeral parlor in Shilan.

Katrina Stuart Santiago signs her book "Of love and Other Lemons."

I also went to the author's talk of Katrina Stuart Santiago about her book, "Of love and other Lemons" at Mt. Cloud. It was my first time attending an event like that, but it was fun. I think her book "Of Love and other Lemons" would be interesting to read.

Here is the link to my fourth published article (with reports from me): http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/local-news/2013/01/29/funeral-parlor-illegal-265490

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un-LAKE-ly view of Burnham Park

I would just like to share these pictures of the Burnham Lake minus the water. Instead of boats, I found backhoe in the middle of the famous Burnham Lake. Instead of tourists admiring the cold weather, I saw workers busy clearing the man-made lake. The clearing project of the Burnham aims to fix the flaws of the lake that was built during the American regime in the Philippines. The boats were placed outside the lake, and was replaced with backhoes. After draining the lake, tilapia, wallets, and cellphones were found at the bottom of the lake. The tilapia were given to the bystanders. Tourists and residents watch as workers clear the now muddy Burnham lake with backhoes. The empty Burnham lake is expected to be refilled with water by January 25, in time for the Panagbenga Festival in February.

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The Drug Rehabilitation Center Project in Irisan, Baguio City

Euphoria or being "high" is one of the immediate effects of crystalline methamphetamine, also known as Shabu or poor man’s cocaine. Shabu is one of the most common and widely used illegal drugs in the country, according to Asia and Pacific Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Information Centre (APAIC). It would only take a few minutes or hours for a user to feel high and full of energy, depending whether he/she swallowed, inhaled or injected the crystal meth. However, a few moments of heightened energy and happiness would eventually take its toll. In the long run, a shabu user would experience insomnia, anxiety, weight loss, hallucination, psychosis, violent behavior, kidney damage, and inflammation of the lining of the heart that might eventually result in death. The long-term effects of drug abuse are alarming not only for the users, but also for their family. Source: The Sara Bellum Blog An edited effects on how drugs ...

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Phase 3:The People

Provincial Board Meeting at the Capitol It's my third time covering the provincial board meeting at the Capitol in La Trinidad, Benguet. However, aside from the Board Members and Vice-Governor Pacalso, the new Provincial Director P/Sr. Supt. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. was also present. He discussed about the checkpoints that would be set up as part of the election gun ban. The board members also asked him about his plans regarding some issues such as juvenile offenders, sex trades, and marijuana. The media people was able to interview him as he personally approached us. He think he is friendly and open-minded. I hope he does well. During the interview with PD Azurin, I also met Sun Star Baguio reporter Ma'am Ruby. She is the supervisor of Cyril Encarnacion. In the afternoon, I attended the Municipal Council Meeting in La Trinidad. I was surprised to see that almost all the councilors were present. The last time I was there, Council Botiwey acts as the presiding officer an...

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