RETOOLED CONTACT TRACING SYSTEM -- Mayor Benjie Magalong lectured on the retooled contact tracing system during the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) team visit in Mariveles, Bataan last week, which was attended by National Task Force officials led by Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. The event aims to address the issues and concerns of local government units on Covid-19 as well as highlight the good practices and efforts of LGUs against the pandemic. -- Contributed photo

ROAD TO DEVELOPMENT -- The newly-improved Jose Mencio farm-to-market road in Atok, Benguet spanning more than 11 kilometers traversing six barangays and expected to boost the coffee industry in the municipality is scheduled for turnover on Oct. 29. The project was funded by the World Bank with counterpart from the Department of Agriculture and the provincial government. -- Contributed photo

FOR PATIENT TRANSPORT -- Two units of ambulance worth a total of P3.2 million were turned over to mayors Bill Raymundo of Bakun (6th from l) and Manny Fermin of Kapangan ((8th from l) from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office represented by Consultant for Charity Marie Louise Serojales through the Benguet Legislative District Office represented by Chief of Staff Kevin See (9th from l) on Oct. 16. The vehicles were part of the 300 units of ambulances distributed to various towns of the country under the PCSO’s program. -- Ofelia Empianty. -- Mark Hamada

HIGH COMPLIANCE RATING -- The Ambuklao and Binga Dams in Benguet and Magat Dam in Ifugao owned by SN Aboitiz Power Group received high compliance ratings during the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market Compliance Officer Summit held last month. The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation confers rating citations to generation companies that have an exemplary compliance record with WESM’s laws and manuals, such as the must offer rule, rule on nomination of projected outputs or loading levels, and real-time dispatch schedule. -- SNAP photo

VYING FOR BETTER RESULT -- Former two-time ONE lightweight world champion Eduard Folayang wants better result in his fight against Antonio Caruso of Australia in one of the main cards of ONE: Inside the Matrix set in Singapore on Oct. 30. A win by Folayang will make the Igorot fighter back in title contention. -- ONE photo