ENERGY SAVER. Photo shows the major thoroughfares in the central business district of Baguio City, where 7,485 streetlight bulbs are set to be replaced with light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures to reduce electric consumption and provide better illumination. Aileen Refuerzo, chief information officer, on Monday (April 4, 2022) says more than PHP18-million supplemental budget was used o fund the project. (PNA file photo) BAGUIO CITY - The city government has completed an PHP18.7-million project that replaced the traditional high-pressure sodium (HPS) bulbs in its streetlights with light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures to reduce electric consumption and provide better illumination. Aileen Refuerzo, Baguio's chief information officer, said the project was completed last March 25 and was funded under the city's supplemental budget. The project included the replacement of 7,485 streetlights with LED fixtures along major roads in the central business district. The project was completed e
DECONGEST CITY CENTER. Undated photo shows Burnham Park in Baguio City with the central business district (CBD) in the backdrop, which the local government plans to decongest by developing six nearby growth nodes. Aileen Refuerzo, city chief information officer, on Monday (April 4, 2022) said that while new economic areas will soon rise, the CBD will remain the prime commercial and institutional center. (PNA DECONGEST CITY CENTER. Undated photo shows Burnham Park in Baguio City with the central business district (CBD) in the backdrop, which the local government plans to decongest by developing six nearby growth nodes. Aileen Refuerzo, city chief information officer, on Monday (April 4, 2022) said that while new economic areas will soon rise, the CBD will remain the prime commercial and institutional center. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - The local government is planning to develop six new economic areas or "growth nodes" to help decongest the city's central bu