SADANGA, Mt. Province – The construction of a 60-meter-long bridge called 'Bridge of Peace' at Fun-ayan, Betwagan, Sadanga in Mt. Province has started following a ground breaking ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 27.
Photo via Zaldy Comanda
The groundbreaking ceremony was graced by Andres Aguinaldo J
REST IN PEACE. Expressions of sympathy and sadness pour in after the death on Jan. 29, 2022 of Sadanga, Mountain Province Mayor Gabino Ganggangan (3rd from left), who is shown in this undated file photo. The late mayor was a strong oppositor of the CPP-NPA communist terrorist group and a staunch advocate of peace and autonomy in the Cordillera region. (PNA file photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - Some government officials and friends expressed their sadness over the sudden death of Sadanga, Mountain Province Mayor Gabino Ganggangan, who openly advocated for the region's peace and development, over the weekend. National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson and Presidential Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy, in a social media post on Wednesday, said: "One moment, we were talking about the bridge he wanted to be built for his beloved Sadanga and how we would finally defeat the CPP-NPA-NDF (Communist Party o
A police report says Mayor Gabino Ganggangan collapsed while playing the gong at a wedding and was rushed to Bontoc General Hospital, but efforts to revive him failed
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Butbut-Betwagan tribes eye Sipat to settle conflict
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By Peter A. Balocnit
Published on January 12, 2021
TINGLAYAN, Kalinga, Jan.12 (PIA) - - The second round of dialogue brokered by Philippine National Police- Cordillera Regional Office for the settlement of tribal boundary dispute between Butbut in Tinglayan, Kalinga and Betwagan in Sadanga, Mountain Province resulted to representatives from both sides agreeing in principle for a “Sipat” or peace pact.
|In a meeting among parties at the Kalinga-Mt. Province boundary (Mamaga) on January 8, speakers centered on the primary goal of restoring peace to save lives, avoid destruction of properties, preservation of animals raised in the disputed area, continuing economic activities without fear, and harmonious co-existence.