AMPLE SUPPLY. Vegetable farmers in Benguet prepare packs of vegetables at the La Trinidad vegetable trading area on Dec. 5, 2021. Atok town Mayor Raymundo Sarac on Friday (Dec. 10, 2021) said the frost that occurred in parts of the town due to the cold weather will not affect the supply and prices of vegetables from the Cordillera. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - The frosting phenomenon in parts of Benguet's Atok town will not affect the Cordillera region's daily vegetable production, Mayor Raymundo Sarac said on Friday. "The frost in Atok happens in a very small portion of a garden, less than a half hectare, and the vegetables are not completely damaged. The frost does not affect the supply and the prices. No, it will not," he said. He added that highland vegetables commonly known as "chopsuey" vegetables are also grown by the 12 other towns of the province, including the capital La Trinidad. Based on data from the Department of Agriculture in th
BAGUIO CITY The frosting phenomenon in parts of Benguet's Atok town will not affect the Cordillera region's daily vegetable production, Mayor Raymundo Sarac said on Friday. "The frost in Atok happens in a very small portion of a garden, less than a half hectare, and the vegetables are not complet
Published June 7, 2021, 11:07 AM
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The coldest town in this province is crafting a dress code rule for tourists as it prepares to open its tourist sites before the end of the year.
In a phone interview on Saturday, Mayor Raymundo Sarac of Atok said the rule will be part of the tourism ordinance and plan stipulating restrictions, entrance fee, and environmental fee, among others.
Sarac said that after a briefing on the ordinance, arriving tourists will be requested to wear clothing that fits the weather and will not annoy the locals’ culture.
“We need to respect the local culture and upon their (tourists) arrival and before proceeding to the different tourist destinations, there will be an orientation to inform them about our people, our culture, and the place,” he said in the Ilocano dialect.