Month: June 2024

In celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, the Benguet Provincial Library presents the Evolution of the Philippine Flag. The present Philippine flag was used in the formal declaration of freedom on June 12, 1898. Flag’s significance: The first anniversary of Independence Day was celebrated in Angeles, Pampanga. On this occasion, Aguinaldo in his speech extolled …

The municipality of La Trinidad dubbed as “The Salad bowl of the Philippines”, manifested on the Benguet Profile, 1970. The following are related stories on how La Trinidad got its name: La Trinidad was one of the municipal districts created in the Cordillera. Galvey, awed by the beauty of the valley, named the valley after …

Proclamation no. 579 declaring Monday June 17, 2024, a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). In the observance of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) the Benguet Provincial Library presents the various reading materials on Islam, their culture, lifeways, history and their religion. Want to know more about Islam? …

Benguet, together with the Provinces of Abra, Apayao, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and City of Baguio comprise the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in Northern Luzon. It has mountainous terrain of peaks, ridges, and canyons; and a temperate and generally pleasant climate.Benguet lies southernmost in the Cordillera Administrative Region. It is geographically located between 16’33” north …