Baguio Midland Courier a great loss to city’s media landscape — Mayor

Mayor Benjamin Magalong expressed deep regret over the impending closure of the Baguio Midland Courier weekly community newspaper which had ruled the region’s print media landscape for almost eight decades now. 

“Like the rest of the Baguio community, we are saddened by this development.  Baguio Midland Courier has been the trailblazer, the leader of the pack in the city’s newspaper industry, a veritable icon and builder of the city,” the mayor said. 

“For 77 years, the paper had been woven into the fabric of everyday life in the city so much so that losing it would feel like losing a piece of the city itself.” 

“As a pillar of community journalism in the Cordillera region, the Baguio Midland Courier has always upheld the tenets of the profession, establishing a culture of excellence and high standards for other newspapers to emulate.  

“The same ideals had been carried on by the countless journalists who were bred and nurtured with benevolence by the paper over the decades. 

“Its commitment to service transcended to the City Government by serving as its partner in disseminating news on the city’s projects, activities and programs.

“Indeed, parting is such sweet sorrow as Shakespeare wrote, but as we finally bid adieu to the Baguio Midland Courier, rest assured that its years of dedicated, committed and selfless service will forever be etched in the collective hearts and memories of the people of Baguio, Cordillera and beyond. Farewell.” – Aileen P. Refuerzo and Gaby B.Keith