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Goodbye Baguio Convention Center
“Have you seen Baguio lately?”
This was a question one of my UP Law classmates asked another friend of ours at Gilbert Teodoro’s birthday bash at The Fort last Saturday night (yup, the Department of National Defense Secretary and I were blockmates in law school — and even then we knew he was planning to run for President of the Philippines... [continue]
NLEX and SCTEX: Get to Baguio Faster
Good news for everyone traveling to Baguio City. You can actually cut your trip to the City of Pines by one whole hour or more by taking the new Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).
The 240km distance from Manila to Baguio has not changed but developments along McArthur Highway have increased travel time to the Summer Capital of the Philippines from the 3-4... [continue]
The Saga of the Baguio City Market
This photo of the Stone Market building is part of the William "Bill" Fabianic collection, sent to me by Joseph Lansang via email. On 10/15 Joe added: "Hotel City Lunch on the left is now part of Sunshine Supermart. Pedestrians in front of the building, jeeps parked along Perfecto St.(Plaza then). The triangular building behind it in my time that... [continue]
Online Petitions for Baguio
Historic & elegant Main Club was torn down to make way for The Manor in Camp John Hay in 1997. With 200+ hectares the developers could not imagine where else to build a hotel?
Never again! All Filipinos, especially Baguio residents, should never allow anyone, for the sake of ‘development’ to tear down beautiful structures like the Camp John Hay... [continue]
10 Little Things We Can Do to Help Baguio Be Beautiful Again
During the Baguio PAGASA Workshops, Mahatma Gandhi’s message “Become the Change You Want to See in the World” is explained to us very well. And we learn that all our actions are ripples of energy that can actually cause a tidal wave of change.
The workshop is entitled “Inner Change for Societal Tranformation and folks always ask, “Why... [continue]
University of Baguio (UB) Fire
February 16, 2008 started as a perfect Saturday — clear skies, the classic northern chill in the air.
Then suddenly the lights went off at about 11:30, almost simultaneously with the all-too-familiar wild wailing of fire trucks. Suddenly, all of us at home receive text messages: UB (University of Baguio) is burning! UB is on fire!
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Burnham Park: Then And Now
Baguio’s Burnham Park: Then and Now
by Jonathan Best
Today, Burnham Park is facing severe challenges from commercial developers, ill-conceived municipal projects and poor maintenance.
When American architect Daniel Burnham first drew up his city plan for Baguio in 1904, he saved the very best piece of real estate for a public park. His thinking reflected the... [continue]
The Korean Impact on Baguio
Baguio City has never been a stranger to foreign nationals visiting and living here. In fact, it was “Little America,” a mining and recreation town built by the Americans in the early 20th century in the Philippines’ Cordillera mountain range. It was only after the 1990 earthquake and US Bases turnover in 1991 that Baguio has turned very Filipino.... [continue]
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