I cannot write your case study for you but lemme make you a deal, find money for transpo and get yourself here, and I will sponsor your stay for 2 days. But cannot be during panagbenga because I will be too busy. So if you can come this weekend, game!

I’m Kris po. I’m a tourism student po from Air Link located po in Pasay. I am currently having a case study about po sa Botanical Garden. Since you have been to Baguio po for so many times, I just want to ask po what is the current status of the garden. I was suppose to visit the garden personally last Christmas Vacation but I didn’t have enough money for the travel… I couldn’t find any additional information po about the garden aside from the current changes done in the garden for the celebration of Baguio’s Centennial last year.

Thank you po..

My sources? I am 43 years old. I started visiting Baguio since I was 4 years old, so I can say I have known Baguio since 1969 and have seen everything happening since, except for that part of the zoo — for that you have to ask an old timer.

One source of information that you can explore would be the Parks Superintendent’s Office at Burnham Park — as another source of information that I have would be the old employees there, some of whom have already retired.

Greetings!

I’m a student of UP Baguio and along with my thesis partner, are currently working on an undergrad thesis about the Indigenous Apos currently posing for the tourists in front of the Botanical Garden. Your post, although an old one (in internet standards), is in line to our thesis. Concerning the Apos, less are said about them except for the fact that they pose for the tourists for a fee in front of the Garden. For us, whatever ‘development’ envisioned by the city administration for the garden would surely affect, in one way or the other, the Apos. I agree that the essence of the garden lies in the fact that it isn’t developed, therefore maintaining its serenity. Your post drives the point that not all things are in need of developing (specially under questionable grounds why it should be).
Also, regarding the matter, we would also like to ask where did you acquired the history of the Botanical Garden since we couldn’t find sufficient texts about it. We humbly admit that we are not that adept in scouring though our ill-funded, inadequately archived university library. =( The internet, although peppered with sites regarding the Garden, acts only as virtual brochures. Blogs such as yours, on the other hand, although very informative, are still questionable to site, as the academic convention still somewhat regards it as too untrustworthy (personally we wish could, we see it as strings of opinions like that of the opinion section of respectable newspapers). Could we then ask for such sources regarding the history of the Botanical Garden? Could you email me how to acquire those sources if you could spare a free time? It would be a great help for our thesis and we would sincerely (and humbly) appreciate your help!

PS. I cant help read about your other posts in my free time. Its like a virtual addiction or something. =)

“Is this really an ill-disguised way of spending taxpayers money and transferring it into the pockets of private individuals?”
You’re probably right. No project, no budget. So they need to come up with projects!