Last year, Joseph Lansang and I became friends online. He emailed me photos of Old Baguio that showed a Baguio so beautiful and clean they brought tears to my eyes, and my heart was filled with nostalgia. As this was the Baguio I fell in love with.
My heart aches for Baguio, for what it has become.
My heart aches for my country, for how we Filipinos exist and not live.
My heart aches for beauty and clean air and the absence of pollution (air, noise and visual), and the ability to walk in peace and safety.
My mind is starved for intelligent conversation.
My person is longing for folks who love Baguio more than they love themselves, for folks who love themselves enough to know that Baguio’s success is important for their own success. (more…)
I have great news! Concerned Baguio residents are sponsoring a special 2-day workshop from 9-10 February 2008. It’s the first of it’s kind and available to just the first 25 sign-ups. (more…)
Barely seven months into his term, Bautista has revealed his insidious plans to destroy Baguio. It is my opinion that the fellow is either foolhardy or greedy or opportunistic or all of the above. (Hey, feel free to add to my adjectives — am at a loss for words, am aghast!) (more…)
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