Baguio Insider

Oh I love ghost stories. Given a choice between a good horror story and the X-Men, for example, I would choose the horror movie, no matter how much I lust after that yummy, yummy man, Hugh Jackman.
And since Halloween is fast approaching, let me recount to you an activity we held a few years ago, [...]

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 [...]

In an effort to promote re-growth in already deforested areas three riders, Doni Gonatice, Ben Muni and JP Alipio, will dedicate each kilometer that they will be able to cover in 24 hours via mountain bike towards establishing a seedling fund to plant new seedlings in the many denuded areas of the mountains.
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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 Main Club. The same goes for decades-old pine trees. Almost 1000 are in danger — GSIS lot (500 trees), Moog Controls Corporation expansion (234 trees), Ayala development plus new [...]

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.
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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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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 [...]

Baguio 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. It was only after the 1990 earthquake and US Bases turnover in 1991 that Baguio has turned very Filipino. And not native [...]