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Baguio stories

A lot have been said about Baguio. But we'll dig a little deeper about the stories behind it. Like why the streets and parks have American names while Manila has Spanish ones.. why heritage houses and monasteries became haunted.. favorite restos of city folks. And then we start to appreciate the city more.


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BenCab. Baguio Influential Artist # 1.

BenCab is a famous National Artist that retired in Baguio. During his elementary days, he made a few centavos doing his classmates’ drawing assignments. In high school, he drew portraits of James Dean and Elvis Presley and sold them to schoolmates for 10 pesos. Decades down the way at the peak of his career, his most expensive paintings sold for about a million dollars each. "Paint it and it will come."

More creatives..


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Emilio F. Aguinaldo Museum. The General's personal stuff.

Did you know there is another Emilio Aguinaldo museum in Baguio? All the while, I thought it was in Cavite.

More walks..


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Baguio Craft Brewery. Homegrown brew.

The city is famous for indigenous coffee. But have you tried it's homegrown beer? Oops, liquor ban.. Watch it n lng ngarud..

More eats...


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The family that owned Baguio.

Did you know that there is a family of indigenous natives that once owned Baguio? Nope, I don't think they're related to the Villars.

More trivias..