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."
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Hey, John. Let's go to John Hay!
Camp John Hay is the first American military camp in the country. Transformed into a premiere tourist destination and mixed-use development North of Manila. But do you even know the guy?
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Pizza Volante. Baguio homegrown pizza.
A Baguio icon. The first pizza city folks had before the fastfood craze. Started as a small take out counter in the city's first theatre.
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Benguet Veggies. Planting since the 1900s.
To have a steady supply for their beloved salad, our American overlords encouraged the planting of vegetables and strawberries to the natives of Benguet. With the fertile soil and favorable climate, our native farmers became so good at it that eventually they were supplying up to 80% of the country's vegetable needs!