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..
Baguio City Hall. The original government building.
Baguio City Hall to become a museum? It's already recognized as a heritage building and part of the Creative Cities Network of UNESCO. If plans push through, it will showcase local masterpieces and crafts... ... and our local servants in action. Yeah, right.
More walks..
Foggy Mountain. Awesome view.
Looking for a cool place tonight? Impress a date? Apologize to the Jowa? Go to second base (third maybe)? All of the above? Lucky you. Here it is.
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The bet to finish Kennon Road.
Bet you didn't know this. The 40-kilometer Kennon Road in the 1900s was built in just 18 months. Then Governor General Forbes challenged the builder that he cannot finish it on time. A proud military guy, Kennon accepted the bet. And won.