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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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Ili-Likha Artist Village. Art under construction.

Remember Kidlat Tahimik of Oh My Gulay? He founded another artist village cum resto that provides inspiration for Baguio artists and environmental advocates. Food's good, too!

More creatives..


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Wright Park. Horseback riding.

Traverse the tourist trail on horseback. Just like our American overlords in the early 1900s. But in a pink horse? Why not.

More walks..


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Chef’s Home. Asian fusion.

Bored after retiring from a high-end hotel in Thailand, this Malaysian chef went back to his roots. Started a humble carinderia serving Malaysian cuisine to taxi drivers, who told their passenger tourists about it.. They came, enjoyed it and told others too..

More eats...


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One man against the Americans.

During the American colonial period, there was one person who went against the might of the colonizers. The battle was in their own home front, the US Supreme Court. He won. This is his story.

More trivias..