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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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Kidlat Tahimik. Baguio Influential Artist # 2.

Eccentric guy that is a famous Baguio icon that set up Oh My Gulay and Ililikha restos. You'll never know but he is a Wharton MBA grad and a finance guy working in Paris in his younger days. And then one day he saw a movie camera and all bets are off..

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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Secret Garden. Garden with a resto.

Ok, imagine this happening. You have a hot date. That just broke up. The ex is a psycho. Baguio is a small city. Everybody knows someone that knows someone. Where to go?

More eats...


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Aguinaldo flees to Baguio.

Did you know Emilio Aguinaldo fled to Baguio when the American colonial rulers tried to arrest him? He was protected by Baguio's leading families who were supporters of his revolutionary government.

More trivias..