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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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Tam-awan Village. The native village of the arts.

Hidden from the busy Session Road is the rich cultural heritage of Baguio. Nope, you don't have to go up Cordillera mountains to find it. It's just nearby. Calling you. "This is the real Baguio before the Americans came. Not Burnham Park."

More creatives..


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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?

More walks..


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Cafe Yagam. Authentic Cordillera coffee.

Cool-weather, strawberries, pine trees. What else is there that is native Baguio? Coffee? Where? JCo (too Manila). 7-11(too regular). Starbucks (God forbid!). You're in Baguio, for crying out loud! Go indigenous.

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The Baguio Planner.

Baguio was originally designed for 30,000 people. Now, it has almost half a million with more than a million more when tourists arrive. Do the math. Guess we need another Burnham. Nope, not the park.

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