The Department of Tourism (DOT) has started to roll out the execution of the first-ever Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Luzon. In partnership with the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Baguio City local government, the DOT led the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Dec. 5....
BAGUIO CITY -- Tourists are expected to flock here again for the famous Panagbenga or Baguio Flower Festival which will be held on February next year. The city government and the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation, Inc. (BFFFI) will formally launch the activities lined up for the crowd-drawing event...
BAGUIO CITY – An estimated 1.2 million tourists or 150,000 monthly have visited this city from March to the present, the City Tourism Office said. CHRISTMAS display at the Baguio Botanical Garden. (Baguio City PIO FB) The CTO said the number of tourists is reaching pre-pandemic levels and...
BAGUIO CITY – After the successful opening of the “Christmas Around the World” holiday attraction of the Baguio Botanical Garden here, spectacular night activities are expected to bring in more locals and visitors in other venues, including Session Road, different areas of Burnham Park, and...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) organized an educational tour where 373 youth leaders from all over the country visited young cadets at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Fort del Pilar, Baguio City. Photo by Philippine Military Academy The four-day tour which ended Sunday, Nov. 27,...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office (CHSO) reported a dramatic increase in Covid-19 positivity rate despite the city’s being at a low risk (level 1) status. City health officer Dr. Rowena Galpo reported that the city’s Covid-19 positivity rate leapfrogged from 18.57 to 26.24 percent...
BAGUIO CITY – A 50-year-old online seller was arrested and yielded suspected shabu valued at P32,000 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Middle Quirino Hill here on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Police identified the suspect as Ferlinda Malamanig Fernandez of Barangay Aurora Hill, this city. Recovered from...
BAGUIO CITY – A mountain resort – The Manor at Camp John Hay – here unveiled its Christmas theme “Enchanted Holidays” on Saturday, Nov. 12, in a benefit dinner for the Fashion Arts Autism Benefit (FAAB), a project of Autism Hearts Foundation (AHF) in partnership with the Camp John Hay...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong issued a closure order against the man-made tourist attraction Igorot Stone Kingdom on Long-long Road in Pinsao Proper here due to permit and safety issues on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Magalong said that the establishment is operating without a business permit while...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 49,500 traffic violators, mostly visitors here, were apprehended by combined police officers and traffic enforcers from January 1 to August 16, 2022, or 209 violators per day. Lt. Col. Roldan Cabatan, chief of the Traffic Enforcement Unit of the Baguio City Police Office,...
BAGUIO CITY – Customers will soon be required to practice cleaning their dining areas in restaurants, eateries, coffee shops and any other food outlets here before they leave. It’s because the Sangguniang Panglungsod has approved in the first reading an ordinance institutionalizing the practice...
BAGUIO CITY -- A total of 839 criminal cases were filed in court by the City Prosecutor’s Office for the first half of this year. Prosecutor Bernard Allan Angeles said 265 inquest cases were also filed during the same period (January to June) with no pending complaints for resolution. "So it...
