Baguio Food Crawl 2019 Day 1: The Blind Filter And Kitchen, Lihim Ni Maria, The Fat Belly Project Baguio Food Crawl is an annual event of serious foodies that features the hippest restaurants in Baguio City. To celebrate its third year, Baguio Food Crawl once again brings together influencers on a two-day food excursion around the city from April 25-26 to let you in on what’s new in the Baguio food scene. Officially tagged as “Baguio Food Crawl … Read More
Ili Ay Cordillera: A Sensory Overload Of Art, Music, and Culture Baguio City has its charm for artists, artisans, musicians, and culturists. This is one of the many reasons why it seems easy for some to make Baguio their new home. In 1996, this what Karlo Altomonte experienced. When he recalled that specific time of his life, he simply said, “I came for a vacation and never left. So, I am … Read More
Colors Of Baguio: Celebrating And Rediscovering The First UNESCO Creative City Of The Philippines In 2017, Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines, took up another prestigious title as the first UNESCO Creative City in the Philippines for its distinguished crafts and folk art. And this weekend provides another opportunity to celebrate and rediscover the art, culture, and identity of this city. This year, Globe, Netflix, iFlix, and Spotify in participation with Calle Uno … Read More
Come, Let’s Eat and Celebrate Cordillera Food This April April is National Food Month in the Philippines, and the Cordillera region joins this year’s celebration with a Cordillera Food Fair from April 8 to 14, 2019 in Baguio City. This year, the regional offices of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) organize Mangan Taku which brings together different cuisines from the provinces of the Cordillera. … Read More
Creative Baguio: Maricar Docyogen Of Bookends Provides A Space For Artists And Advocates Of Creative Economy If there is one specific kind of skill and art that the community needs the most, it is the art of listening. Maricar Docyogen with the people working alongside her has certainly been doing just that since opening Bookends, the local bookstore that has become a convening place of artists. Their story is reflective of what Robert Baden-Powell has once … Read More
Creative Baguio: Tattoo Artist Rommel ‘Toto’ Quinque and the Youngblood Flair The tattoo gun’s buzz messes up my goosebump-laden skin. I’m not even the one having a tattoo, it’s just that the sound of the machine gives me trickle amounts of a scare. That’s the story of my life—a grown-ass adult who’s afraid of needles. Gradually, though, my fears subsided as I sat down with Rommel “Toto” Quinque, a young tattoo artist … Read More
Creative Baguio: Eros Gamueda Preserves Literature And Culture As A Hand Poke Tattoo Artist In Baguio “For me, just like the art and the stories that I’m trying to preserve, it’s my roots that I’m trying to preserve. If none of us would come back here, then we would lose our roots from Baguio City. I don’t want that to disappear.” – Eros Gamueda Eros is originally from Baguio, born into a family of artists and … Read More
Creative Alley At Session Road In Bloom: Jumpstarting the Baguio Creative Economy Baguio City’s creative community is making its presence felt at Panagbenga 2019’s Session Road in Bloom. Artists and artisans finally get a chance to showcase their work and market them at the very first Creative Alley. Located at the foot of the Baguio Post Office steps, the Creative Alley hopes to bring attention to the creative minds of the city … Read More
Fun Events And Activities Lined Up This March In Baguio City The city of Baguio started the celebration of Panagbenga in 1994. The Baguio Flower Festival is highly anticipated by a lot of people every year for its month-long series of events. The month of February may be jam-packed because of Panagbenga, but don’t go away just yet! Baguio City will hold various fun events this March and these are the … Read More
Food Choices at Hotel Supreme Baguio: You’ll Never Go Hungry, Ever! Hotel Supreme Baguio is one of the pioneering hotels in the Summer Capital of the Philippines. This three-star hotel offers world-class accommodations and facilities for every kind of guest – business travelers, couples, families, big or small. It is also a favorite venue for big seminars, conventions and special events such as weddings. Baguio-born and raised folks can attest to … Read More
The Life-Changing Lessons from “When Life Gives You Tangerines” That Will Make You Appreciate Life More