The Philippines now has a Creative City of its own that is part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network and it is none other than Baguio City. According to a media release on the UNESCO website, Baguio joins 63 other cities from 44 countries all over the world. These cities are recognized as sites where “innovation and creativity” are seen as …

The Baguio Museum launched the 2017 Baguio European Autumn Festival back to back with the reception ceremonies of the 2017 Cine Europa Film Festival on Oct 14. The Autumn Festival is held to celebrate the friendship between the Filipinos and the Europeans in the country, which is reflective of Europe Day – an annual celebration of peace and unity in …

Cafe de Arko officially opened in the morning of October 17 at Museo Kordilyera in the University of the Philippines Baguio Campus. The Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Baguio, Mr. Raymundo Rovillo, as well as other significant personalities in the UP community were also present in the momentous opening. A time of prayer and dedication was first done to …

It’s the middle of October and the day of the dead is fast approaching! So fans of the chilly weather, gloomy skies, and scary spirits can pack up and take a trip around Philippines’ summer capital for a good ghost hunting! Here are four of Baguio City’s most haunted places you can visit: Haunted Places to Explore in Baguio City …

One thing that every Filipino looks forward to during family gatherings is Lola’s cooking. Everyone will simply love whatever it is that is being prepared in her kitchen because there is just something so refined about how everything tastes like, looks like, and most especially, how everything feels like. This may perhaps be because Lolas and Lolos have so much …

A Carless Day resolution has been approved by the Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay (BLISTT) Airshed Governing Board. This will be implemented any day in the month of November in celebration of Clean Air Month. Meanwhile, the Baguio Water District shares it is open to adopting a mobile payment scheme. The City of Pines seems to be improving the past few months in terms …

Anyone who enters Cuci will know that each detail about the place is well thought of. From the menu to the novel designs of the restaurant’s tables and chairs, its rustic red brick walls, the artistic font on their chalkboards that spell out the house specials, as well as the portraits that Cuci’s owner, TJ Tagasa, took himself, it becomes …

On Oct. 8, the powerful and resounding sound of gongs filled the air once again, as the 5th Baguio Gong Festival held its Gong Walk from the Post Office to Ibaloi Park. The Gong Festival is a celebration of the rich culture of the Cordilleras, as well as that of Indigenous Peoples’ Month (every October.) Now on its fifth year, …

Baguio City has tons of salons around town– from Maharlika to SM Baguio, and the sprinkled establishments littered around pretty much every corner of Session Road. As blessed as we all are for our crowning glory, meaning our hair, the decision-making can be the biggest challenge. Where will my hair look its finest? And the practical question: Which salon in …

On Sep. 21, a fiery new drink was introduced in the City of Pines. Emperador HotShot, the first-ever cinnamon-spiced brandy in the Philippines was launched at the Roofdeck of Citylight Hotel in Baguio City with a phenomenal launch party. According to the Brand Manager of Emperador Hotshot, their new drink hopes to bring out the fun in drinking brandy. As …