Baguio City is a melting pot of Igorot culture and heritage, along with a mixture of local, national, and international cuisines that excites the locals’ and tourists’ taste buds and makes them keep wanting more! To start, learn more about Baguio’s Hall of Plate and see where it takes you! Double A Criteria: Atmosphere and Aesthetics Have any special occasions …

When we arrived at the roofdeck of Chef Chavi and Millie Romawac, it was like walking into an extension of our home. Everything we saw and heard made us feel welcome: a crackling fire pit, warm and soothing; a trampoline the kids instantly ran to and started hanging out in;  and of course, the dinner table beautifully set up by …

In celebration of the 2021 Ibagiw Creative City Festival, the Department of Tourism – Cordillera Administrative Region conceptualized and organized the Cordillera Weaves Exhibit and Talk Show, and the Weavers Bazaar from November 27 to December 1, 2021. The event was supported by the Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines. The Significance of Weaving in the Cordilleras Weaving is one …

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 …

Just recently, Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade instructed the Road Sector, Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB), and OTC to move ahead and approve transport groups who consolidate into cooperatives and even those who intend to help the government in implementing and rolling out these modernized PUVs. Enter the Cordillera Basic Sectors Transport Cooperative. It’s the first Regional …

Baguio City, the melting pot of Cordilleran Culture, is home to the Cordillera Ubbog Writers, a group of writers from different backgrounds whose literary works primarily feature the Cordilleran way of life. As part of the Baguio Creative Festival, UP launched the UP Talastasan Series; discussions which aim to promote Cordilleran Creative thinking. This lecture titled The Future of Cordillera Creative …

Two more acts move to the Grand Finals round of Pilipinas Got Talent 6. Baguio City group Bardilleranz topped the public voting round. Mindanao dance duo DWC Aeon Flex got two votes from judges Angel Locsin and Robin Padilla, making them the 6th grand finalist. PGT April 7-8 Highlights: Two Golden Buzzer Acts Level Up For Semi-Finals Both Bardilleranz and …

Aside from Cafe Yagam’s rich coffee culture, their food is also as real as it gets. Having a taste of each of their dishes takes any foodie or curious palate into a journey through the Cordilleras. Not only will this be a unique culinary adventure, but it will most definitely be an unforgettable cultural experience because partaking of these traditional …

Typhoon Huaning exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility on July 31. The Philippine Atmospheric Geographical Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), however, is monitoring the movement of yet another tropical cyclone with international name Noru. Typhoon Gorio left PAR on July 30 after affecting numerous areas since its landfall on July 28. Hours after, typhoon Huaning hit the PH and …

Cinematheque Baguio, under the auspices of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, will join the rest of the Cordillera region in celebrating Indigenous Peoples Month this October, by screening selected independent films made by filmmakers from the region. Independent films about Cordillera, by Cordillerans According to the Philippine Information Agency, among the films that will screened at the cinematheque …