Cebu City, proudly joins Baguio City in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, as Creative City of Design. UNESCO announced the news during the first week of November. Along with 65 other cities, Cebu City becomes part of the prestigious network that seeks to promote the growth of creative economies. Baguio City first joined the network in 2017 as Creative City …

Baguio City, Philippines — Up in the Cordilleran highlands, the different ethnic groups are typically referred to by attaching the prefix “i” (which means “people of” or “from”) to the name of the place from which they come such as the Ifugao (people of the earth, or “pugaw”), the Ibaloi (or people who live in houses, or baloi), or the collective name …

Amidst the Panagbenga Flower Festival of 2018, Baguio City also launched itself as a Creative City under the United Nations Creative Cities Network. As part of the launch, a Creative Baguio Exhibition Hub was opened at People’s Park. The hub showcased each of the main crafts that Baguio is famed for: weaving, carving and sculpture, silver craft, visual arts and …

Baguio City formally opened the first Creative Baguio Exhibition Hub on Feb. 10 at Malcolm Square, Lower Session Road. Mayor Mauricio Domogan welcomed special guests and local folks to the event amidst indigenous chants and dances to the beat of ethnic instruments. Philippine National Commission to UNESCO Secretary General Lila Ramos Shahani shared what it means for Baguio to be …

Baguio City hopes to become part of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network and be the first “creative city” in the Philippines. This comes after other cities vying for the title have been eliminated by UNESCO. According to Department of Tourism – Cordillera Regional Director Venus Tan, their office received information about the city …