Baguio Stories

Baguio settler.

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Ground zero. Sunday market day.

Life goes on..

#baguioMarketFire

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Went to Burnham late at night to avoid the crowds.

.. should have brought a date.

#burnhamPark #baguioStories

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A chilly night in Session Road.

#sessionRoadXmas #baguioStories

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Opening of the Baguio Christmas Market 2023 at the Rose Garden, BurnhamPark.

#baguioXmasMarket2023 #burnhamPark #baguioStories

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Baguio is known as a major producer of veggies, strawberries and flowers.

But this wouldn't be possible without one busy insect.

#baguioStories #baguioHoney

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To have a steady supply for their beloved salad in the 1900s, our American overlords encouraged the planting of vegetables and strawberries to the natives of Benguet.

#baguioStories #baguioHistory #baguioVeggies

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Initial efforts of the Spanish Governor of Benguet was resisted by tribal leaders, even uprooting the seedlings given to them.

And then a maverick chieftain planted it and succeeded.

Plant it and they will come.

#baguioStories #baguioHistory #baguioCoffee

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Rumored to have been buried in the Baguio, the latest attempt to find the lost gold is documented on the History Channel.

Surprisingly, it concluded that Yamashita’s lost gold may never be found.. because it never existed at all.

Or is it?

#baguioStories #yamashitaGold

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So why did they call it Session Road?

#sessionRoad #baguioStories

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Bet you didn't know this.

In the 1900s, the 40-kilometer Kennon Road was built in just 18 months.

#KennonRoad #baguioStories

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Failed in most endeavors in his younger years.

Bounced back and eventually changed the world’s city landscape.

#danielBurnham #baguioStories #baguioHistory

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From my kid way back.

Kid: Why are there American names in Baguio parks? Don’t they have Ibaloi heroes?

Me: Wait, I’ll ask Siri.

#burnhamPark #baguioStories

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During the American colonial period, there was one person who went against the might of the colonizers.

The battle was in their own home front, the US Supreme Court. He won.

This is his story.

#mateoCariño #Baguio #BaguioHistory

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Forbes Park. The premiere gated community enclave of the Philippine 1%.

Guess who it was named after.

He was also known as the builder of Baguio.

#baguioStories #baguioHistory #williamForbes

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Now you know why there’s an Aguinaldo Museum in Baguio..

#baguioStories #baguioHistory #emilioAguinaldo

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A story of 2 men destined to meet..

.. to pave the way to the discovery and building of Baguio.

One has the resources to build and the other knew why they should build it.

#baguioStories #baguioHistory #deanWorchester #ottoScheerer

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Did you know that Baguio was the last place the Spaniards ever colonized?

And then a stubborn Conquistadores came..

#Baguio #BaguioHistory #BaguioTrivia

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Before the foreigners came, Baguio was a peaceful place to live.

Ibaloi families lived off the land with cattle and gold trading with people from the lowlands.

Yup, gold was mined here centuries ago.
Guess who got rich?

#ibaloi #baguioGoldMines #baguioStories

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Tourist: Bakit nga ba Baguio tawag dito?
Local: Madalas kc daanan ng bagyo.

But there is another story though.

#bagiw #baguioStories

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So when’s the next Cordillera Festival?

#baguioStories #cordilleraFestival2022

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Atok in Benguet was just another veggie town near Baguio.

But the social media found out about this flower farm and local life was never the same again.

#northernBlossomFlowerFarm
#atokBenguet #beyondBaguio