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BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here rejected the proposal to regulate busking after the city council recently approved an ordinance controlling street performances in this city. “It is not the right time, adding that people, including artists and musicians, earn meager during Sunday’s closu

BUS ROUTE. The city government is offering free bus rides around Baguio City starting Saturday (July 15, 2022) to decongest traffic in the famous travel destination. Tourists can park their vehicles at the Baguio Convention Center compound and hop on the buses to save on gas. (PNA photo from the city tourism office) BAGUIO CITY - The city government will start offering free hop-on, hop-off (HO-HO) bus service to tourists starting Saturday. City tourism officer Aloysius Mapalo, in a phone intervi...

BAGUIO CITY -- From the previous 31, the city government here under Mayor Benjamin Magalong is looking to undertake 51 catalytic projects in its bid to advance the socio-economic development and environmental renaissance in the Summer Capital. Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced to the public that

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DECONGEST CITY CENTER. Undated photo shows Burnham Park in Baguio City with the central business district (CBD) in the backdrop, which the local government plans to decongest by developing six nearby growth nodes. Aileen Refuerzo, city chief information officer, on Monday (April 4, 2022) said that while new economic areas will soon rise, the CBD will remain the prime commercial and institutional center. (PNA DECONGEST CITY CENTER. Undated photo shows Burnham Park in Baguio City with the central ...

RED CROSS AT PENAGBENGA. Philippine Red Cross (PRC) emergency medical services personnel provide blood pressure monitoring, first aid, and ambulance service during the 2022 Panagbenga Festival: Session Road in Bloom on March 21-27, 2022. The PRC medical team served over 400 patients. (Contributed photo) MANILA - As Baguio City opened its doors once again to tourists with the belated celebration of the Panagbenga festival, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided emergency medical services (EMS). ...

Panagbenga weekend draws 45K tourists amid pandemic

FLOWER FEST. The 2022 Panagbenga Festival culminates in Baguio City over the weekend with around 45,000 tourists from March 25 to 27. Mayor Benjamin Magalong in an interview on Tuesday (March 29, 2022) said the event was successful with the local economy benefitting from the tourist arrivals. (PNA photo courtesy of Carlito Dar/ PIA-CAR) BAGUIO CITY - Amid a global pandemic, the Baguio Flower Festival or Panagbenga 2022 still managed to attract 45,000 tourists during its last weekend alone, much ...

BAGUIO CITY – The famous Summer Capital has posted a remarkable increase in tourist registrations and arrivals since the start of the Panagbenga or the Baguio Flower Festival – a proof that tourists are missing the city’s biggest tourism event. (Photo from Rizaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN)