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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 business district (CBD) in the backdrop, which the local government plans to decongest by developing...

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). Instead of the usual February celebration, the city opted to hold the world-renowned festival during...

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 to the delight of the city government. The city government is happy with the result of the Panagbeng...

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)