Places

Baguio Bell Church

Jun 30th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Places

The Bell Church is located at the north of Baguio along the road leading to the capital town of La Trinidad, Banquet. The structure will remind you of the beautiful Taoist Temple of Cebu. Red is the most dominant color here. Once you enter the Bell Church, you will get to see the typical oriental [...]



Camp John Hay

Jun 2nd, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Places

John Hay Air Base was established on October 25, 1903 after President Theodore Roosevelt signed an executive order setting aside land in Benguet for a military reservation under the United States Army. The reservation was named after Roosevelt’s Secretary of State, John Milton Hay. For a time, elements of the 1st Battalion of the Philippine [...]



Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary

Feb 27th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Places

Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary strongly demands visits by tourists. It is one of the top tourist attractions in Baguio. Baguio is located in the northern part of Luzon in Philippines. This city harbors numerous gardens and parks. The Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary, Baguio is situated on the North Santo Tomas Road in the region of Campo Sioco.
In [...]



Baguio City Market

Feb 25th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Places

A wise Monash student once said that in order to truly understand the city you visit as a tourist, you have to visit the local market. Baguio’s Public Market truly embodies the local experience. Situated at the end of Session Road, the Baguio Public Market is the heart and pulse of this university cum tourist [...]



Rediscovering Mount Cabuyao

Feb 25th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Featured, Places

People now have more reasons in visiting Benguet province other than the cool climate, vegetables and strawberries. This Lenten season, Benguet province offers a new package for pilgrims and mountain trekkers.
The Department of Tourism Cordillera Administrative Region (DOT-CAR) lured pilgrims and trekkers to visit the highest mountain of Cabuyao, Santo Tomas in Tuba, Benguet to [...]



Session Road, Baguio’s Magnificent Mile

Feb 22nd, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Places

It’s no Ayala Avenue or Roxas Boulevard, but Baguio City’s most prominent thoroughfare could rival the busiest Manila street in terms of pedestrian traffic alone, not to mention mastodon-sized vehicular snarls. The renowned urban planner Daniel J. Burnham, tasked with developing a health resort town for overheating American colonizers, drew up plans for this mountain [...]



Mines View Park

Feb 20th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Places

Mines View Park is located on a promontory of land about 4 km from downtown Baguio. Standing on a small observation deck in Mines View Park, the tourist has a spectacular view of the nearby valley and mountains and over the gold and copper mines formerly operated there by the Benguet Corporation.
From the car park [...]



Tam-Awan Village

Feb 18th, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Places

Tam-awan Village is a cultural preserve & living museum showcasing authentic traditional Ifugao huts in a replication of their original setting in the Cordilleras. Tam-awan is also a residential community for quite a few Baguio-based artists, and it is a popular gathering place for the arts circle of Baguio. It is owned by the Chanum [...]



Baguio Cathedral - Our Lady of Atonement

Jan 1st, 2008 | By iBaguio Army | Category: Featured, Places, Spotlight

The rose-colored Baguio Cathedral, located on top of a hill in the heart of the city, is one of the more familiar and most visited landmarks of Baguio. This beautiful structure has twin spires and is the most photographed structure in the city. From Session Road it is accessible by pedestrians who ascend a long [...]