Mines View Park is an overlooking park on the northeastern outskirts of Baguio in the Philippines. Located on a land promontory 4 km from downtown Baguio, the park overlooks the mining town of Itogon, particularly the abandoned gold and copper mines …
Baguio City, deemed as a melting pot of different cultures, stands out with its strong identity, as their culture is instilled in their everyday life and more so, during festivals. The Panagbenga Festival tells us the story of how people of Baguio rise to the challenge …
Ambuklao Dam is part of a hydroelectric facility in Brgy. Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet province with maximum water storage capacity of 327,170,000 cubic metres (265,240 acre⋅ft), the facility, which is located 36 km (22 mi) from Baguio city, can produce up to 105…
Baguio City, deemed as a melting pot of different cultures, stands out with its strong identity, as their culture is instilled in their everyday life and more so, during festivals. The Panagbenga Festival tells us the story of how people of Baguio rise to the challenge of adversity …
The sakuting dance, originally performed solely by boys, portrays a mock fight using sticks. A sakuting stick is striped or bamboo and is about 1½ feet long and tapered at the end, like a candle. Its original use was for combat training. During the playful folk dance, …
Kabayan is best known for the antiquated centuries-old mummies and Mount Pulag, the third highest mountain in the Philippines. The Kabayan mummy burial caves are officially proclaimed Philippine National Cultural Treasures, and is under consideration…
Baguio City, deemed as a melting pot of different cultures, stands out with its strong identity, as their culture is instilled in their everyday life and more so, during festivals. The Panagbenga Festival tells us the story of how people of Baguio rise to the challen…
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