Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Baguio


Related Topics

In the News (Mon 28 May 12)

  
  Baguio Philippines - General Information - TravelPH.Com
Baguio City, approximately 250 kilometers north of Manila, is situated in the Province of Benguet.
Baguio City as the Summer Capital of the Philippines, is the most frequented destinations in Northern Luzon by local and foreign tourists alike.
Baguio is the gateway to the wonders of Northern Luzon.
www.travelph.com /resorts/baguio   (1158 words)

  
 Afineplace to Stay in Baguio
Baguio until today has always been a great mountain resort as Americans planned and built it to be.
Baguio is on a 1,500-meter high plateau in the Cordillera mountain range of Northern Luzon.
Baguio is tropical paradise from November to May. In the summer months of March, April, May, Baguio is indeed the “Summer Capital of the Philippines” when tourists travel to Baguio to cool off.
baguio.afineplace.com   (704 words)

  
 WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Baguio City, approximately 250 kilometers north of Manila, is situated in the heart of the Province of Benguet.
Baguio is 8 degrees cooler on any month on the average than any place in the lowlands.
Baguio is very wet during the rainy season which is from June to October.
www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=105   (247 words)

  
 Baguio Philippines
Baguio is the summer capital of the country, with many government buildings.
Baguio is the seat of the national Philippine Military Academy, the Univ. of Baguio, and St. Louis University.
Flights to Baguio are scheduled only in the morning as visibility approaches zero in the afternoon when the fog starts to move in and cover most of the area surrounding the airport.
www.wowphilippinestravelagency.com /Baguio.asp   (749 words)

  
 Baguio City, Philippines - Info
Baguio City is the summer capital of the Philippines.
Baguio is a favorite vacation destination of Filipinos and foreign tourist specially during summer because of its year-round cool climate.
Baguio City Cathedral is a majestic church built on top of a hill, and is seen from many parts of the city.
www.philsite.net /baguio.htm   (575 words)

  
 BAGUIO CITY TRAVEL INFORMATION, PHILIPPINES
Situated amidst the mountainous region of Cordillera, 1,500 meters above the sea, 250 kilometers north of Manila, Baguio City is one of the few place in the Philippines blessed with a cool climate.
Baguio has a number of attractions to please the most discriminating of sightseers.
Known far and wide as the eighth wonder of the world, the Banaue Rice Terraces were carved from the mountain ranges centuries ago by the Ifugaos, one of the oldest known mountain tribes of the province.
www.asiatravel.com /philippines/baguio1.html   (1306 words)

  
 Kennon Road and Baguio
During the Spanish Era, although Benguet (and Baguio) was not a remote area for the Spaniards to explore, development was rather slow.
It was later renamed, Baguio, a name apparently derived from the native Ibaloi word "bagyiw," which is a moss-like green plant that grew around the area where Burnham Park is now located.
A local government was established with H. Whitmarsh as the appointed Governor of Benguet and Baguio as the capital.
www.gobaguio.com /files/Pages/articles-kennon.html   (2360 words)

  
 The Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio
The Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio, created July 6, 1992 from the then Apostolic Vicariate of the Mountain Provinces, now comprises the city of Baguio and the civil province of Benguet.
Baguio City within the province of Benguet is sometimes called Pines City because of its picturesque forests of Benguet Pine.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio is run by 47 priests, 24 of them diocesan and 23 religious, assisted by 219 religious sisters in related activities.
www.cbcponline.org /baguio   (446 words)

  
 Philippine Post Magazine: Baguio
Known as the summer capital of the Philippines, Baguio City is set apart from the rest of the country because of its pine trees and cool temperature averaging 68 F or 20 C year round.
Baguio City is one of the few places in the Philippines blessed with a cool climate that is least eight degrees cooler than any place in the lowlands.
For nighttowls, Baguio is alive with pulsating music from a number of bars and discos that swing until the wee hours of the morning.
www.philpost.com /0902pages/0902baguio.html   (920 words)

  
 INNSISON Apartelles, Baguio Hotels
Established as the Summer Capital of the Philippines in 1903, Baguio City is the foremost tourist destination in the Philippines.
Baguio City is blessed with a cool climate.
Baguio City is home to many tourist spots and is a getaway of those living not only in Metro Manila, nearby lowlands but the entire Philippine populace.
www.innsison.com /index.htm   (574 words)

  
 Ciudad ti Baguio - Wikipedia
Ti Ciudad ti Baguio ket maysa a primera a clase a ciudad iti provincia ti Benguet iti isla ti Luzon iti Filipinas.
Sakupen ti Ciudad ti Baguio ti 49 a kuadrado kilometro ti naturod a dagdaga iti maysa a plateau aganay a 1,500 metros ti kangatona iti akin-abagatan-a-laud a deppaar ti kabambatayan ti Cordillera Central iti amianan a Luzon.
Kabeddeng ti Baguio ti ili ti Tuba iti abagatan ken laud, ti Itogon, Benguet iti daya, ken ti La Trinidad a kapitolio ti Benguet iti amianan.
ilo.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ciudad_ti_Baguio   (299 words)

  
 Baguio
Situated at nearly 6,000' altitude, Baguio is cooler, and hillsides covered with pine trees.
Baguio became the summer capital of the Philippines, with wealthy families owning homes in the city.
The cathedral was used as a shelter for civilians during the American bombing of Baguio, and an evacuation center.
www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/philippines_baguio.html   (705 words)

  
 Baguio Fast Facts
Baguio is 8 degrees cooler on the average than any place in the lowlands.
Baguio is very wet during the Philippine rainy season, which is from June to October.
Jackets or sweaters are typically worn year-round in Baguio especially in the late afternoons and evening, but necessary during the cold months.
www.worldroom.com /pages/cg_baguio/fastfacts/baguio_fastfacts.phtml   (950 words)

  
 Baguio/Banaue
Baguio and Banaue are anchor tourist destinations and part of the 7,000 times more islands that make up the Philippine archipelago.
While Baguio bursts at the seams with restaurants, one has a limited choice in Banaue where most dining outlets are found in the mountain inns and lodges.
Baguio can be reached by land and air travel from Manila, the country's main international gateway.
www.dotpcvc.gov.ph /Destinations/baguio.htm   (1970 words)

  
 Baguio, Philippines Destination Guide from asia-hotels.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Baguio's attractions have been stripped of its lustre as the city grapples with the ill effects of modernisation.
Still, Baguio has a bit of charm left found in the steady stream of strawberries, fresh vegetables, some varieties of which are not available in Manila's markets, and handicrafts that are traditionally made by the endemic Igorot tribes.
The village is a popular haunt of Baguio artists who regularly hold exhibits in the compound and an eclectic mix of workshops from painting, pottery, paper-making to performance arts.
www.asiahotels.com /cityguides/philippines-baguio.asp   (2411 words)

  
 ++Baguio++
Description: UP Baguio remains at the forefront of the academic community in Northern Luzon, guided by the principles of scholastic excellence, academic freedom and nationalism.
There are many prestigious colleges in Baguio City and it has been said that some of the best minds have studied and gone to school right here.
Baguio is truly a dynamic cultural experience filled with learning, art, music and many great influences.
www.baguiodirectory.com /Baguio-City/Baguio-Education/Education.php   (148 words)

  
 Go Baguio!
Baguio is the one Philippine city I always dreamed   of living in.
It was in Baguio where     I learned how to ride a bike, row a boat.
Since Baguio is hilly, and the roads wind up and down, one usually gets the hang of the place only when it's time to leave.
www.gobaguio.com   (973 words)

  
 Embassy of the United States in Manila : The American Residence in Baguio City, Philippines
At the turn of the century, the first U.S. Governor General William Howard Taft was oppressed by the heat of Manila and sought a cooler spot for a summer government retreat.
The High Commissioner’s Residence (as the Baguio Residence was then known) was pressed into service by the Japanese high command during World War II.
It served for a time as the residence and headquarters of General Tomoyuki Yameshita, the famed “Tiger of Malaya.” As a precaution against allied attack, the Japanese built extensive escape tunnels under the building.
manila.usembassy.gov /wwwhamb1.html   (793 words)

  
 The Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio
The Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio, created July 6, 1992 from the then Apostolic Vicariate of the Mountain Provinces, now comprises the city of Baguio and the civil province of Benguet.
Baguio City within the province of Benguet is sometimes called Pines City because of its picturesque forests of Benguet Pine.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio is run by 47 priests, 24 of them diocesan and 23 religious, assisted by 219 religious sisters in related activities.
www.cbcponline.net /baguio   (446 words)

  
 The City of Baguio
With its cool weather, friendly residents, clean environment, scenic mountain views, and pine-scented air, Baguio is not only one of the best places to visit when in the Philippines but also the most suitable city to be a resident of.
Baguio Photo Album II is the second and more recent album which was created in November 25, 2001.
The cover photo (shown at left) of the album portrays the former city mayor of Baguio, Mauricio G. Domogan, in an authentic Igorot attire of a native warrior and participating in an Igorot dance ritual.
www.cityofpines.com   (1352 words)

  
 Afineplace Baguio
It is about giving our guests the feeling that they own a house in Baguio -- less the hassles and the costs of owning.
Baguio is the “Summer Capital of the Philippines”.
The Americans later carved and designed Baguio to be the summer capital of the Philippines.
www.afineplace.com /baguio.html   (496 words)

  
 Access To Baguio
Loakan Airport in Baguio is about 20 minutes by car south of the city and just close to Fort Del Pilar where the Philippine Military Academy is located.
Note that there is no central bus station in Metro Manila and in Baguio City and the different bus companies maintain their respective terminals at different locations in both cities.
Passengers leaving Baguio for Manila were picked up from their respective homes or hotels late in the evening by the limousines and transported down to Damortis by way of Kennon Road.
www.cityofpines.com /access.html   (807 words)

  
 Philippine Tourist Destinations (Baguio)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
BAGUIO - Situated amid pine-covered hills, with its cool climate, it is the Philippines' summer capital.
The city market is one of the country's best, overflowing with handicrafts, strawberries and vegetables from the surrounding highlands.
BANAUE - From Baguio, Banaue is about nine (9) hours away by bus nevertheless the traveller will have an astounding preview of the beautiful countryside.
www.filipino.com /sfdot/top/baguio.htm   (176 words)

  
 ALLTRAVELNETWORK.COM : Baguio City, Philippines - Baguio Travel Hotels & Resorts Discounts Promotions: Quality ...
Baguio is the summer capital of the country, with many government buildings.
Originally settled by the Spanish, Baguio developed only after the American occupation, when a modern city was laid out (1909) by Daniel H. Burnham and roads were built (the first in 1913) to connect it with the main highways.
Baguio is the seat of the national Philippine Military Academy, the Univ. of Baguio, and St. Louis Univ.
alltravelnetwork.com /philippines/baguio.html   (153 words)

  
 Baguio travel guide - Wikitravel
Baguio [1] is a city on the Cordillera mountain range in the middle of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.
Due to its cool mountain weather, Baguio is considered the summer capital of the Philippines.
Baguio has the usual fastfood joints that are so ubiquitous in major Philippine cities.
wikitravel.org /en/Baguio   (1385 words)

  
 Water Actions - Philippines - ADB.org
Baguio City in Northern Luzon, located 1500 meters above sea level, is home to 250,000 people.
Baguio City was once a mining town when the country was a colony of the United States, and traces of toxic minerals could potentially have infiltrated the water streams.
In the next two to three years, the Baguio city will start accounting for its water through this system, which will be an enabling tool for water sourcing, resource accounting, and for sustaining the initiatives to improve water governance.
www.adb.org /water/actions/PHI/SWIMG-Baguio.asp   (838 words)

  
 Scorpio Travel and Tours, Inc.
It was built by the colonizing Americans as a recreational and administrative centre, from where they could preside over their precious tropical colony without working up too much of a sweat.
Baguio is also etched on the Filipino consciousness as the site of one of the country's worst natural disasters, the earthquake of 16 July 1990, in which hundreds died.
Although for many visitors it's little more than a stopping-off point en route to Sagada and the mountain provinces, Baguio, with its pine trees and rolling hills, has a few secrets worth discovering, such as its parks and bohemian cafés, and the climate is a pleasant respite from the searing heat of the south.
www.scorpiotravel.com /baguio.html   (220 words)

  
 Declare Baguio City, Philippines, as a Special Heritage Zone Petition
We believe that Baguio is the nerve center of four rich and diverse cultures: the Filipino culture in general, the highland Cordilleran culture, the lowland Ilocano culture, and the heritage culture brought about by the Americans during the early 20th Century.
We believe that due to its unique history and blend of cultures, Baguio can be to the Philippines as Barcelona is to Spain, Chiang Mai is to Thailand, and San Francisco is to the United States: a main center of arts, culture, philosophy, education, tourism, sustainable development and environmental awareness.
We believe that Baguio City's heritage as a center of culture and environmental awareness is a valuable asset not just to the Philippines, but also to the world.
www.petitiononline.com /baguio/petition.html   (338 words)

  
 Baguio News
CAMP ALLEN, Baguio City: The Armed Forces of the Philippines reported Thursday intensive military operations since 2002 have reduced the number of cadres of the communist New People's Army from 12,000 to a...
Filed under News, Features THE Baguio Conventions and Visitors Bureau is an outstanding visitors' bureau in the entire North Philippines for its contribution to the Baguio tourism industry within its short...
Filed under News BAGUIO CITY: The Department of Trade and Industry said on Friday that the small and medium enterprises in the Cordil-lera region estimated at more than 5,000 are among the country's recent...
www.topix.net /ph/baguio   (738 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.