Panagbenga 2013
by Xtian Mack on February 26, 2013The 18th annual celebration of the Baguio Flower Festival, popularly known as the Panagbenga Festival, was celebrated in full earnest by the people of Baguio and were hosts to thousands of visitors local and foreign alike. The Panagbenga Festival is a month-long annual flower festival in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines. Panagbenga is thought to be a Malayo-Polynesian word of origin, meaning "season of blooming."
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Explore Abra and Its Pristine Beauty
by Jhaypee Guia on October 16, 2012Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao on the north, Ilocos Sur and Mountain Province on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on the west, and Kalinga, and Apayao on the east. Abra is hemmed in by the towering mountain ranges of the Ilocos in the west and the Cordillera Central in the east. It has an extremely rugged terrain, with mountains and hills rising along its perimeter and interior. The plains are drained by the Abra River, which flows northward from Mt. Data in the Mountain Province. Agriculture is the main source of economy in the province followed by trade and industry.
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Lasting Impression at Tam-awan Village
by Jane Dacumos on October 16, 2012Shaped by the Chanum Foundation in 1998 and fastly became one of the tourist destinations in Baguio City, Tam-awan Village is an artist collection of Ifugao and Kalinga huts that combines indigenous aesthetics and exquisite Cordilleran craftsmanship.
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Have Your Fortune Told at Baguio City’s Bell Church
by Jhaypee Guia on September 6, 2012Bell Church is a cluster of temples located on the border of Baguio City and Trinidad Valley. Its exotic oriental architecture, pagoda roof, ornate gateway, dragon ornaments, Buddha, and guarded windows gaze from atop a hill. The Bell Temple priest practices a mixture of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity. People may even try having their fortune told.
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St. Louis University Museum (SLU)
by Jhaypee Guia on September 6, 2012St. Louis University Museum, also known as SLU Museum, is located in the premises of the school (SLU). It showcases the different cultural heritages of the Cordilleras and some lowland amenities.
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