tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post346599950776578278..comments2024-03-05T14:01:34.021+08:00Comments on Ivan About Town: Baguio: Baguio City in full bloom for Panagbenga 2007Ivan Henareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-81632151748408956882009-02-21T02:14:00.000+08:002009-02-21T02:14:00.000+08:00Hi to everyone thats posting here. we seem to have...Hi to everyone thats posting here. we seem to have the same views and grievances. Just came back from Baguio a few days ago after 18 years of absence. I'm shocked up to now on how crowded session rd. is, and the smog is horrible. I used to drive up and down Session rd. with my windows opened. Same as arcastro, I miss the places he mentioned. RAA, I was also a student of STC for Gr 4 to Gr 6. I miss the old Baguio, the smell of pine trees, and most of all, is the time when everyone knew everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-24394478278213661482009-02-11T09:58:00.000+08:002009-02-11T09:58:00.000+08:00hi!just want to ask if you know another hotel or e...hi!<BR/>just want to ask if you know another hotel or even a small inn whose rate is just about PhP1000 apart from the one you mentioned that has this rate as an introductory price.<BR/>thanks :)<BR/>majAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-31724458471971910292008-08-30T15:28:00.000+08:002008-08-30T15:28:00.000+08:00time has changed and baguio migrants residing over...time has changed and baguio migrants residing overseas who visit pines city would become a stranger in his/her own hometown. <BR/><BR/>baguio city has been commercialized in the past decade and its landscape has dramatically altered. baguio of long ago has long been gone. only the memories remain my friends. only in memories. <BR/><BR/>aihihihi!!! <BR/><BR/>baklitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-56664909468624955972007-07-29T12:12:00.000+08:002007-07-29T12:12:00.000+08:00Three weeks ago I gave a lecture to a conference o...Three weeks ago I gave a lecture to a conference of lawyers in Baguio & I could not avoid giving my observations about the city because I had not been to Baguio for over two years. The Baguio of my grade school years (at STC Baguio, now gone) has lost its unique charm. Gone were Dainty Restaurant, where the politicos and businessmen of Baguio would gather in the afternoons for the best Benguet Coffee; the Session Cafe, the Mido Restaurant and all those mentioned in arcastro57's comment. The Vallejo hotel is still there and it should be saved. In the 60's our family rented (from a woman named Mrs. Lim the entire second flr of Pohumul's) and lived there after our house in Kayang St. was razed by the big fire of '62. In high school (St. Louis Boy's High Science class), I treated my friends once to the famous cinnamon bun at Tesoro's. On Saturday's at about 2pm, we would go to Session Rd. to look for the boarders from STC, since Sr. Bertin (Sr. Yvonne to another generation of Baguio Theresians) would take them out to the city for a walk. Up to a certain point in the 70's, when I had ceased to live in Baguio to become part of the Diliman Republic, one recognized about every four persons walking down Session Road. It is emblematic of Baguio's decay that when I walked down Session Road three weeks ago, I did not recognize anyone, except the proprietors of Star Cafe, who moved from their original site to the opposite side of Session Road.The Legal Processhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115911490763636115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-27093889959509916252007-07-27T18:12:00.000+08:002007-07-27T18:12:00.000+08:00First we have to get a strong heritage group in Ba...First we have to get a strong heritage group in Baguio organized. HCS can't lobby for it here from Manila. We'll need to set up a local chapter there.Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-89582871227932629232007-07-27T15:15:00.000+08:002007-07-27T15:15:00.000+08:00I bet, you need more than just lobbying for this H...I bet, you need more than just lobbying for this Heritage Ordinance to be approved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-32186429656316897132007-03-26T00:46:00.000+08:002007-03-26T00:46:00.000+08:00The petitions are good but in the real world of po...The petitions are good but in the real world of politics, we need the approach the councilors themselves. That's what I've been telling the petition proponents. If I didn't approach my SSEAYP batchmate who was former Baguio City SK President to give the draft I made to his contacts, there would be no draft ordinance pending in the city council. Hope you could mention that sa group. Thanks!Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-48477173833729482132007-03-26T00:45:00.000+08:002007-03-26T00:45:00.000+08:00We've been active writing and circulating petition...We've been active writing and circulating petitions at BWI. We have some 400+ members scattered all over the globe. See you there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-4797043676518793792007-03-25T16:52:00.000+08:002007-03-25T16:52:00.000+08:00Ok, will do. Hope you can push for it. The person ...Ok, will do. Hope you can push for it. The person sponsoring it is Councilor Tenefrancia and I heard it was approved on Second Reading. But if it does not pass before June 30, we're back to zero.Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-4299293626436447432007-03-25T16:50:00.000+08:002007-03-25T16:50:00.000+08:00Thanks, Ivan. Maybe you'd like to join us at BWI:h...Thanks, Ivan. Maybe you'd like to join us at BWI:<BR/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baguiowebinternationalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-42022873427928506382007-03-25T16:30:00.000+08:002007-03-25T16:30:00.000+08:00Hi Khristine, you can download the ordinance at ht...Hi Khristine, you can download the ordinance at http://www.heritage.org.ph or http://www.geocities.com/heritageconservationsociety/files/baguioordinance.pdfIvan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-32795749032181573852007-03-25T16:29:00.000+08:002007-03-25T16:29:00.000+08:00Could I have a copy of the draft ordinance and cir...Could I have a copy of the draft ordinance and circulate it at the Baguio Webbers International forum?<BR/><BR/>You might also want to check this recent photo of a historical Baguio house scheduled for demolotion:<BR/><BR/>http://haribon2000.multiply.com/photos/photo/5/91<BR/><BR/>-Khristine<BR/>SSEAYP '89Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-22734834937857747372007-03-18T13:07:00.000+08:002007-03-18T13:07:00.000+08:00baguio's population in 1990 was only 120,000.. las...baguio's population in 1990 was only 120,000.. last 2000 it was 250,000...lately it's 400,000<BR/><BR/>It's too much... most like the population increase is brought about by migration rather than birth rate.<BR/><BR/>The best thing for this : In-migration law. Hey, Baguio is only 50 square kilometers. <BR/><BR/>If Baguio passes a in-migration bill, this might just prompt local officials in the neighboring lowlands to do better for their respective places. Baguio started amany times from scratch.. ww2, earthquake... if Baguio can do, why not in other areas? There's just to many excuses that there's no job; but when they come here to Baguio, they become illegal peddlers. Who don't they just invest their money in their places? I mean, not only will it help them economically, but also their place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-25646140347301961042007-03-07T12:14:00.000+08:002007-03-07T12:14:00.000+08:00Hello Ivan, the following I read from our local pa...Hello Ivan, the following I read from our local paper, Baguio Midland Courier. There will be a public hearing on the proposed multi-level parking area in Burnham on March 14 at 1 p.m. at the City Hall. I hope a Heritage representative can come to contribute to the hearing. Regards, Resty RefuerzoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-34750365805441770952007-03-05T17:48:00.000+08:002007-03-05T17:48:00.000+08:00That is really bead news. Let me ask around. Shame...That is really bead news. Let me ask around. Shame on the proponents for thinking of such as thing.Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-7835366986362936962007-03-05T16:45:00.000+08:002007-03-05T16:45:00.000+08:00Hello Ivan, there is now a plan to construct a mul...Hello Ivan, there is now a plan to construct a multi-level parking structure in Burnham Park. I wonder what you and the Heritage group have to say about this. Would appreciate very much your comments. -Resty RefuerzoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-3957631513786239452007-02-28T23:52:00.000+08:002007-02-28T23:52:00.000+08:00Sigh....would you believe that I've never been to ...Sigh....would you believe that I've never been to Baguio?<BR/><BR/>I'm now an OFW in Singpore.<BR/><BR/>Hope I can save a lot so that I can tour the Philippines one day...<BR/><BR/>...someday.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cultureshiok.com" REL="nofollow">Cultur Shiok!</A>Culture Shiok!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10121147253767058591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-46831922374275337852007-02-28T17:54:00.000+08:002007-02-28T17:54:00.000+08:00@sidney: Thanks for dropping by! I'll see if funds...@sidney: Thanks for dropping by! I'll see if funds would permit me to join you in Masbate.<BR/><BR/>@airgem: Yes, I hope the City Government of Baguio would do something about it. We already filed a draft ordinance that would protect certain heritage areas of Baguio and prescribing some measures to fix the problems.Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-89141468085955365012007-02-28T17:52:00.000+08:002007-02-28T17:52:00.000+08:00The flower festival in Baguio is getting better ev...The flower festival in Baguio is getting better every year.Especially with the conceptualization of some flower floats. But too bad Baguio is not like before, where the shrubs and beautiful flowers just sprout everywhere even in the highways.Nowadays there are more denuded mountains than pine trees. I just hope the goverment of Baguio can do something about these unsightful sceneries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-91602025536435252802007-02-28T15:15:00.000+08:002007-02-28T15:15:00.000+08:00Too many fiestas... I will not have enough time in...Too many fiestas... I will not have enough time in my life to cover them all! ;-)<BR/>Great to see that you had a pleasant stay in Baguio!Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495108366627361182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-10161497620436469622007-02-28T11:42:00.001+08:002007-02-28T11:42:00.001+08:00I hope the Baguio City Council approves that Herit...I hope the Baguio City Council approves that Heritage Bill we drafted before it's too late!Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-7916573837703453612007-02-28T11:42:00.000+08:002007-02-28T11:42:00.000+08:00I miss the old Baguio! I miss Session Cafe. I miss...I miss the old Baguio! I miss Session Cafe. I miss Gingerbread Man folk house at Magsaysay Rd. I miss that charming old lady seer at Old Pagoda Shop along Session, next to the PAL Office. I miss Pines Hotel where I used to have afternoon swims. I miss BUSURRCA, that cooperative store along Kisad that sold rabbit's foot keychains and the most delicious cinnamon rolls. I miss D&S Fine Foods. I miss Valiram's & Pohomull's Indian stores. I miss Pines Thrift Shop on Abanao managed by Mr. Woelke. Is Sunshine Bakery/grocery still there? Fireplace? Tesoro's snacks and their famous spaghetti bun on Assumption Rd? Vallejo Hotel? Ayayayayy, those were the (pine-scented) days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-77079374743334666302007-02-28T11:41:00.000+08:002007-02-28T11:41:00.000+08:00Hi Alex, I did not want to waste space in my camer...Hi Alex, I did not want to waste space in my camera on them. So I did not take their photos!Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-66069812029154157312007-02-28T11:40:00.000+08:002007-02-28T11:40:00.000+08:00Where are the floats with those out-of-place polit...Where are the floats with those out-of-place politicos?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com