9⁰C-level temperature for Baguio, upland Luzon in February 

Liza Agoot - Philippine News Agency 01/12/2025

BAGUIO CITY — Temperatures of around nine degrees Celsius is expected in mountainous areas of Luzon in February, a weather specialist of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-Pagasa)…

Baguio: Teen sees unconscious man on street, does CPR, saves him

Liza Agoot - Philippine News Agency 01/03/2025

BAGUIO CITY – For 16-year-old Juan Carlos “JC” Sumbad of Barangay Pinget here, one decisive moment turned him into a hero. On Dec. 4, while riding a jeepney, Sumbad spotted a man lying face down on the street…

PAL to suspend Cebu-Baguio route

Vincent Cabreza 06/01/2024

BAGUIO CITY—Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to suspend its 17-month experimental Baguio-Cebu-Baguio route during the monsoon season. However, tourism officials believe this won’t impact visitor numbers in Baguio. “PAL told us and the mayor (Benjamin Magalong) way earlier,…

Maine Mendoza, Arjo Atayde are now married

Anne Pasajol 07/28/2023

Maine Mendoza and Arjo Atayde have finally tied the knot in an intimate wedding in Baguio on Friday, July 28. The couple exchanged “I dos” in a Christian wedding at Alphaland Baguio Mountain Lodges, as per information…

Landslide kills 16-year-old boy in Baguio

Vincent Cabreza 07/27/2023

BAGUIO CITY — A 16-year-old boy was killed by a landslide early Wednesday that buried him and his parents along Barangay Bakakeng Central as Typhoon Egay (Doksuri) dumped heavy rains and spawned strong winds. Rescuers managed to…

Baguio: Eco Walk returns

Vincent Cabreza - Reporter / @Inquirer_Baguio 06/04/2023

BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — Artist and retired government employee Joel Arthur Tibaldo carried his then 2-year-old daughter, Inah Felice, on his shoulders when he joined grade school pupils wandering through an urban forest called Busol back…

Julia Baguio: Hero nursing student might be commended by Lapu-Lapu City Council

Futch Anthony Inso 05/05/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Julia Baguio, the hero nursing student who administered first aid to a man who collapsed due to heat stroke will be commended by the Lapu-Lapu City Council. Councilor Annabeth Cuizon said she will…

DepEd OKs LGBTQ restroom in Ifugao school; more soon

Vincent Cabreza - Reporter / @Inquirer_Baguio 03/16/2023

BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — There is now a restroom for LGBTQ pupils of an Ifugao high school that will be opened next week as part of a “gender-friendly” innovation being developed for Cordillera schools, an official…

Coldest temperature recorded in Baguio during Christmas Day at 12.2 °C

Zacarian Sarao 12/26/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The coldest temperature recorded since the onset of the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” was registered in Baguio City on the day of the Yuletide, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services…

Baguio-Cebu flights seen to boost Cordillera tourism

Vincent Cabreza 10/26/2022

BAGUIO CITY (October 14, 2022) — Provinces in the Cordillera region will open their tourism destinations and sell their goods to the largely untapped market in the Visayas once Baguio City reopens Loakan Airport to domestic flights…

Baguio student falls off building during magnitude 7 quake

Valerie Damian 07/27/2022

BAGUIO CITY—A student in this city fell off her dorm after trying to use the fire exit during the magnitude 7 earthquake on Wednesday, July 27. Kristina Cassandra Pascua, 19, fell from the fourth floor of A’s…

Hidilyn Diaz, weightlifting icon, set to tie the knot with fiancé-coach in Baguio

Jewil Anne M. Tabiolo 07/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tokyo Olympics weightlifting gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz, is set to tie the knot with her fiance-coach, Julius Naranjo, on July 26 at the St. Ignatius Church in Baguio, a year after her historic…

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