miscellaneous snapshots of Baguio City that I made in 2008 and 2009

Baguio City is surrounded by (but not a part of) Benguet Province, in Cordillera Administrative Region, on Luzon in the Philippines.

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Baguio City bills itself as the cleanest, greenest, highly industrialized (?!) city in the Philippines.

However, in 2001, the World Bank published a study finding Baguio City to be the “most polluted city” among five cities in the Philippines, based on air samples collected at Session Road.

The city’s air reportedly had 75.2 micrograms of particles per cubic meter, Metro Manila had 65.8, Cebu City had 45 and Davao City had 39.8 mcg/cm.

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Bombay Bazar [sic] building was damaged by the 1991 earthquake, but Baguio City left the wreckage standing until now. From November until I left Baguio in March they slowly dismantled it by hand. They hammered at the cement ruins of the building and pulled out the reinforcing iron rods to recycle. In March they still weren’t done. I guess they wanted all the Panagbenga visitors to see the ruin and rubble.

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Baguio City central police station and jail

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Baguio City is loaded with graffitti

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sweet girls selling plastic bags in Baguio City Public Market

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Baguio City graffitti

a Baguio City church (roof)

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recycling in Baguio City — with foot power!

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medicinal herb seller on sidewalk of Mabini Street

on the forecourt of a Catholic church in Baguio City

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Hey — it’s Mackey Moose!

This is how they sell veggies in Baguio City

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used shoes and clothes are sold many places in Baguio City

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relaxing aside Session Road

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.Philippine Military Academy ~ Fort Del Pilar

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government-subsidized rice sales at Baguio City Hall

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outside the Cathedral almost daily

Bayanihan Park

my buddy, often found on sidewalks in Baguio City, such as this one beside Mabini Street

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