(Paper presented to the First Baguio Environmental Summit, April 23, 2012, University of the Philippines, Baguio City, Philippines) By Michael A. Bengwayan, Ph.D. Environmental Resource Management Philippines Director, Cordillera Ecological Center Nature is the first ethical teacher of man. If you don’t believe this, then, you will not understand. The very reason why Baguio is [...]
Continue reading →Balajadja’s committee report which favorably endorsed SM’s expansion plan was disapproved by the Baguio City Council this Monday. The voting results were : 5 in favor of the report (aliping, bagbagen, datuin, palaganas and balajadia) 4 against (bilog, fianza, cosalan and tabanda) 1 abstain (alangsab). Carino and Weygan were absent.
Continue reading →Nagpoprotesta ang mga residente ng Baguio sa plano ng SM Malls na ilipat ang halos 200 puno para magtayo ng bagong gusali ng SM Baguio. Ayon kay Prof. Winnie Monsod, mukhang malakas daw ang cooperators ng SM Baguio, ngunit kakaiba rin ang unity na ipinamamalas ng Baguio citizens. Alin sa dalawa ang mananaig? (Date aired: [...]
Continue reading →Baguio Sa Puso Ko Music, Lyrics, Arranged by Babin Lim ft. Ingrid M. Payaket
Continue reading →By Michael A. Bengwayan What would Baguio be like without trees? Close your eyes, and try to imagine a desolate Baguio City full of concrete structures. What would the air be like? What would the temperature be like? To give you an idea, what it would be like, read. Read and think if you want [...]
Continue reading →In protest of the proposed earthballing/relocation/cutting/harming of 182 trees up on Luneta Hill to pave the way for SM’s expansion plans. A concert featuring artists of Baguio, friends from the rest of the Cordilleras and the lowlands, friends of the environment… (na may kasamang pasintabi at pasasalamat kay Frank Cimatu para sa titulo) Confirmed performing artists [...]
Continue reading →Fourteen (14) elementary schools; with children-participants and their own drum and lyre groups playing the now familiar Panagbenga tune shall kick-off the Baguio Flower Festival, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, with a parade along Session and Harrison roads, and a dance showdown at the Athletic Bowl, Burnham Park. Pupils of La Trinidad Central School and Camp [...]
Continue reading →The huge rally against the approved earth balling and eventual transfer of some 187 alnus and pine trees at Luneta Hill here ended up with students trying to “occupy” SM City Baguio later in the day. As of 6:00 in the evening, the protesters have occupied the rotunda at the foot of Luneta Hill, attracting [...]
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