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10 Gorgeous Chapels to Book for A Picture-Perfect Wedding
10 Gorgeous Chapels to Book for A Picture-Perfect Wedding
In most cases, newly-engaged couples in the process of planning their wedding find it best to decide on a venue immediately. Every other wedding detail should, naturally, fall into place right after. If you're looking for a unique chapel for that one special day, outside of Metro Manila, we list down the most stunning, heck, even out-of-the-box, options we've seen across our archipelago.
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Published at 2023-06-30 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, People, Religion
Tags: Baguio, Church, Ilocos, marriage
New Snail Subspecies with 'Upside Down Shell' Found in Last Green Frontier East
New Snail Subspecies with 'Upside Down Shell' Found in Last Green Frontier East
It was a microsnail, its shell just about the size of an ant, and it was found crawling along the jagged limestone boulders of Masungi Georeserve, looking for lichens and other vegetation to feed on. While the snail carries its shell in a typical position when it moves, with the pointed whorl at the top, when resting in crevices it moves its shell so that the whorl is underneath.
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Published at 2020-12-02 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Environment, Fauna and flora
Tags: Baguio, University, companies, photography, research
Side Trip in Baguio During the Panagbenga Flower Festival
Side Trip in Baguio During the Panagbenga Flower Festival
Now that Panagbenga Festival is nearly approaching , you might consider giving Baguio a quick tour during the festival. Baguio has so many great places to offer and some of which can be access for free. So after witnessing the colorful street dances and grand float parades, you might consider visiting these places in Baguio.
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Published at 2020-09-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Baguio, Festival, Panagbenga
Baguio Part 2
Baguio Part 2
In 2018, Baguio was listed as one of the safest cities both in the ASEAN region, ranking sixth with a crime index of 40.57 and safety index of 59.43. The Baguio City Police Office also has the highest crime solution efficiency nationwide of 84%, compared to the national 77% and the region's 70%. In May 2019 BCPO also reported a drop of 27% in crimes, from 1,150 in 2018 to 834 in 2019. The BCPO was awarded as the country's best city police station in 2018.
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Published at 2020-06-26 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Travel
Tags: Baguio, Cordillera, Luzon, Pines
Holy Week! Baguio’s Still Worth Your While
Holy Week! Baguio’s Still Worth Your While
It’s Holy Week, and Filipinos have started to trek to popular local vacation destinations and resorts to get some relief from temperatures that have been registering in the mid- to high 90’s on the Fahrenheit scale. So what could be more exciting than to travel to the Summer Capital of the Philippines where the week’s weather forecast averages in the mid 60’s?
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Published at 2019-04-18 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Leisure, Travel
Tags: Baguio, Holy Week, Summer
The Unesco Creative Cities Network
The Unesco Creative Cities Network
Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines, becomes the first city from the country to be included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Baguio City is also often dubbed as a haven for artists and creatives, all involved in the advancement of the different constituents of the arts, including indigenous and folk art. Many notable sculptors, painters, and filmmakers call the City of Pines their home.
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Published at 2018-03-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary
Tags: Baguio, Network, UNESCO
Baguio Cathedral – Baguio City
Baguio Cathedral – Baguio City
Our Lady of Atonement which is popularly known as Baguio Cathedral is a Catholic Church located in Baguio City, Philippines. It is unique because of its twin spires, rose colored exterior and traditional stained glass. It is one of the main attractions in Baguio City. During World War 11, the church served as the evacuation center for the Japanese.
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Published at 2018-03-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary
Tags: Baguio, Cathedral
A Sumptuous Breakfast at Cafe by the Ruins
A Sumptuous Breakfast at Cafe by the Ruins
Cafe by the Ruins, located at the heart of Baguio City, is a great way to start the morning. The cafe’s interiors are embellished by wooden bamboo decorations that truly resemble it’s Benguet ethnicity. The cafe was literally built from the ruins left by the war. According the the cafe’s site, “The ruins we lay claim to are the remains of a garden theater which was later converted into the gracious home of Phelps Whitmarsh, the first civil governor of Benguet.
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Published at 2018-03-20 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Food and Dining
Tags: Baguio, Breakfast
Railroad to Baguio: Progress and Folly
Railroad to Baguio: Progress and Folly
The cold morning air from December to January prods the Manileño to seriously wish to get out of the city's morning haze and catch a last whiff of Christmas weather in Baguio, where it is chilly all day and the scent of pine trees is real. One hundred years ago, Americans who served the colonial government also looked to Baguio as an escape from Manila. There was no shortage of enticements. The U.S. National Archives has a gigantic poster.
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Published at 2018-03-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, History
Tags: Baguio, Railroad
Baguio for All Seasons: Feel the Best of the Cordilleras!
Baguio for All Seasons: Feel the Best of the Cordilleras!
Being the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", the city of Baguio is one of the most famous tourist spots visited by many local and foreign tourists. Known as "The City of Pines" because it is surrounded by lush pine trees, Baguio City takes pride in its variety of cultural, historical, and scenic attractions that make it an important and interesting destination.
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Published at 2018-03-09 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Travel
Tags: Baguio, Cordilleras, History, culture