A Downpour of Music at Fete De La Musique 2018

Running on its 24th year, Fete De La Musique has taken the stage all over the Philippines throughout the month of June. and that of course, includes Baguio City. Just like last year, this concert took place at Malcolm Square, with a list of new, but also familiar,...

BLTX 4: Filling the Street with Creative Energy

Celebrating its 4th year in Baguio, BLTX (or Better Living Through Xeroxograpy) has made the quiet, little street at Pasakalye, Bookends, filled with laughter and music, bringing warm and cozy feelings against the cold December weather. Compared to last year’s...

Bagik ti Bagik: What Do Poets Have to Say About Reproductive Health?

In one way or another, we all want to find a place where we can talk freely and be listened to. And whenever there’s an open mic event or a poetry slam happening in Baguio, we feel as though we are in a safe haven to express ourselves. Teenage pregnancy and...

Look Out! Yarn Storming at Session Road!

If you’ve walked up or down Session Road lately, you may have noticed a number of poles and street signs embellished with something bright and fuzzy… YARN! It was two months ago when patches of knitted yarn started appearing along Session Road, and little...

A Glimpse Into Baguio’s Fashion Design Scene

A couple of months back, we got to attend our first uber fabulous fashion show, The Global Pinoy by Fashion Avant-garde of Baguio (FAB) Inc. In this recognition night and gala show held at the Baguio Country Club, the best and most creative fashion designers from...

ALGORITMO Returns with its Second Installment

Not long after its first installment, ALGORITMO returned last July 15 with even more audio and visual treats. ALGORITMO is a collective effort of several artists, making it a huge, ephemeral art installation featuring digital art and videos combined with live and...

Here’s Why Open Concerts (like Fete de la Musique 2017) Matter

Just a quick FYI – this 2017, we are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and the Philippines. And what better way to celebrate that than through music! With the efforts of the Alliance Français de Manille,...

Café by the Ruins Closes its Doors for Good

It is with sad hearts that we bid farewell to the first site of Cafe by the Ruins on Chuntug Street, across City Hall. Not too long after the celebration of its anniversary, Cafe by the Ruins caught fire just last April, causing significant damage to the...