Baguio City, Benguet Etymology

Baguio was called Kafagway by indigenous peoples. The name Baguio originated in the American period and is derived from the Ibaloi word bagiw (moss), which was then Hispanicized as Baguio. A demonym for natives of the city, Ibagiw, is also derived from it. It is also the name of the city's annual arts festival.

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Church in Town: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥 (𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥)

Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral, commonly known as Baguio Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and the site of the Diocese of Baguio in the Philippines. It is located at Cathedral Loop, adjacent to Session Road in Baguio.

Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Atonement, its distinctive exterior, twin spires, and stained glass windows make it a popular tourist attraction in Baguio. It served as an evacuation center under the Japanese Occupation during the Second World War.

In 1907, a Catholic mission chapel dedicated to St. Patrick was established by Belgian missionaries from the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae. The site where the cathedral currently stands was a hill referred to as Kampo by the Ibaloi people. Construction of the cathedral itself began in 1920 under the leadership of the parish priest, Florimond Carlu. The building was completed and consecrated in 1936. It was dedicated to Our Lady of Atonement.

During the Second World War, the cathedral served as an evacuation center and was the only building in Baguio that withstood the carpet-bombing of the city by American forces during the liberation on March 15, 1945. Former Baguio mayor Virginia de Guia, recalled that refugees "packed the church like sardines when the airplanes came". US troops began its first air raid on Baguio on January 6, 1945, after which came an almost daily carpet-bombing which reduced most of the city to rubble. Among the areas bombed were the Baguio City Hall, Session Road, and the front of the cathedral, where hundreds of civilians who sought refuge died. The remains of the thousands that had died in the bombardment are interred within the cathedral precinct.

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𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

Before World War II, Baguio was the summer capital of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the home of the Philippine Military Academy. As such, it was very important in military and political terms. Philippine President Manuel Quezon was even in Baguio when the war began.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨

Burnham Park in Baguio City

- Baguio Cathedral

- Burnham Park

- Baguio Botanical Garden

- Mines View Observation Deck

- Tam-awan Village

- Baguio City Market

- Heritage Hill and Nature Park

- Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto

- Ben Cab Museum

- Good Shepherd Convent

- Session Road

- Baguio Night Market

- Philippine Military Academy

- Camp John Hay Park

- Lion's Head

- The Mansion

- Baguio Museum

- Igorot Stone Kingdom

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨:

- Benedicto Cabrera

𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐨:

- Ces Drilon

- Kidlat Tahimik

- Roberto Cruz

- Paulo Avelino

- Richard Heydarian

- Marc Logan

- Neri Naig

- Bernadette Sembrano

- Kylie Versoza

- Rocco Nacino

- Benjamin Magalong

- Romeo Brawner Jr.