Baguio City is nearing her 100^th birthday and intensive preparations and planning is made to welcome her centennial. Paradise is also a concept that pictures Baguio for displaying her beauty as the “little America” for Americans officials settled here and mage lasting legacies. Like for example, American engineers built the first road to connect the lowlands to the highlands, famous American architect Daniel Burnham, one of the earliest successful modern city planners, laid  meticulous plan for the city though his plan was, nevertheless, realized only to a small extent, primarily due to lack of political will. It is also the Americans who declared Baguio to be the Summer Capital of the Philippines and The Mansion as the residence of the American governor-general to escape Manila's Summer heat. Americans further developed Baguio, building parks and public structures such as Wright Park in honor of Governor General Luke E. Wright, Burnham Park in honor of Baguio city planner Daniel Burnham, Governor Pack Road, Session Road, Assumption Road. The famous Baguio is well known as site of the surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita and Vice Admiral Okochi. It is where they gave up the entire Imperial Japanese Armed Forces to American authorities at the High Commissioner's Residence in Camp John Hay on September 3, 1945, marking the end of World War II. These are some of the past that up to this day, reflections still exist. These days, Baguio is known as the summer capital of the Philippines due to her cool climate. And rich cultures design the cool pine city for Baguio is known as the home of the Igorots, Ibaloi’s and other natives.

          Land and air transportations are also a convenience in traveling to Baguio. Our airport is located at Loakan. Baguio is also known as a host to the academes. These modern days, Baguio is also known as the education center of the north with these universities lying around the city and the Philippine Military Academy, situated at the pine-city to cater to the soon-to-be soldiers who defend our country.

         Baguio is also an economic zone. Different industries are situated at Baguio for the place is very strategic and welcoming to business ventures, some are Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Texas Instruments, SITEL, MOOG and other international businesses.