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unusual facts about The Mansion, Baguio


The Mansion

The Mansion, the official summer residence of the President of the Philippines


Araceli Aipoh

Born and raised in the Philippines as Araceli Banez, she graduated with a degree in Mass Communication (major in Journalism, minor in Comparative Literature) from the University of the Philippines, Baguio City, Philippines.

Arnold Janssen

Janssen was canonized after the healing of Pamela Avellanosa, a Filipina teenager living in Baguio who fell down on a bike and was not expected to recover from a head wound.

Baguio Central University

When Manila is at 35°C or above, Baguio seldom exceeds 26°C at its warmest.

Benedicto Cabrera

BenCab eventually returned to the Philippines, and settled in the City of Baguio in Northern Luzon, eventually putting up a studio and a secluded little farm on Asin road, in the nearby town of Tuba, Benguet.

Benham Plateau

The 20 second to 50 second wave in the 1990 quake that developed a new east-west sub-fault was so strong that it terminated disastrously at the city of Baguio in Benguet, Cordillera.

Bernardo Vergara

He is most known for his involvement in the reconstruction of Marcos Highway and magnanimous efforts to improve Baguio's economy by way of extensive infrastructure projects.

DZWX

Bombo Radyo Baguio airs everyday from 4:30 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

Fortune Faded

The song, along with "Save the Population" (another song from their Greatest Hits), was recorded at The Mansion and produced by Rick Rubin.

Gateway Church

Gateway Community Church, a diversified denomination church in Baguio City, Philippines

Handcrafting Justice

These employment projects often have a local market focus, such as a cooperative laundry run in Davao, Philippines, a jam-making enterprise in Baguio, Philippines, a leather goods site in Bangalore, India, a small bakery in Peru, and a welding project in El Obeid, Sudan.

Metro Baguio

Metro Baguio or BLIST is an agglomeration of Baguio City and four surrounding Municipalities of Benguet namely: La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, and Tuba.

MTV Supahstar

After successful auditions in Cebu, Davao, Baguio, and Manila, celebrity casting directors Tim Yap, Radha, and Andrew E. finally narrowed down the finalists to 15 talented supahstars-in-the-making and divided them into different roles.

Pugo, La Union

The project would benefit not only La Union but also Benguet and Baguio itself since Barangay Palina shares a part of the Jose D. Aspiras Highway (formerly Marcos Highway), the main route to Baguio City.

Sundo

After surviving, the group took their supper in a local eatery somewhere in Baguio.

The Mansion

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, a Dallas luxury hotel locally referred to as "The Mansion"

The Mansion, Baguio

The elaborate main gate, made of ornate ironwork, was earlier reported as a replica of one of the main gates at Buckingham Palace in London, which is false.

Typhoons in the Philippines

The term bagyo, a Filipino word meaning typhoon arose after a 1911 storm in the city of Baguio had a record rainfall of 46 inches within a 24-hour period.


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