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Number Coding In Baguio City

If you intend to travel to and around the Baguio City in your private vehicle during a weekday, be forewarned! Please bear in mind that like in Metro Manila, there is a number coding rule restricting the entry of vehicles with specific plate ending numbers on specific days at the Central Business District.

Solution: Stop at the nearest tourism or police outpost to get a number coding exemption pass

Another Option: Just commute; use a public utility vehicle

Baguio- Love It Or Leave It!

A group of Baguio Homeowners Associations and Civic Groups have come up with a battlecry-"Baguio- Love It Or Leave It". Particularly addressed to Korean migrants of the city, who reportedly have been notorious in unwanton littering and "noise pollution", the motto "Love It Or Leave It" was meant to assert the locals' rights to maintaining the clean image of the city. So if you are Korean, expect less hospitality from the locals who are normally extra-friendly to foreigners.

Pickpockets in Crowded Places!

Baguio City has become overpopulated because of the surge in migrants. Imagine how it would be like when it is peak season...but peak season or not, be careful with your cash and credit cards.

I myself was a victim of a pickpocket at the Mines View Park Souvenir Stores. There were so many people shoving their way through the crowd, so I didn't notice that my pocket was already being picked. But bad luck for the pickpocket, my wallet had very few cash left as I just finished buying vegetables at the local market. Good luck for me though, because I had a separate wallet for credit cards which I placed in a secret pocket inside my jacket.

"Enterprising" Igorots

Steer away from natives who volunteer to be your models in souvenir pictures. Most Igorots clad in native costumes who volunteer or allow you take their pictures are expecting to be paid in return. Be clear about his/her terms before you take pictures, or you will feel the ire and pressure of said natives. It is very disconcerting to be shouted at by the natives while you are in their "territory". You usually pay higher if you wear their costume or head gear.