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We're not among the brave souls who've planned to spend the Christmas holidays in Baguio, but for those of you who are, here's something that might make the trip easier: Kennon Road has been reopened to two-way traffic

Other major roads leading to Benguet Province may currently be impassable

It's all over the news this morning: The magnitude 7.3 earthquake that shook Abra and the rest of Luzon. Perhaps the worst part of it here in Metro Manila is the temporary suspension of train operations. Up north, however, the

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Driving up to Baguio City is a pretty big task in and of itself, and come the holidays, the trip up to the mountains becomes all the more difficult. This season, though, the annual Christmas rush has been paired with the indefinite

Using seven shovels and their bare hands

Mountain routes in the Philippines are no joke. Experienced drivers will tell you that you need to keep your wits about you, as tight roads and blind corners are an easy recipe for disaster for inattentive motorists.That danger is doubled during

Some cars literally couldn't make it up

Today, a professional driver using the North Luzon Expressway and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway road networks could drive an excellently conditioned vehicle to Baguio City in three hours. Likewise, he has to be very familiar with Kennon's winding and ascending

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A small price to pay for road safety

Baguio City has become more accessible than it was a decade ago, with the opening of northern tollways allowing for faster trips to and from the country's summer capital. However, the roads leading up to the mountains-specifically Kennon Road-have

Hopefully, traffic won’t be too bad

Planning to spend the Holy Week break up in the country's Summer Capital? We have some good news for you: The Department of Public Works and Highways has announced that Kennon Road will be open to two-way traffic (with a

Drive safe out there

The Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is still busy clearing Kennon Road, as well as 15 other roads in Luzon, after 'Karding' battered the country's largest island with monsoon rains the past weekend.According to a post by

The country's oldest mountain highway

Kennon Road, the legendary stretch of road in Benguet province, is now one step closer to being declared a national heritage zone. The House of Representatives has just approved on the second reading House Bill 7502, which identifies the Kennon heritage zone

You've been warned, folks

In February, we reported that the Department of Public Works and Highways was planning on converting Kennon Road--the scenic road from Rosario, La Union, to Baguio City--into a one-way route this summer season. Well, the agency has indeed pushed

Possibly for the summer season

The Department of Public Works and Highways is planning to implement a one-way traffic scheme for Kennon Road, the scenic highway that's used to reach Baguio from Rosario, La Union.According to DPWH secretary Rogelio Singson, he has already instructed

Here are some recollections and lessons

My dad and I spent lots of time together in his old Galant wagon and, when I was a toddler, riding shotgun with him was always the highlight of my day. He would take me everywhere he went like the Star Cafe