BAGUIO - the Summer Capital of the Philippines or the City of Pines ,made its mark as a premiere tourist destination in the Northern part of the country with its cool climate, foggy hills, panoramic views and lovely flowers. Being the ideal convergence zone of neighboring highland places, Baguio is the melting pot of different peoples and cultures and has boosted its ability to provide a center for education for its neighbors. Its rich culture and countless resources have lured numerous investments and business opportunities to the city. Built on land known to the Spanish colonizers as "Kafagway," the popular version is that Baguio got its name from a mossy flowering plant called "Bag-iw" that the American colonizers would mis-pronounce as "Ba-gi-yo".

Now Baguio City is known by many names:* Summer Capital of the Philippines , * City of Pines,*Cleanest & Greenest Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines, * City of Mines,* City of Flowers,* Educational Center of Northern Philippines and * Ukay-Ukay Capital of the Philippines .