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The Governor Pack Road (also referred to as Gov. Pack Road) is a major highway in Baguio, Philippines, named for the American William Francis Pack (1861-1944), who was appointed Military Governor of Benguet on November 15, 1901 and served as the civilian Governor of Mountain Province, in which Benguet was once part of as a subprovince, from 1909 to 1912.
Within its large courtyard is a viewing deck that overlooks Session Road and the downtown commercial district of Baguio. The cathedral is accessible to pedestrians from Session Road via 104-step stone staircase that ends at a Calvary, or through the adjacent campus of Saint Louis University. [7]
The 47.17-kilometer (29.31 mi) [1] highway traverses the municipality of Tuba and the city of Baguio in Benguet, and the municipalities of Pugo, Tubao, and Agoo in La Union. It is one of the four main roads used by motorists and travelers to access Baguio from the northwestern lowlands of Luzon. [ 2 ]
The Centennial Tunnel was meant to be part of a passenger railway line which would connect Aringay to Baguio. The railway line's construction began in 1911 by British firm Manila Railway Co. (MRC) Ltd. The Aringay station was completed in 1912. Construction of the tunnel itself in 1913 would begin.
Route 204 continues as the Halsema Highway, or the Baguio–Bontoc Road, still as a four-lane road towards the La Trinidad Trading Post and the Benguet State University, La Trinidad campus in Brgy. Pico.
Baguio is one of the Philippines' most profitable and best investment areas. [100] [101] A Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-accredited business and industrial park called the Baguio City Economic Zone (BCEZ) is located in the southern part of the city between Camp John Hay Country Club and Philippine Military Academy in Barangay Loakan ...
Kennon Road near Camp 7, Baguio in 1914 Kennon Road, circa 1940s. As the American colonial government wanted to make Baguio a summer retreat to solidify Manila’s position, they decided to build a sturdy and reliable road to go there. They first tapped Charles W. Mead, who was a civil engineer, but he was subsequently replaced by Colonel N.M ...
It was conceptualized by the Lions Club members of Baguio, during the term of Luis Lardizabal as mayor of Baguio from 1969 to 1970 and as the club's president, [4] to become the club's symbol or imprint in the area. Construction of the lion’s head began in 1971 under Baguio Lions Club President and later, District 301-C Governor Robert John ...