Baguio’s Cordillera festival seeks to boost tourism amid El Niño threat

Inquirer.net - Oct 18, 2026

BAGUIO CITY — Delegations from across the Cordillera performed their signature festival dances before residents and weekend tourists here on Saturday, Oct. 17, as the region marked Indigenous Peoples Month and sought to sustain tourism. The fifth Cordillera Festival of Festivals comes as the region faces economic pressures from rising fuel and food prices and

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