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Ibaloi Heritage and Baguio's Development

The Ibaloi are an indigenous ethnic group found in Benguet, Philippines. Their name means "people who live in houses." They are one of the Igorot peoples and have resided in the area long before American colonization. In 1909, Baguio was declared the summer capital by the Americans, but the Ibaloi's land claims were not properly settled at that time. Several figures played important roles in the development of Baguio in the early 20th century, including William Cameron Forbes who oversaw construction projects to establish infrastructure, Daniel Burnham who planned the city layout, and Colonel Lyman Kennon who built the famous Kennon Road.

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Ibaloi Heritage and Baguio's Development

The Ibaloi are an indigenous ethnic group found in Benguet, Philippines. Their name means "people who live in houses." They are one of the Igorot peoples and have resided in the area long before American colonization. In 1909, Baguio was declared the summer capital by the Americans, but the Ibaloi's land claims were not properly settled at that time. Several figures played important roles in the development of Baguio in the early 20th century, including William Cameron Forbes who oversaw construction projects to establish infrastructure, Daniel Burnham who planned the city layout, and Colonel Lyman Kennon who built the famous Kennon Road.

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The Ibaloi (Ibaloi: ivadoy, /ivaˈdoj/) are an indigenous ethnic group

found in Benguet. Then meaning "people who live in houses”. The


Ibaloi are one of the indigenous peoples collectively known as Igorot.
These people reside in the very land we step on even before the
Americans came and changed everything.

In 1909, Baguio was officially declared the summer capital, and the
American government gave its inhabitants a shorter period to perfect
their land titles when it established the Baguio townsite. In 1924, 48
Ibaloi claimants petitioned the government to recognize their land rights,
but these claims were not settled.

Reference: Inquirer issue Jan. 14,2014

William Cameron Forbes


During his administration, he was known as a “builder” where he was
given the responsibility of building Baguio into a city. Benguet road and
others started to be constructed. And with his drive to provide officials
favorable working conditions during summer, government center and the
city hall were built and Baguio was then called Summer Capital of the
Philippines.

Daniel H. Burnham
He became a famous architect and urban planner because of his notable
works and supervision during the creation of the White City at the
World’s Columbian Exposition. Because of this, he was chosen by the
U.S. Philippine Commission to make plans for Manila, the capital of the
Philippines and Baguio, the place designated by American colonial
administrators to be the summer capital.

Governor William Pack


During his time as a governor, the Benguet Road project was started.
Also, he initiated the promotion of Teacher’s Camp for the use and
privilege of teachers.

Col. Lyman W. Kennon


He was the builder of the famous Benguet road better known far and
wide as Kennon Road, one of the best mountain roads in the world. And
it was in June 1903 when he took over the supervision of the
construction after having two men head the project consecutively
without finishing it.

Dean Worcester
In July 1900, he led a party of curious americans to Benguet region and
the said trip led to the birth of Baguio.

Otto Scheerer
Up to this day, his book “On Baguio’s Past” is one of the most valuable
references for those that seek reliable information about the city’s
history.
He was a German Scholar who came up to Baguio in 1896 for health
reasons. But when he fell in love with the place, he purchased 43
hectares of land and built two houses – one became the Baguio
Sanitarium and Hotel and the other as the residence of the Deputy
Governor

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