Baguio City: More than 600 personnel from the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) along with hundreds of volunteers will be deployed to various convergence areas in Baguio City to assist the public and maintain law and order during the Holy Week.
According to Philippines News Agency, BCPO director Col. Ruel Tagel announced that police deployment will coincide with the summer vacation (SumVac), beginning in the first week of April. Additional police personnel will be on standby for potential deployment to different identified convergence areas to ensure public safety and security during the SumVac events. In addition to the police force, hundreds of volunteers from non-government organizations, emergency rescue and traffic operatives, and scouts have been assigned to different areas, including national highways leading to the city, to assist the influx of motorists.
The city government, in collaboration with its partners, has organized a series of activities from March to May for the 2025 SumVac in Baguio. These activities include the Montanosa Film, Art Appreciation and Creative Workshop, Rillera’s Boutique Bazaar, Life in Color, Baguio Folk and Country Festival, Baguio Crafts Fair, and Ibag-iw Creative Village every Friday to Sunday in April and May. The Araw ng Kagitingan will be commemorated on April 9 at the Veterans Park, while Holy Week activities are set to begin on April 13 in various churches with the traditional Palm Sunday Mass, followed by a series of religious events concluding with the Easter Sunday mass on April 20.
The Search for the Baguio-Benguet Lucky Summer Visitor will take place from April 17-20, culminating in the traditional Easter Egg Hunt organized by the Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club. The Baguio Dance Festival is scheduled for April 23-26, followed by the 80th celebration of Baguio’s liberation on April 27. The Department of Tourism is organizing the 6th Mangan Tako Food Fair from April 24 to 28 at the Rose Garden. Additionally, the annual Labor Day Jobs Fair will be held on May 1, and the ‘Sabsabong ti Mayo’ celebration will be on May 11, coinciding with Mother’s Day.
