MASTERPLANS FOR the redevelopment of Baguio Burnham Park and public market have been given initial approval by the city council and are now up for review by the public and concerned national government agencies. Councilor Maria Mylen Victoria G. Yaranon, chairperson of the committee on public works and a member of the Technical Working Group that drafted the plans, said for the iconic Burnham Park, a masterplan addresses the lack of cohesion in the over-all design of the park. “[In the past years], most of the development/rehabilitation projects for the park were implemented in a piece-meal or segmented basis,” reads the resolution giving city approval. Aside from public consultations, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) will be given a copy of the plan “for information and appropriate action.” The council earlier passed a resolution approving the redevelopment of the Burnham Park through a proposed P20 million funding from TIEZA.

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For the public market, also a popular tourist stop, the redevelopment plan includes an adjustment on the setback of the road along Magsaysay Avenue “for public safety, privacy, and environmental protection.” “With the present state of the city public market, it deserves immediate positive remedies to make Baguio City worthy of its prestigious designation as a Summer Capital of the Philippines and a UNESCO Creative City. Baguio City needs a developed, organized and sanitary public market which should be transformed to become the city’s largest tourist attraction,” reads the council resolution.

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