Ghost City

          The Summer Capital of the Philippines was once called a "ghost city", in commemorate to the earthquake last July 16, 1990. A tragedy that lost the lives of many people, main roads were closed going to Baguio City. In spite of this, the city had the speedy recovery from the tragic earthquake. In connection to this, TV Patrol Baguio 25th Anniversary made them installed a monument to acknowledge the residents of the city to overcome the said tragedy. This can be seen at the left side, facing the main entrance of Melvin Jones.

Soccer for Fun

          When I was a kid, I always overheard a teenager next to our house. He was with the other player of football, it was a school-routine time off for them to burn calories in Melvin Jones . Nowadays, the place was used for soccer field. Some Koreans made their fun time to play soccer every weekends here.

          Some other activities can be seen in this field, the ever famous "Panagbenga Festival" as celebrated annually on the month of February. It was the original site to showcase the street dance, drum-and-lyre contest and among other events. But then, it was moved the venue officially to Athletic Bowl. You can reach this area, passing through Burnham Park.