BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Country Club (BCC) formally opened on Tuesday the annual Christmas Village that depicts “Paskong Pinoy”.
Andrew Pinero, BCC manager for client services, said “simple lang, andun pa rin ang creativity niya, ito ‘yung Paskong Pinoy kasi this is more or less we feel a beacon of hope for Filipinos na kumapit lang despite the pandemic at kahit na may pandemya ay kailangan isapuso pa rin natin ang Pasko, wag para sa sarili natin, kundi para sa ating pamilya.”
Pinero said the mainstay waterfall, artificial snow show, nativity performances are still around.
The place is garbed with Christmas lanterns, the traditional Bahay Kubo, the iconic lechon, and the “Jeepito” which holds the title for being the smallest jeepney in the world.
“It is Filipino talaga. It will make people proud to be Pinoy and it will more or less bring us back to our rules on how Filipinos really celebrate Christmas, and sabi ko nga, despite the pandemic kailangan ang Pasko andyan pa rin, di naman kailangan mawala ang Pasko.”
He also said that they have put in place strict health and safety protocols.
He said interested visitors will have to register online at www.e-ticket.thebaguiocountryclub.com for ticket reservation. Choose a date, time and pay online and wait for the QR code to be sent from the BCC for the confirmation of visit and register to visitors.thebaguiocountryclub.com. for Health Declaration.
The fees are: for day schedule (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) – adult, P75; senior citizen, P50; child (4-12 year old), P25.
For night time (6 p.m.-8 p.m.) – adult, P100; senior citizen, P75; child (4-12 year old), P50. PWD and 3-year old are free.
“Walk-in is not allowed because there will be a limit of 100 for every schedule,” Pinero said.
Visitors can only stay for an hour and will be led out after their schedule to give way to the 15 minutes of sanitation and disinfection.
In registering, a resident of Baguio must attach a health declaration form and an ID that shows his Baguio residence.
For tourists, the QTP issued upon their approval at the VIS.I.T.A website is required. For the returning residents, the triage certificate is required to be uploaded.
