Today, with the emergence of new, and concededly more titillating, tourist destinations, many will admit that Baguio has “fallen from grace” from its once lofty position as “Summer Capital of the Philippines.” However perhaps more than anything, this collection of works reveals the Baguio that is so much more than the handmaiden to tourism that some may falsely believe is the answer to this city’s ultimate salvation. This collection of works provides a glimpse into that “view from within” of a place forged in consciousness that transcends boundaries of time and space.