There is an information this morning from the Baguio city office that the parade of Baguio Day (Sept. 1) is cancelled by reason of the tragic incident that the city experienced due to the onslaught of typhoon Mina.
I received the information this morning through e-mail from Japanese Association in Northern Luzon.（JANL・北ルソン日本人会）
Baguio area is still feeling the effect of Typhoon No. 11 (Filipino name: Typhoon “Mina”) .
It has been rainy, windy and foggy last one week.
Taken on Aug. 30, 2011 at 07:45
On Aug. 31 at 13:32 (PHT -Philippine Time)
On Aug. 31 at 13:30 (JST -Japan Standard Time)
台風１１号（台風ミナ）の位置は、台湾を通り過ぎてすでに中国福建省に…。
それでも、フィリピンのルソン島北部はまだ影響が！？
Updated at 6pm, Aug. 31: (Philippine Information Agency’s article at 5pm, Aug. 31)
Mayor Mauricio Domogan announced that the planned grand celebrations for the city’s 102nd charter anniversary on Thursday, September 1 has been cancelled following the tragic incident that the city experienced due to the onslaught of typhoon Mina over the weekend. Instead, it will be celebrated in a simple ceremony and a clean up drive.
The city government decided to forego with the celebrations to give attention to the victims and the typhoon aftermath, Domogan stressed.
Simple ceremony, clean up drive mark Baguio Day celebration
