Teacher’s Camp road use allowed again until May 31

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte again approved Mayor Benjamin Magalong’s request to open the inner road at Teachers’ Camp to private vehicles effective immediately on May 31, 2023.

Magalong thanked the Vice President for again understanding the necessity of said move especially as the city is preparing for the summer, another peak tourist season.

“Please be informed that (your request to continually use the inner street of the Baguio Teachers Camp as an alternative passage route for private vehicles traversing Leonard Wood Road until May 31, 2023) is hereby approved effective immediately, with the observance of the same conditions (approved during the past holiday season),” the Vice President noted in a letter dated March 14, 2023.

The scheme, first implemented for one month during the holidays, allows private vehicles to pass through Teachers Camp’s inner street connecting Leonard Wood Road and South Drive Road from 6am to 9am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays and 7am to 8pm on weekends.

Duterte stressed that the scheme be implemented subject to close police monitoring during operational hours.

“This is to protect the safety and security of the premises as well as the motorists and pedestrians entering the area,” the Vice President said.

Baguio City Police Office Traffic Enforcement Unit Chief PMaj. Zacarias Dausen said opening the inner road helps unclog bottlenecks in the area such as Ilusorio Drive and Pacdal Rotunda. – Aileen P. Refuerzo