Product & Innovation Operator based in Baguio. I work with founders, institutions, and teams to turn ideas into validated products and build structured innovation programs that drive real outcomes.
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Baguio Used to Be on the Global Startup Map. It Is Not Anymore. That Should Bother Us More Than It Does.
In 2021, Baguio City entered the StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index at 944th globally. By 2022, it had dropped off. The 2026 index just added two more Philippine cities, bringing the country's total to ten ranked cities. Baguio is still not one of them. That gap is not a data problem. It is a signal worth taking seriously.
Where Are the Baguio Startups?
I have been attending startup and innovation events in this region for years. And I keep seeing the same faces. That is not a criticism. But when the same fifty people show up to the same events, year after year, it tells you something about the reach of the ecosystem.