00:00Friends and relatives are now together for the cold welcome of the new year in the City of Pines.
00:08The situation there, let's find out in the live coverage of EJ Comments.
00:17Emil, we're getting closer to the official start of the year 2025.
00:23And here in Baguio City, it's already dark and it feels like it's getting colder.
00:28There's more excitement in our hearts as we celebrate the new year here in the summer capital of the Philippines.
00:41This New Year's Eve, there are more tourists in Baguio City.
00:46Most of the hotels and transit homes in the city are almost full according to the Baguio City Tourism Office.
00:52We've seen a full capacity for many of these.
00:55Our total capacity for one night for all of these accommodation establishments can reach up to 80,000.
01:03In the forecast of Baguio LGU, the temperature in Baguio City will reach up to 15 degrees Celsius on the last day of 2024.
01:12Since last night, the streets in the central business district of Baguio City are lively.
01:18There are people shopping, shopping, bonding with family and friends, and food trip.
01:27For many, the Baguio experience is not complete if we're not here in the night market.
01:32The shopkeepers are saving a lot because of the cheap prices.
01:36The additional income of the shopkeepers will reach triple or more during the holiday season.
01:43For my own, I have two jackets and one trouser.
01:47And her, two jackets, about 1,000 pesos.
01:53We are the winner in quality.
01:55We can only recover our sales.
01:57There are a lot of visitors from Christmas until this New Year.
02:01For now, there are no major incidents related to the explosion, according to the Disaster Risk Management Office.
02:08We have, I think, three or five firecracker-related incidents.
02:14But so far, it's a generally peaceful one.
02:17So basically, we haven't had a heavy incident that responded to that.
02:20Earlier this afternoon, Baguio City Police Office had a ceremonial destruction of the explosions that reached almost 5,000.
02:29More than 150 of them were improvised bombs.
02:34We showed that these will be destroyed to discourage our fellowmen.
02:41Other preparations are being made for the upcoming 2025 countdown in Baguio City.
02:52According to the Baguio City Police, the number of PNP personnel deployed in the city will reach 800
02:59to maintain order in welcoming the New Year.
03:03Meanwhile, the fireworks display in Baguio City is not yet ready.
03:08It's already noisy here in Rose Garden, in Bernham Park.
03:11Because the DJ party has already started.
03:14There, behind me.
03:16And some of the kids, some of the vacationers, are really into dancing.
03:20And of course, we also saw some people making noise using their trotters.
03:27Happy New Year to our fellowmen.
03:31To you there, in the studio.
03:33Emil?
03:34On behalf of Ma'am Vicky, Happy New Year.
03:36Thank you very much.
03:37EJ Gomez.
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