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Former Sagada’s Town Mayor Pooten, Retired St Lukes Hospital Nurse, 2 others dies in a Canada car crash just few hours after a cryptic post

Just few hours after her cryptic post, a retired St Lukes Hospital Nurse, her husband former Sagada Town Mayor James Pooten Jr and 2 other relatives die in a car crash, just a week after their arrival in Canada; adding to the more than 10 Filipinos who died involving car accidents in Canada within the last 10 years.

It is a tragic death for retired St Lukes Hospital Nurse (Quezon City) Cymbeline Joan Lumpias-Pooten, Former Sagada, Mt Province Town Mayor James Bagano Pooten Jr, who just arrived for holiday visit in Canada. Prior to the accident, Cymbeline posted a cryptic post on her Facebook account with a “days are numbered” which seem to show she had a premonition of the tragedy. Died alongside with them in the accident are their 2 other relatives, Arlene and Jacob Padalla. May God rest their souls.

In October 2023, a newly wed Filipino couple, Jonathan Lopez and April Viernes, were killed by a suspected impaired driver. In June 2018, 50-year-old Filipina Isabel Soria was also killed in by hit-and-run in Ontario. In November 2014, four Filipinos were also killed in a car accident in Alberta, Canada. The next month, December, 2014, another three Filipinos workers including also a newly married couple returning from their language class were killed in a highway crash.

In March 2012, four Filipino temporary workers also died in a car crash when their SUV were struck head-on by a Range Rover travelling on the wrong side of the road.

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Session Road, Baguio City- The Art Street of the Philippines

Session Road, Baguio City- has become the art street of the Philippines, not because of historical artistic obras of known artists but for serving as an open medium for everyone to express their artistic minds thru visual and performing arts. Despite the traffic problems, the City Government of Baguio has opened Session Road to the public since 2019, free of Motor vehicles, to allow locals and tourists to enjoy walking around the historic downtown road free of pollution and as a venue for visual artists, musicians, performers as well as start-up businesses to try their products or services.

Every Sunday, Session Road becomes a festive venue for locals and tourists to enjoy listening to music buskers from solo and band performers, street chalk artists, living or human statues, business stalls and other interesting acts.

Although the downtown road is open to such activities, participants are currently regulated which will maintain quality of performers as well as safety, peace and order. One is by not allowing subversive performances or artworks that will stir the public such as depicting current divisive issues or criticism on the government.

This setting is a unique signature attraction of the City of Baguio as it may be impossible to replicate it elsewhere in the country due factors that are distinct to the city. These factors include the high influx of locals and tourists as spectators or artists and cool weather which very conducive and safe inspiring environment.

Photo Credits to: Igo Com Facebook page

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