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DPS Compound is a barangay
in the southern part of Baguio City
, Philippines
, at Session Road Extension.
It consists of five purok
s. It has a covered court and a thriving day care
center that dates back to the 1970s and a business building used by merchandisers and review centers. Originally, the area was a swamp developed into a housing site after the bunkhouse
s had been burned and abolished during the late 1960s. Near the area, many businesses flourish. These include the Victory Liner
(new terminal), Nevada Square. Microtel
Inn. It is also within walking distance of Camp John Hay, Nevada Square and SM City Baguio
.
Roads that are bounding the area are Utility Road, South Drive(road to Country Club), and Session Road Extension (Road to PMA, John Hay).
Main businesses include a handful of transient (Tuvera Transient House, Dolormente) homes and boarding house
s catering to various students of Saint Louis University
, University of Baguio
, University of Cordillera, and University of the Philippines Baguio
.
The place is considered to be strategic, considering its proximity to hospitals, markets, schools, businesses, and tourist spots. Lately, the government has started awarding lot titles to residents who have been living in the area since the 1960s.
It is also near many government offices: Baguio Water District, BENECO, CIDG-Baguio, PICE, to name a few.
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
in the southern part of Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, at Session Road Extension.
It consists of five purok
Purok
Purok is a political subdivision of the barangay in the Philippines, especially in rural areas. Both barangay and SK councilors are in charge of leading their own respective puroks....
s. It has a covered court and a thriving day care
Day care
Child care or day care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's legal guardians, typically performed by someone outside the child's immediate family...
center that dates back to the 1970s and a business building used by merchandisers and review centers. Originally, the area was a swamp developed into a housing site after the bunkhouse
Bunkhouse
A bunkhouse is a hostel or barracks-like building that historically was used to house working cowboys on ranches in North America. As most cowboys were young single men, the standard bunkhouse was a large open room with narrow beds or cots for each individual and little privacy...
s had been burned and abolished during the late 1960s. Near the area, many businesses flourish. These include the Victory Liner
Victory Liner
Victory Liner, Inc. is one of the largest provincial bus companies operating in the Philippines. This bus company played a major role in transport industry since it became the product of Japanese occupation in the country after World War II....
(new terminal), Nevada Square. Microtel
Microtel
The Microtel Inns & Suites brand is a chain of franchise hotels with locations in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States. Hotels feature free local and long-distance phone calls within the continental United States, high-speed wired and wireless Internet access, expanded...
Inn. It is also within walking distance of Camp John Hay, Nevada Square and SM City Baguio
SM City Baguio
SM City Baguio is an enclosed shopping mall in Baguio City in the Philippines. At a floor area of 105,331, it is the largest shopping mall in the region...
.
Roads that are bounding the area are Utility Road, South Drive(road to Country Club), and Session Road Extension (Road to PMA, John Hay).
Main businesses include a handful of transient (Tuvera Transient House, Dolormente) homes and boarding house
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
s catering to various students of Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University, Baguio City
Saint Louis University is a private educational institution in Baguio City, approximately two hundred fifty kilometers north of Manila. The school was established in 1911 by the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae missionaries, to further Christianize the northern Philippines...
, University of Baguio
University of Baguio
The University of Baguio is a private, multidisciplinary university located in Baguio City, Philippines. The school was founded by Dr. Fernando Gonzaga Bautista and Rosa Castillo Bautista on August 8, 1948 as the Baguio Technical and Commercial Institute with 80 students...
, University of Cordillera, and University of the Philippines Baguio
University of the Philippines Baguio
The University of the Philippines Baguio is a university in the Philippines.-History:The university began on April 22, 1961....
.
The place is considered to be strategic, considering its proximity to hospitals, markets, schools, businesses, and tourist spots. Lately, the government has started awarding lot titles to residents who have been living in the area since the 1960s.
It is also near many government offices: Baguio Water District, BENECO, CIDG-Baguio, PICE, to name a few.