Baguio media icons’ drunken exploits that enthralled the city

BAGUIO, Philippines – When two or three weekly Baguio mediamen are gathered in whoever’s name, liquor is sure to be in the midst of them. Only the venues changed.

Sixty years ago, Baguio writers who were correspondents of Manila-based dailies were drinking at the defunct Session Cafe when they decided to form the Baguio Correspondents Club.

Among the founders was Vinia Masadao, who, according to her nephew, was drop-dead gorgeous and devastatingly witty.

Hilarion Pawid...