Councilor seeks probe on Baguio 'snow show'

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – A city councilor is seeking an investigation into what went wrong in the much-ballyhooed “snow show” that got criticisms instead of further boosting local tourism.

“We want to know the lap-ses,” said Councilor Eduardo Bilog Jr., who chairs the city council’s committee on public order and safety.

Even City Mayor Mauricio Domogan was disappointed with the “snow show,” saying the project needed a second look as it has caught national attention as “snow-fake.”

About 50,000 people gathered on Session Road last Saturday night for the launch of the “snow show.” But boos greeted the event as instead of ice flakes, seven snowmaking machines simply churned out soap suds – at a cost of P400,000.

But Bilog’s fellow councilor Elmer Datuin, who chairs the city council’s tourism committee which spearheaded the event, said the event was a success.