During the Second World War , Baguio was razed to the ground during Japanese ' forces invasion and the subsequent shelling by American forces during the liberation . After the liberation , rebuilding began and most of the historical buildings were thoroughly reconstructed . However , some of the historic buildings from the 19th century that had been preserved in reasonably reconstructible form were nonetheless eradicated or otherwise left to deteriorate . During the 1990 Luzon earthquake , it further devastated Baguio 's old buildings . A total of 28 collapsed buildings , including hotels , factories , and government and university buildings , as well as many private homes and establishments resulted from the quake
1990 Luzon earthquake
1990 Luzon earthquake
Baguio