According to a 2019 study, Baguio’s estimated carrying capacity for water had been breached in 2002. Ideally, Baguio’s population threshold for water is 267,546 people.

Baguio folk always look forward to coffee at the Ruins with its signature blend of locally sourced arabica brew paired with a sweet balikutsa or hand-pulled, cooked sugarcane molasses for sweetener.