BGH Compound

English

Etymology

From BGH (“Baguio General Hospital”) +‎ compound, due to the hospital being situated in the area.

Proper noun

BGH Compound (uncountable)

  1. A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
    • 2017 April 5, Dexter A. See, “Hospital employee arrested for estafa”, in Baguio Herald Express‎[1], archived from the original on 26 January 2025:
      Police authoirties identified the arrested individual as Imelda Pichay Hebron, married, 52, Government employee (BGH) Dormitory Manager and a resident of BGH Compound Baguio City.
    • 2017 August 20, “Drug suspect yields P500K worth of shabu in Baguio City”, in Philippine News Agency‎[2], archived from the original on 26 January 2025:
      Calulut said authorities also chanced upon Aaron Paul de Guzman Vergara, 26, a resident of BGH Compound, and his 23-year-old woman companion having a pot session inside the residence of the suspect.
    • 2020 August 28, Junathan Llanes, “BGH Compound under strict lockdown”, in SunStar‎[3]:
      RESIDENT of the Baguio General Hospital (BGH) Compound were advised to stay at home until lockdown is lifted.

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

    Derived from English BGH Compound.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bi dji ˌʔejt͡ʃ komˈpawnd/ [bɪ d͡ʒɪ ˌʔeɪ̯t͡ʃ k̠omˈpaʊ̯n̪d]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /bi dji ˌʔejts komˈpawnd/ [bɪ d̪jɪ ˌʔeɪ̯t̪s k̠omˈpaʊ̯n̪d]
    • (rustic) IPA(key): /bi dji ˌʔet͡ʃ komˈpawnd/ [bɪ d͡ʒɪ ˌʔɛt͡ʃ k̠omˈpaʊ̯n̪d]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /bi dji ˌʔets komˈpawnd/ [bɪ d̪jɪ ˌʔɛt̪s k̠omˈpaʊ̯n̪d]
    • Rhymes: -awnd
    • Syllabification: BGH Com‧pound

    Proper noun

    BGH Compound (Baybayin spelling BGH ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔)

    1. a barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines
      • 2018 November 29, 3:45 from the start, in TV Patrol North Luzon - November 29, 2018‎[4], via ABS-CBN:
        Sa video na kuha ng isang empleyado ng Baguio General Hospital o BGH, kita ang paglamon ng malaking apoy sa isang bahay sa BGH Compound, Baguio City. Hirap ding pumasok ang mga bumbero para pumarada sa malapit na covered court dahil sa masikip na kalsada at mga nakaparadang sasakyan.
        In a video taken by an employee of Baguio General Hospital (BGH), a big raging fire can be seen on a house at BGH Compound, Baguio City. Firefighters also experienced difficulties parking in a nearby covered courd due to narrow roads and parked cars.
      • 2023 July 26, “Teenager patay sa landslide sa Baguio City”, in ABS-CBN News‎[5]:
        Samantala, dalawa ang sugatan sa hiwalay na landslide sa BGH Compound, Baguio. Ayon sa pulisya, narescue sa landslide ang isang 44 anyos na lalaki at isang trabahador sa car wash. Agad silang dinala sa ospital.
        Meanwhile, two are injured on a separate landslade in BGH Compound, Baguio. According to the police, a 44 years old male and a car wash worker was rescued in the landslide. They were quickly rushed to the hospital.