LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Unscrupulous groups use the Internet to lure mountaineers and nature-trippers to gain access to the closed mystical Mount Banahaw in exchange for a fee, an official of the ...

LUCENA CITY—With the approaching Lenten season, government authorities reminded religious pilgrims and nature trippers that the mystical Mt. Banahaw is still off-limits to the public. “It (Mt. Banahaw ...

Mountaineers who insist on climbing Mount Banahaw in Quezon province this Holy Week may risk spending time in jail, the Office of Civil Defense warned Tuesday. OCD Region IV-A head Frederick Bragas ...

(Update May 31, 4:48 p.m.) - No, I didn’t climb Mount Banahaw last weekend. I painfully crawled Mt. Banahaw on all fours—over gigantic boulders, and picturesque, pristine clear streams with gazillion ...

Before its closure in 2004, Mount Banahaw used to be a significant destination for religious pilgrims and those seeking spiritual experience, healing and miracles, particularly during the Lenten ...

LUCENA CITY, Philippines – The Save Mount Banahaw Movement (SMBM) has called on President Aquino to include in his priority agenda the rehabilitation of Mt. Banahaw, in the face of devastating ...

LUCENA CITY ,Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region 4A reiterated yesterday a resolution that declares portions of Mt. Banahaw closed to visitors – whether pilgrims, ...

In early March, restaurateur Annabel Lichaytoo Tanco hied off to Mount Banahaw, Quezon, to oversee the renovation of a lodging. Located in Sta. Lucia, Dolores, at the foot of the mountain, the place ...

For many environmentalists, mountain climbers, and religious Filipinos, Mt. Banahaw in Quezon, southern Luzon, has become a regular pilgrimage every Lenten Season or at the start of summer. This has ...

Mount Banahaw to remain closed to the public for three more years, after eight years of moratorium Manila: Mount Banahaw in southern Luzon will remain closed to the public for three more years to give ...

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The 6 pilgrims missing on the slopes of Mount Banahaw since Wednesday, March 19, have been found alive, including a 73-year-old man, according to the Quezon Municipal ...