DOLORES, Quezon, Philippines – Authorities have charged five pilgrims, including a minor, for allegedly starting the bushfire that razed some 50 hectares of forestland in Mt. Banahaw on Thursday.

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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 ...

LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines—For the next 15 years, the provincial government will allocate P1 million a year for the protection and rehabilitation of Mount Banahaw. Board Member Rachel Ubana, ...

Faith and mysticism are deeply embedded in the daily life in Dolores, Quezon, a quaint village at the foot of Mt. Banahaw. Where the concrete road ends is a flea market where, aside from farm produce, ...

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 ...

Alan Conopio did not know that his brief visit to his hometown—Liliw, Laguna—in 2009 to attend a high school reunion would be memorable and life-altering. Conopio, 57, who has been based in Memphis, ...

THIS REFERS to the editorial cartoon of Gilbert Daroy depicting illegal quarrying in Mt. Banahaw (Inquirer, 10/19/12). We would like to clarify that there are no illegal quarrying operations within ...

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 ...

It’s this time of year when mountaineers and trekkers feel a stirring in the blood: Mount Banahaw beckons. No worries if such visitors accord it the respect it deserves as a reputed sacred mountain, ...