"BUNDOK BANAHAW"

MYSTICISM, religion and romance shroud mount Banahaw. the scenic mountain mountain that comprises MYSTICISM, religion and romance shroud Mount Banahaw. The scenic mountain that comprises of three-peaked volcano complex namely San Cristobal, Banahaw de Dolores where tourists increases during Lenten Season, and Banahaw de Lucban which is the protected area under the management of Southern Luzon State University, Lucban, Quezon. The popular tourist spot in the province of Quezon is said to be the home of ancient spirits and a shrine for supernatural power.

For these reasons, numerous religious cults believe Mount Banahaw to be sacred, where devotees must go to make their yearly pilgrimages and celebrate their rituals.

Over the years, however, tourists and devotees alike have inflicted much damage on Mount Banahaw’s pristine surroundings. Owing to neglect and carelessness, heaps of garbage littered the area (according to Lucena Protected Area Management Board) that leads on five-year ban on tourists and religious devotees who would trample all over the place to save Mount Banahaw from further deterioration.

The mountain is said to be the greatest gift to the different municipalities around it, but there are people abused its benefits, so that . . . . . 

open your EYES to see the problems.......open your EARS to hear their screaming voices.....

open your MOUTH to speak what is right ......

"Don't Change the Mountain, Let the Mountain Change You"