As a pilgrim ascends the mountain ... In 2009, Congress passed Republic Act No. 9847 declaring Banahaw and nearby Mount San Cristobal a protected landscape in Quezon and Laguna provinces.

Mt Banahaw has been closed since 2004 to allow its flora and fauna to rehabilitate. Its popularity as a pilgrimage site and trekking destination wreaked havoc in its ecosystem. Only some areas in ...

Mount Banahaw, a traditional pilgrimage site for religious devotees and mountaineers, straddles the municipalities of Lucban, Tayabas, Sariaya, Candelaria and Dolores in Quezon, and parts of the ...

Mt. Banahaw, considered as a sacred mountain by locals, has been a popular trekking and pilgrimage site until it was ordered closed in 2004 to protect its flora and fauna from human destruction. In ...