Entry to Mt. Banahaw may be restricted indefinitely: DENR

CALAMBA CITY: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Executive Director Reynulfo Juan said on Thursday that stiffer restrictions on Mt. Banahaw's protected landscape are still enforced and may even be extended indefinitely.

Juan, who chairs the Mounts Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape-Protected Area Management Board (MBSCPL-PAMB), also expressed disappointment after aerial and on-site inspections by the assessment teams on the once lush vegetation of grass, reeds and bushes carpeting the mystical mountain show that the forest was gutted by fire due to human neglect.