Entry to Mt. Banahaw may be restricted indefinitely

CALAMBA CITY: Stiffer restrictions on Mount Banahaw’s protected landscape remain and may be extended indefinitely, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Executive Director Reynulfo Juan said on Thursday.

Juan, chairman of the Mount Banahaw and San Cristobal Protected Landscape-Protected Area Management Board (MBSCPL-PAMB), has 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.