If there’s a mountain that can be considered as the Philippines’ most popular, Mount Makiling wins by default.
This mountain with its peak towering 1,090 meters above sea level and located about 70 kilometers south of Manila is the first that most city dwellers see when they travel south from the National Capital Region (Metro Manila). For those going on a first trip to Los Banos in Laguna, it is the majestic Makiling that greets every visitor to the south with its lovely silhouette that looks like a woman on a recline (thus the term ‘maquiling’).