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The Bantay Lasang of Cauayan: Guarding our Forests

Bantay Lasang (literally means forest guards) volunteers, a name given to those who patrol the forests of Negros Occidental, Philippines, eagerly waited at the Camalanda-an[…]

Mount Halcon

First-time at the foot of Mt. Halcon

I have visited the town of San Teodoro in Oriental Mindoro several times. But I have not ventured anywhere near the foot of Mt. Halcon,[…]