The Bantay Lasang of Cauayan

by Claire AlgarmeAsia, Philippines, Visayas, volunteerism, with localsPosted on No Comments

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 National High School in Cauayan for us to arrive. I joined the officers and executives of the Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE), Globe Telecoms, and the Ecological and Agricultural …

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Mount Halcon

First-time at the foot of Mt. Halcon

by Claire AlgarmeAsia, Luzon, Philippines, volunteerismPosted on 7 Comments

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, where we have a possible site for volunteer vacations. The one I did there the last time was mangrove tree planting in its coastal area. At Wednesday morning, I agreed …

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