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LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Despite the government ban, unauthorized pilgrims, hikers, and nature trippers have again entered restricted areas of Mount Banahaw in Quezon province since the start of the Lenten season, sources said. “If not for the fire on Sunday at ‘Dungaw Peak,’ the renewed illegal entry into the sacred mountain would not have been known,” a veteran mountaineer from this city said, requesting anonymity for security reasons. The source said the recent bush fire may have been caused by intruders who reached Dungaw Peak via “secret trails” in Sariaya town, allegedly with the help of paid guides from […]... Keep on reading: Holy Week 2026: Illegal entry resurfaces on Mt. Banahaw
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