Benguet town suspends trekking due to forest fires

ITOGON, Benguet — Authorities here have suspended trekking and other eco-tourism activities in key mountain destinations as forest fires across Benguet continue to rise, already surpassing last year’s record. In Executive Order No. 21, series of 2026, Mayor Bernard Waclin ordered the temporary closure of major eco-tourism sites in Itogon, citing the growing number of