Holy Week 2026: Illegal entry resurfaces on Mt. Banahaw

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