Opinion: Let a thousand rafflesias bloom
It’s the season of flowers in many parts of the country, and over the past few weeks, we have seen
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Makiling
Hiking matters #616: It’s Rafflesia season in Mt. Makiling!
There is more to each hike than the summit; there are lots of wonders waiting on the trail for those
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Hiking matters #449: Hiking up the newly-reopened Makiling Traverse trail for 2015
Mt. Makiling (see itinerary here) is my home mountain and I have written about it many times, having made it a
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Hiking matters #390: Makiling Traverse dayhike – Sipit trail revisited
At the Melkas Ridge, the scenic highlight of the MakTrav (Sipit) trailof Mt. Makiling from Sto. Tomas, Batangas LOS BAÑOS,
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Mountain News: Wild boar trap injures guide in Mt. Batolusong / 13 hikers rescued in Mt. Makiling
In the past couple of weeks, there were two incidents that were brought to our attention by those who experienced
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Hiking matters #342: Mt. Makiling via the Sipit Trail in Sto. Tomas, Batangas
At the Melkas Ridge, the most scenic and precarious part of Mt. Makiling’s Sto. Tomas (MakTrav) Trail. With the Palanggana
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Mountain News: Mt. Makiling is closed until further notice – including Maktrav
We have been notified by UP Los Banos officials that they have decided to close Mt. Makiling for now, in
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Mountain News: Drowning accident in Flatrocks, Mt. Makiling, claims lives of two UPLB students
UPDATE (12/7/12 0911H): Mt. Makiling remains open on both sides (Sto. Tomas and Los Banos). We have been informed by
Read moreMountain News: Hikers welcome in “Make it Makiling” this Holy Week, but traverse not allowed until April 9
The annual Lenten “Make it Makiling” continues this year, this time with two entry points: the College of Forestry in
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Hiking matters #238: Into Maria Makiling’s Realm – My first Maktrav attempt in 2008
by Gideon Lasco January 12, 2008 Blogger’s note: This climb was held during a time when the Maktrav dayhike as
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