READ: Mt. Banahaw’s closure stays as forest ‘healing’ continues In 2009, Congress passed Republic Act No. 9847, declaring Mt. Banahaw and the nearby Mt. San Cristobal a protected landscape ...

LUCENA CITY—The historic Alitao River in Tayabas City, flowing from the foot of Mount Banahaw, has been declared a “critical watershed” by three villages to protect it from destructive ...