"We waited until the proper authorities have issued their official word, and now that it has come out, we respect their decision to close Mt. Apo for the time being. Although the Davao trails are still officially open at the moment, there is no certainty that this will be the case in the near future, given the CENRO recommendation to close Mt. Apo for now. Reasons cited were broad, ranging from forest fires to garbage. Unlike Mt. Pulag where we see no reason to close the mountain, we acknowledge that the thousands of visitors who visit Mt. Apo during summer are really taking their toll on the mountain, and hence we respect and support the decision that was made, even as we will be vigilant on how this case proceeds."
Original post coming from Adolf Lopez. See original post here http://kamotengbundok.multiply.com/journal/item/18/The_bad_side_of_SAGADA
Doble ingat na lang po sa pagbisita miski anung lugar pa yan. Pero bad talaga tong lodging house na to'! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
December 26, 2009 gumala kami ng SAGADA para mag-unwind, maganda ang SAGADA kasi nakarating na ako dito last Dec. 2006 kaya ko sya binalikan ay dahil maganda nga dito at tahimik, kaso nung Dec. 27, 2009 ng gabi, sa lodging house na tinutuluyan namin may hindi magandang nangyari, ang akala naming maganda at tahimik na SAGADA may di rin palang kagandahang tinatago, kasalukuyan kaming nahihimbing ng tulog that night sa lodging house na tinutuluyan namin, di namin namalayan na nilooban na pala kami, nung umaga na namin nalaman na may mga ilang gamit na pala ang nawala samin, ang buong akala ng kasama ko ay pinagti-tripan lang sya ng ibang kasama namin kaya pinuntahan nya ang iba pang kasama namin, pero wala naman umamin, yun pala may nakawan na talagang nangyari, kasi nalaman nya na merong ngang nakawang nangyari nungmay naghahanap na rin nga valuable item yung sa may kabilang kwarto, ( Di po namin sila mga kasamahan ) kaya nagpanic na ang lahat dahil di lang pala ang grupo namin ang nawawalan ng gamit, at ang masaklap pa nun, nadiskubre ko na pati pala ako nawalan ng rin nga gamit! F***king S***t!!! NINAKAWA ANG MULTI FUEL STOVE KO!!! Yung kasama ko ninakawan ng DIGITAL CAM na nagkakahalag ng 20k+ and yung taga-kabilang kwarto CELLFONE at PERA!!! OMG!!! Akala namin safe sa SAGADA kasi nga very friendly ang community pero yun pala may mga MAGNANAKAW din pala!!! Kinompronta agad namin ang may-ari ng lodging house at nireport ang nagyari dahil nag-panic na lahat, agad din nya ni-report ang pangyayari sa munisipyo para ipa-blotter ang nangyari, at nadiskobre nga namin na hindi lang pala ito ang unang beses na nangyari, dati pala sa kabilang hotel ( Kapit bahay lang ) ay may panloloob din na nangyari, ( di ko nalang tinanong kung kelan nagyari kase badtrip na mkaming lahat )... May mga bagay kaming napansin habang nagi-imbestiga ang mga pulis, dun lang namin naalala na naka-lock nga pala ang mga kwarto namin at pati yung mga di namin kasama ay ganun din... IBIG SABIHIN MAY SUSI YUNG MAGNANAKAW!? F***k S**t!!! Ano yun, taga-dun din ang kumuha? kasi nakapasok sya ng walang kahirap-hirap at nakalabas din sya ng walang kahirap-hirap? imposible naman kasing isa din sa kasma namin ang gumawa nun dahil nag-halungkatan kami ng gamit and may report nga daw na hindi lang ito unang beses nagyari, and one more thing, sa back door sya dumaan kasi may isang gamit syang iniwan dun kasi nga bag yung kinuha nya, nung makita siguro na di kagandahan ang laman ay tinapon nalang nya sa likod bahay!
Haaaay!!! Badtrip na bakasyon ito! Ang akala ko magiging masaya kami yun pala uuwi kami ng may sama ng loob at pagkadismaya! x(
CLIMB FOR A CAUSE FOR JECKIERINE ALCARAZ Apr 28, '09 11:26 AM for everyone as of now,jeckierine or jheck as friends called her lost her right eye while the left eye only has 5% chance to see...miracle is all we need!
please include her in your Prayer for her fast recovery and to strengthen her more in facing this crucial life stage.
for all those who wishes to help and join the climb for a cause: May 16-17, Mt. Batulao registration fee: Php300 (includes of tshrt,id&cert and the rest will all go to jeck's medication)
Thank you so much! Bahaghari Outdoors
Bahaghari President: Nancy 09195626952
Jeckierine is a 25 yr old lady who have been working for Globe Telecoms for barely two (2) months (she was formerly connected with SM Department Store). She is the 2nd from the brood of 8. She has 6 younger siblings who are dependent of her as she is the lone bread winner in the family.
She lives in Block 63 Lot 60 Purok 5, Upper Bicutan Tagig.
She has only started to join the group of mountaineers of which one of my officemates is also a member. Last Holy Week she joined her group to hike in Mt. Batulao – Batangas. Last April 13, 2009 on her way home, from Pasay Rotonda around 5:30 a.m. while on board a passenger jeep three (3) men held them up. It so happened that there was a policeman (in civilian clothes) in the same jeep who tried to pull a gun aiming at the hold uppers. The stray bullet hit Jeckierine in her right eye.
Jeckierine was first brought to South Super Highway Medical Centre where she was given first treatment. She was moved to Manila Doctors in Manila but has to be moved to PGH due to financial difficulty.
The pictures below show Jeckierine with other mountaineers before that tragic incident, the other picture shows her now confined at PGH Ward 12 (Trauma Ward). The x-ray films show the empty bullet (tingga) in her head. The doctors say it would be very dangerous and critical to take the bullet out of her head. It is unsure if her other eye would be saved as its nerve is already affected. Right now Jeckierine lives in the dark. You may wish to visit her at PGH – or you may want to call her at this no. 0905 6261923 thru her mother, Mrs. Thelma C. Alcaraz. ( I was just informed that she may be discharged from PGH anytime today)
Any help or assistance that you would like to extend to Jeckierine would go a long way to provide for all her medical needs.
At the moment we are trying to solicit funds for her. Just let me know if you wish to add to our fund raising for Jeckierine.
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This is to cordially solicit your participation in a creative solidarity action to express opposition to the proposed legislative measure to operationalize the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. The activity will be on 22 February 2009, 9AM -12 NN at the Sunken Garden of the University of the Philippines in Diliman. We are hoping to gather at least 500 people in a human banner to say "NO TO BNPP."
Visual images of this human banner shall serve as our solidarity message to the people of the Bataan when we join them in a mass action on 23 February in Balanga. This action shall likewise serve as a statement of our position on the proposal by Rep. Mark Cojuangco when the Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives meets on this legislative measure for the third time on 24 February.
We have observed the undue haste for this measure to be approved by sheer numbers in Congress so please, take this call to action as a matter of great urgency.
If you would like to be part of this activity, please call 02 414 8643 loc.111 (Roda C. Angeles) or loc.117 (Joan Meris).
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I just got the message from Green Peace Southeast Asia. Pls. spread the news.
