Postcards from Mt. Ulap

Last night rained continuously and stopped only at around 3 am. As of 7:45 am today, I can already see the mountain tops. It might rain again later, so, hikers, be safe. Tune in for more updates on this post!! :)

Patar, Bolinao taken May 2018 There's this point in our life where we kinda want to escape "adulting" and just be away from all the buzzes of work life. If we are from Benguet, a few hours drive to the tip of Pangasinan would be very ideal. Here's where Bolinao steals the limelight. It says in the internet, Bolinao is North's Boracay, aside from Pagudpod in Ilocos Norte. I remember visiting this place back in the 90's. Everywhere you set your eyes on, you'd just say, "Wow!". Mangroves or bakawan were all over the place. You'd see different colored fish swimming around your feet in the shallow waters. The sands looked like night sky with all the starfish and shells scattered. Early morning was like a dream; with all the bio-luminiscent planktons that made the shore glow. It was enchanting. So, fast forward to May 2018. It was an exciting long drive to Patar. When I strolled to the shore, it was- disappointing. I wanted to email DENR Se

Last night, January 22, 2018, as were driving home to Philex Mines, we witnessed this wildfire along the Sta. Fe Ridge, right below the famous Mt. Ulap.  8:00 p.m. when the Philex Safety was at the road cautioning the upcoming vehicles. The Philex Fire Truck also went to the site. Kudos to you guys!!! "For information, this is the report received by the Office of the Civil Defense-Cordillera: Initial info on the fire incident at Ampucao, Itogon: -Responders from Philex Mining Corp-Fire Department received a phone call from Itogon PNP at around 6pm. -Fire (started near road) was located near the bridge at Sta. Fe -No casualties reported -Declared fire out on or about 9pm -Report from Philex-Fire Dep to follow upon approval of the Security Manager" (a very informative message from Ms. Lou Gepuela of Agos-eBayanihan NDRRMC Emergency Telecoms Cluster Here's our dashcam footage of the fire at Sta. Fe. This is sad because Mt. Pulag also caught fire :