Postcards from Mt. Ulap

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 :...

Aakyat ka ba ng Mt. Ulap Bes? FYI, mayroong inilabas na memo ang lokal ng Ampucao na hiking schedule will only be limited to 150 pax per weekday and 500 pax on weekends. Ito ay para maiwasan ang sobrang dami ng hikers na nangyari noong unang week ng January 2017. Jusme, pati mga van na nakapila sa kalsada, hindi magkandaugaga sa tabi.. Napakakipot na nga lang ng kalsada, naging one way pa dahil sa kanila. Source: Alex Marquez of Team Ulikba Eto pa, pagkatapos magshower, manatili sa sidewalk at nang hindi masagasaan. Juicecolored, hindi ito extension ng inyong banyo. Moving forward, sana i-observe natin ang kalinisan. Una, sa may barangay hall, pangalawa, sa trail paakyat, pangatlo, sa tuktok ng Ulap, sa pagbaba at sa Sta. Fe (oo, dun sa may tulay kung saan pwedeng magshower). Sana hindi matulad sa Mt. Pulag itong si Mt. Ulap na kinailangan pang isara para ma-rehab. Alagaan natin ang Mt. Ulap. Pleeeeeeeeaaaase.