'Authorities have decided to close the Akiki trail for 6 months or more to facilitate the regeneration process,' says the environment department MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and ...

A hiker can do a traverse to Mount Pulag via Akiki Trail beginning in Kabayan for an entry point, a town in the Province of Benguet about 80 kilometers away from Baguio City. This trail is for the ...

MANILA, Philippines – What am I doing here? That was the question I kept asking myself over and over again during our 3-day hiking trip to the summit of Mt. Pulag. I was a first-time climber with zero ...

Authorities say those planning to climb via the Babadak Trail or the southern ingress are allowed to proceed, but with caution BAGUIO, Philippines – There will be no climbing to the top of Mount Pulag ...

BAGUIO CITY – The fire that razed some parts of the Akiki trail, one of the major routes to Mt. Pulag, was put out on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. It took seven days for firefighters to ...

BAGUIO CITY — The Akiki trail, one of the major routes to Mt. Pulag, has been closed to trekkers after a forest fire razed parts of Poblacion village and Eddet village in Kabayan town, Benguet, ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Information Agency of Cordillera on Sunday announced that hiking and trekking on Mount Pulag through the Akiki trail will temporarily be not allowed due to the ...

BAGUIO CITY — A survey team probing the impact of a Jan. 20 fire in Mount Pulag that destroyed nearly 6 hectares of vegetation, including endemic dwarf bamboo, had found evidence supporting the ...

BENGUET, Philippines – A fire hit one of the trails to Mt. Pulag in Kabayan, Benguet on Wednesday morning. The blaze of still unknown origin was seen from afar by responding emergency personnel of the ...

Foresters urge hikers who plan to climb Luzon's highest peak to be extra careful because the ecosystem remains fragile BAGUIO, Philippines – Mount Pulag, Luzon’s highest peak, is again open for hiking ...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Mount Pulag's Akiki-Tawangan grasslands and summit are again open to the public. The Benguet Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office and Mount Pulag National ...