When Mount Banahaw beckons
In early March, restaurateur Annabel Lichaytoo Tanco hied off to Mount Banahaw, Quezon, to oversee the renovation of a lodging. Located in Sta. Lucia, Dolores, at the foot of
In early March, restaurateur Annabel Lichaytoo Tanco hied off to Mount Banahaw, Quezon, to oversee the renovation of a lodging. Located in Sta. Lucia, Dolores, at the foot of
The other week, in my backyard farm, I noticed ominous signs of pest infestations in the lanzones trees that I planted a couple of years ago. The trees shed all their leaves, and nothing but naked branches remained.
One afternoon in 1948, as I was watering my pechay plot in our elementary school garden class, I heard, “Psssst! Psssst!” coming from the direction of the bushes bordering the school grounds and the uplands ascending Mount Banahaw. I ignored the “psst!” And this was followed by “Hoy! Minyong!”
Sarap ng feeling probinsya! That’s the charm and the appeal of Banahaw towns. There’s a lot of old world naturalness, freshness and cleanliness in the air you breathe in Majayjay, Lucban and Liliw. These towns nestle at the foot of Mount Banahaw.
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