MAGALLANES, April 18 -- Mountain climbers, trail blazers, and pilgrims taking their Lenten holiday spiritual retreat may find this highland adventure in "Buhay Forest" (life in the forest) -- a lush greenery and forest in this upland Barangay San Agustin in this town -- a perfect place to commune with God and nature.
For soul-searchers and nature lovers, the "Buhay Forest" with its 10-hectare breadth of thick foliage atop the Magallanes highland, is a trekking paradise, some two-hour's drive from Manila via Cavitex, in their escapade to beat the sizzling heat in the metropolis.
In an interview with the Philippine News Agency , Freddie Sisante, Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO), said the local government of Magall...