SABANGAN, April 5 -- The forest fire that is burning a portion of Mount Kalawitan in Nabua, this town will not affect tourism activities.

The mountain's vast area spans Mountain Province, Ifugao and Benguet.

"Malayo ang sunog. Mahirap marating saka malaki ang Mt. Kalawitan para masabi na ma-a-apektuhan ang tourism activities natin (The area experiencing forest fire is quite far. The fire won't reach it reach and Mt. Kalawitan is too big to say that it will affect our tourism activities)," Sabangan municipal tourism officer Warden Taltala said in an interview Friday.

Taltala said they suspect that animal hunters caused the fire, which spread fast because of the strong wind.

The mountain is the primary tourist attraction here and regard...