Mountaineers fear NPA near Mt. Pulag

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Local mountaineers have cancelled their journey to Mt. Pulag in Benguet province due to the threat of the New People’s Army.

“We were informed of the presence of communist rebels near the route towards Mt. Pulag and we eventually cancelled reservations for our assistance to the mountaineers in Luzon,” said Raymond Zamorra, a mountaineering consultant here.

He said the unstable peace negotiations between the government and the NPA has greatly affected the influx of mountaineers in the province.

Zamorra said they have only accommodated several mountaineers who passed the province in going to Mt. Pulag in September and October this year through the Ambaguio road.