By HENRY EMPEÑO BOTOLAN, Zambales — Trekking and other tourism-related activities at Mt. Pinatubo has been temporarily stopped by the local government of Botolan under Executive Order No. 5, which is effective beginning May 2 and until further notice. Mayor Jun Omar Ebdane stressed, however, that the suspension of the Mt. Pinatubo adventure trek program… Read More Mt. Pinatubo adventure trek suspended

By HENRY EMPEÑO BOTOLAN, Zambales — The popular adventure trek to the Mt. Pinatubo Crater Lake remains available to adventure-seekers and nature lovers through the Botolan route. This was the assurance made by the Botolan Tourism Office here, as stakeholders operating the Capas, Tarlac route tried to resolve complaints by some Ayta tribesmen that recently… Read More Botolan route to Mt. Pinatubo remains open