DENR suspends Mt. Pico de Loro hikes for cleanup, rehabilitation

LUCENA CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has temporarily suspended hiking activities at Mt. Pico de Loro from Aug. 21 to Sept. 12 to allow cleanup, repairs and rehabilitation following damage caused by recent typhoons and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” In a public advisory issued Thursday, Aug. 20, the DENR