Twilight at Hermit Mountain, Barangay Bi-ao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, where visitors must register at least a day before travel, at the Binalbagan Municipal Tourism Office, or online. Renzi Juarez/CCN photo
MOUNTAIN CLEANUP. A local government-led cleanup drive was conducted at Mount Hermit in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Jan. 24, 2023 after garbage was left strewn by visitors across the popular upland attraction last weekend. Starting Friday (Jan. 27), Mayor Alejandro Mirasol ordered a crowd limit and registration of visitors a day before travel as part of the rules and regulations.(Photo courtesy of Mayor Alejandro Y. Mirasol Facebook page) BACOLOD CITY - The municipal government of Binalbagan in southern Negros Occidental has enforced rules, including limiting the number of visitors, at the emerging upland tourist spot popularly known as Mount Hermit in Barangay Bi-ao. Mayor Alejandro Mirasol issued Executive Order No. 5, series of 2023, after uncontrolled crowds have been leaving garbage in the area and following reports that unauthorized groups have been collecting fees from visitors. "Starting (Friday), all tourists, leisure visitors, and all visitors for any purposes of He
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The entry of tourists, or leisure visitors, to the Hermit mountain, a popular tourist destination in Brgy. Biao, Binalbagan, Negros