09/11/2025
โจGoddess and Guardian of Negrosโจ
Kanlaon. Say her name and feel the ancient power reverberate through the spine of Negros Island. She is more than a majestic peak; she is the island's eternal sleeping goddess, a silent, formidable matriarch whose presence alone is the island's greatest shield.
When the skies turn ink-black and the relentless winds of a typhoon tear across the Visayas Sea, it is she who draws the storm's fury to her slopes. Her massive calderaโher very heartโis a furnace of resilience, capable of absorbing the brunt of nature's rage. While others fear the approaching tempest, the people of Negros know that their mountain mother stands vigilant, her slopes a fortress against the deluge. Her summit, often shrouded in a mystical veil of clouds, is not a sign of retreat, but a sign of her active protection. The mists are her breath, warding off misfortune; the rich, dark soil that flows from her base is the bounty she provides, nurturing the sugarcane fields and forests that are the island's lifeblood. Every lush valley, every abundant harvest, is a blessing from her watchful eye.
She has stood in this place for millennia, witnessing the flow of time, the coming and going of generations. And through it all, her purpose remains immutable: to guard her children, the people of Negros, from every violent upheavalโbe it a sudden tremor in the earth or the fiercest typhoon off the Pacific.
She may be a volcano, a force of potential destruction, but to those who live in her shadow, she is the ultimate source of stability and strength. In the calm after the storm, when the first rays of sun strike her peak, it is a moment of profound gratitudeโa silent acknowledgment that Kanlaon, the steadfast goddess, has once again protected her home.
Let us honor the powerful spirit that rests beneath the clouds, for she is the unwavering heart of Negros. Kanlaon
