The Living Genes

24/10/2025

Mountain cravings ko ngayon, Mariglem at Kayapa Trilogy. Nakapag-Mariglem na ata lahat, ako nalang hindi. Hoping makaakyat sa mga ito before the year ends

24/10/2025

Use your vacation leave wisely.

23/10/2025

My gallery after a 2-day hike.

22/10/2025

Some mountains require blood -letting ceremony. This is us at the end of our quest at Bauko 7 Peaks.

21/10/2025

Here a 10 cent. Not bundok story but very ralevant today.

Watched “Quezon” last Saturday.
My initial belief was that he was the champion of Wikang Filipino — but that part wasn’t really given much emphasis in the film. To be honest, I have mixed emotions about Quezon as a leader and as a person. At some points, he even felt like the villain in his own story. Strangely, I found myself rooting for Aguinaldo.

It made me wonder how historians would interpret this portrayal — and how much of it was creative license or uncomfortable truth.

Still, I highly recommend this movie to every Filipino who genuinely wants change for this country. I hope we continue producing films of this calibre — ones that make us think, question, and wake up.

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20/10/2025

This is the Landscape of Bauko, Mountain Province.

19/10/2025

Grateful.

18/10/2025

Nueva Vizcaya, along with the whole of Cordillera, is my go-to place for escape. These places for me, are heaven here on Earth. The chaos in the lowland is just so unbearable sometimes. Kung pati itong mga lugar na ito ay miminahin ninyo, san pa kami tatakas? Ano nalang ang matitira sa mga Pilipino? Mining is mining, kahit na sabihing responsible mining pa yan. And the more na dito pa sa Pilipinas gagawin, siguradong mga politiko at iilang pamilya lang ang makikinabang. Lintik na gobyerno to, hindi para sa tao. Gobyernong para sa politiko.

This happened today in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya. The locals fought hard for the land they call home. Their land is going to be destroyed by a mining corporation if they don't fight for it. What you see in the photo is a barricade they set up to prevent the entry of the mining firm.

If you look into their story, the odds are stacked against them. It's a David against Goliath scenario. They are protesting. Pero ang kalaban nila hindi lang yung mining firm kundi pati kapulisan at yung mga government agencies and departments that allowed the entry of the mining firm.

Kahit sabihin nating kumpleto ang papeles ng mining firm, ang tanong is this: naging fair ba ang pagkuha nila ng papers and permits? Were the communities to be affected by the mining activities consulted properly? Did the communities give their consent?

Very similar pinaglalaban ng mga taga Dupax del Norte sa pinaglalaban ngayon ng mga taga-Guianaoang at Bulalacao sa Mankayan, Benguet.

To know more about the plight of the people of Dupax del Norte, follow the hashtag .

Picture sent via PM by a reader of this page. This was taken at the barricade in Bitnong, Dupax del Norte.

18/10/2025

A must visit mountain in Bauko, Mountain Province. Been here twice and I can say that the Bauko mornings are one of the best I've experineced so far.

17/10/2025

What if magcamp sa Masaraga this December? Yung chill camp lang. Pang year ender. ⛰️🏕

16/10/2025

"Look, Son, I was so happy there."
-Gene 2035