PULANG LUPA HIGHLIGHTS

Atop the Pulang Lupa mountain (Bolo),stands a small obelisk of marble tiles, a mute witness to a bloody battle that happened there 107 years ago, the Battle of Pulang Lupa which sent reverberating shock waves to the American high command and played out in American papers at that time. The difficulty in trekking that mountain (the 3-km rough road that leads to the site is slippery and dangerous when it rains), has caused annual cries and whispers of complaint from everyone when the main program commemorating the event is held there.

Only twice during the last 10 years did commemorative programs transpire. But then, saan pa kaya? As if the breathtaking panoramic view of Mt. Malindig and the eastern islands with the Bicol Peninsula beyond is not enough reward to the senses. But the spirit of Abad, Lardizabal, Vida, Quinto, et al, the true Marinduqueno Spirit must live on!