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Aside from being a sacred mountain, Bud Bongao is also famous for hikers. A 3,608-step cobblestone trail has been constructed from the jump-off at
Barangay Pasiagan that ends at a view deck constructed on Tambisan Peak. The view deck offers a vantage point overlooking
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that was inaugurated on July 3, 2017. It is a 250-hectare forest that is one of the last remaining moist forests in the
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although the site was already sacred even before Islam arrived. Karim ul-Makhdum brought
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