Hataman summits Basilan’s highest peak to promote local tourism

Hataman summits Basilan’s highest peak to promote local tourism

ZAMBOANGA CITY– Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman, in a bid to draw mountaineers and promote the island’s tourism potentials, trekked with 30 others over the weekend to the summit of Puno Ulayan, the island’s highest mountain.Rising 1,011 meters (3,317 feet) above sea level, the mountain also known as Basilan Peak took center stage for the September 13 event titled “Akyat-Bundok Tayo!” (Let’s Climb Mountains!), gathering mountaineers, local leaders…