Mount Banahaw is described, by its citizens, as the New Jerusalem because of the similarities of the significant places and things that are very prominent in the life of Jesus. There are places (complex) named after the places or events that have been part of Jesus' life. One of these is"kalbaryo". Though not all of us joined in hiking , many still climbed this mountain despite the tiredness they experience, after passing through the cave, and the sprinkles of rain which caused the place to be slippery.
The mountain next to this is Mt. Cristobal, which they they considered as the mountain of devil because of the stories that have passed to the lips of the people.
Many of them still believed that Jose Rizal, our National Hero, is a prophet, a saint or even a God.
For these Rizalists, Jose Rizal is not only a national hero for them...
Their religion together with their temple is quite different with ours, not only because of its physical appearance, their altar, but also because of the people who they believe as saints, our filipino heroes.
They are: Andres Bonifacio, Antonio Luna, Apolinario Mabini, Emilio Jacinto, Garciano Lopez Jaena, Gregorio del Pilar, Juan Luna, Marcelo del Pilar, Melchora Aquino, Miguel Malvar, Pedro Paterno.
The founder of this organization/group is Maria Bernarda Balitaan.
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