Mount Kalatungan
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Mount Kalatungan, also known as Keretungan by the indigenous Manobo people, is a volcano located in the province of Bukidnon in the southern Philippines. It is a stratovolcano with no known historical eruptions and classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) as a potentially active volcano.[1] It is the fifth highest mountain in the Philippines and is an indigenous and community conserved area (ICCA).[2]
Description
Mount Kalatungan is the fifth highest mountain in the country with an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". asl. It is one of the several high elevation peaks in the Kalatungan Mountain Range in Bukidnon on the island of Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines.
Ancestral domain
The mountain is part of the ancestral domain of the indigenous Manobo and Talaandig people. It is inhabited by around 531 households (2,652 people) as of 2015. The Manobo comprise 85% of the population, while the remaining 15% is composed of the Talaandig and the non-indigenous Dumagat (recent Visayan settlers). The ancestral domain covers approximately Script error: No such module "convert". of the Kalatungan mountain range in Bukidnon. It includes six barangays, namely Nabaliwa, Bacusanon, Concepcion, Mendis, and Pigtauranan in the municipality of Pangantucan; and Dominorog in the municipality of Talakag.[2][3]
Conservation
Mount Kalatungan is regarded as a "sacred forest" (Script error: No such module "Lang".) by the indigenous peoples in the area. It was formally declared as an Indigenous and community conserved area (ICCA) in 8 February 2012, through a ritual known as Gulugundu by participating tribes. Anyone wishing to enter the area must obtain permission from the Script error: No such module "Lang". (the council of elders) of the indigenous tribes, as well as follow the rules, regulations, and policies outlined by the ICCA.[2]
As a sacred environment, the regulations of the ICCA are partly based on ancestral beliefs as revealed to the Script error: No such module "Lang". or Script error: No such module "Lang". (male or female community leaders, respectively) and the Script error: No such module "Lang". (shaman).[2]
Mythology
The summit of the mountain is known as Script error: No such module "Lang". ("revered elder", compare with Mount Apo) by the Manobo people, because it is believed to be the abode of a spirit of the mountain (collectively known as Script error: No such module "Lang"., "invoked spirits"). The spirits work in a hierarchy of spiritual beings known as Script error: No such module "Lang"., and are regarded guardians and nurturers of the tribes.[2]
In the Manobo mythology, the whole mountain was formerly known as Script error: No such module "Lang". before the great flood submerged the lands and only the tip of the mountain remained above water as a small island. This island was known as Script error: No such module "Lang". where a human survivor named Apu Agbibilin and two trees remain. The two trees were closely-spaced and when the wind blew against them, it caused them to rub against each other and emit a spark that became a small flame. Apu Agbibilin used the flame to build a fire which emitted smoke. The smoke was seen by survivors also stranded on the peaks of other mountains. They came to Apu Agbibilin to ask for fire and from them arose a new people known as the Script error: No such module "Lang". (Manobo).[2]
FA-50PH crash
On March 4, 2025, a Philippine Air Force FA-50PH fighter jet crashed in Mt. Kalatungan during a night operation. The aircraft, carrying two crew members, lost communication while providing air support to ground forces in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon. Search teams later found the wreckage, confirming no survivors.[4][5]
See also
- Mount Kitanglad
- List of mountains in the Philippines
- List of Southeast Asian mountains
- List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
References
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External links
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