CULASI, Antique—For a few seconds, the pair of elusive feathered creatures appeared, chirping from a tree branch somewhere in the forest fastness of Mount Madja-as. “It was a rare encounter ...

Since then, Aspurias has conquered Mt. Pulag, Luzon's highest peak; then Mt. Madja-as in Visayas; and Mt. Apo in Mindanao, the highest mountain in the Philippines. In January 2025, she reached the ...