I personally chose Mt. Manabu because of its distance to our home and the number of climbers there are lesser compared to other mountains. We left Las Pinas around 12pm and arrived at Sto. Tomas before 2pm.We stopped at Fiesta mall to wait for Detour Cavite before heading to the jump off area.
When we arrived at the jump off area we registered and started our ascent around 3:30 in the afternoon. Guide is optional since there is already an existing trail heading to Manabu's peak. We stopped by at Mang Peryeng's kubo and had a free coffee with him while having a few minute rest. Mang Peryeng is known to be the care taker of mount Manabu.From Mang Peryeng's place the ascent became steeper. good thing there's available rope to hold on to so our ascent is not that hard. We were at the peak before sunset and had our pictorial at the white cross wearing our freedom climb shirt to officialized our climb and participation. Being at Mt. Manabu's peak is so relaxing as you can see the wonders of God's creation. After pitching our tent we cooked our dinner and enjoyed the fellowship of each other. 
There were some occasional rain during the night which make us sleep well. At 4am after we packed our things, we started our descent. too bad, we were not able to took a shot of us wearing our head lamp. we did not make a stop at Mang peryeng's kubo since it was too early to woke him up. we headed down to the jump off area where we had our breakfast. after we ate, took a shower, and bought some delicacies for pasalubong, we went home. I remember Ptr. Marlon had a Sunday Service to catch up. thank God they were able to arrived at Halang, Amadeo, Cavite right on time before the service begun. God is so Good!