LOOK: Mountaineer wants these rock formations in Bulacan saved from quarrying

A hiking enthusiast is calling out a quarrying company on Facebook for its alleged plans to close the Lioness and Rhino Rock, a pair of rock formations in Norzagaray, Bulacan.

Pinoy Mountaineer author Gideon Lasco is imploring Spar Development Corporation Inc. to refrain from mining the limestone formations and to keep it open to the public.

"Whatever profit you will earn from these rocks cannot match the priceless gift of beauty, and the pride that this rock formation has brought to the people of Norzagaray and the nature lovers of our country," he wrote.

Lasco wrote that Norzagaray Councilor Jun-Jun Saplala informed him of Spar's instructions to locals to stop inviting visitors to Lioness and Rhino in preparation for the area's closure.

"As you are a quarrying company, you will excuse us for fearing the worst, and that is, that the rock formations are at risk of being quarried -- and perhaps as soon as possible, before more people see the beauty there and become concerned about the plight of the rock animals," Lasco said on his website.

He added that the company should turn the Lioness and the Rhino into a park instead as an act of goodwill "that will surely be appreciated by the people".

Spar Development is categorized as a limestone company based in Bigte and Norzagaray, Bulacan on the Philippines Mining Laws and Regulations Handbook.

GMA News Online tried to contact Spar and Lasco but they have yet to reply as of this post. — Rie Takumi/JDS, GMA