Sa Bubungan ng Mundo © 2006

The diary of the first Philippine expedition to Mt. Everest!

Sa Bubungan ng Mundo is a journal on the first Philippine expedition to Mt. Everest based on the official coverage of ABS-CBN’s documentary program “The Correspondents”. Author Abner Mercado, an award-winning reporter, chronicles his day-to-day journal of experiences and never before told behind–the–scenes events that transpired in the coverage that followed Philippine Team members Leo Oracion and Pastour Emata – from their training in the mountains of New Zealand and Nepal to the peak of Everest.

The book also includes interesting facts and milestones about Mt. Everest and rare photos of the Philippine Team before, during, and after their conquest of the Himalayan Mountains. It serves as a handy and easy-to-read reference for anyone who celebrates and shares with the historical success of the Filipino on the top of the world.

Abner Mercado
AUTHOR

Published by LG&M Corporation and ABS-CBN.

ISBN 971-003-0866