PLACER, Surigao del Norte (MindaNews / 29 June 2026) – There are places that never forget. The day begins like countless others. A group of young people boards a bus carrying nothing heavier than backpacks and anticipation. They laugh over inside jokes, tease one another about the activities ahead, and step onto unfamiliar sand believing they will return home with little more than sunburns, photographs, and another story to tell. It is meant to …