List of protected areas of the Philippines


This is a list of protected areas of the Philippines administered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Biodiversity Management Bureau under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992. As of 2013, there are 240 protected areas in the Philippines covering a total area of – 14.2% of the Philippines' total area.

History

The first important legislation that formed the basis of the current system of national parks and protected areas in the Philippines is the Philippine Commission Act No. 648 enacted in 1903 by the US Congress. This act authorized the Civil Governor to "reserve for civil public purposes, and from sale or settlement, any part of the public domain not appropriated by law for special public purposes."
A total of eight national reserves had been established on July 26, 1904 pursuant to this law. These are: Lamao Forest Reserve in Bataan, Mariquina Reserve in Rizal, Angat River Reserve in Bulacan, Caliraya Falls Reserve in Laguna, La Carlota Reserve in Negros Occidental, San Ramon Reserve in Zamboanga, Magalang Reserve in Pampanga, and Hacienda San Antonio in Isabela. In the same year, the Forest Act of 1904 was adopted that expanded the scope of protected areas in the Philippines. Among the first of such mountain forest reserves to be declared was Mount Maquiling declared on November 21, 1910.
On February 1, 1932, the National Parks Act was enacted that formally established the national parks system in the country. Mount Arayat became the first national park in the Philippines established on June 27, 1933 following this act.
A series of acts and legislations were passed in the next decades that aimed to further strengthen these policies, including the Revised Forestry Code of 1975 and Forest Administrative Order No. 7. Following the 1987 Constitution, the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act was enacted which further enhanced the administration and classification of protected areas, and broadened the mandate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in enforcing its provisions.

Classification

Protected areas in the Philippines encompasses of terrestrial areas and of marine areas. They are managed according to the following classifications described in Section 4 of the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992.

National parks

Natural parks

World Heritage Site or part of a World Heritage Site
NameAreaEstablishedLocation
Apo Reef1996Occidental Mindoro
Balinsasayao Twin Lakes2000Negros Oriental
Bicol2000
Bongsanglay2000Masbate
Bulusan Volcano2000Sorsogon
Kalbario-Patapat2007Ilocos Norte
Lake Danao1998Leyte
Mahagnao Volcano1998Leyte
Mayon Volcano2000Albay
Mount Apo1936
Mount Balatukan Range2007Misamis Oriental
Mount Guiting-Guiting1996Romblon
Mount Inayawan Range2007Lanao del Norte
Mount Isarog2002Camarines Sur
Mount Kalatungan Range2000Bukidnon
Mount Kanlaon1997
Mount Kitanglad Range1996Bukidnon
Mount Malindang2002Misamis Occidental
Northern Negros2002Negros Occidental
Northern Sierra Madre1997Isabela
Northwest Panay Peninsula2002
Pasonanca1999Zamboanga del Sur
Samar Island2003Eastern Visayas
Sibalom2000Antique
Tubbataha Reef2010Palawan

Natural monuments

NameAreaEstablishedLocation
Bessang Pass2000Ilocos Sur
Chocolate Hills1997Bohol
Salinas2000Nueva Vizcaya
Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok2004Camiguin

Protected landscape and seascapes

NameAreaEstablishedLocation
Agoo–Damortis2000La Union
Alburquerque-Loay-Loboc1999Bohol
Aliguay Island1999Zamboanga del Norte
Apo Island1994Negros Oriental
Baliangao2000Misamis Occidental
Batanes1994Batanes
Biri Larosa2000Northern Samar
Cuatro Islas2000Leyte
Dumanquilas Bay1999Zamboanga del Sur
Great and Little Santa Cruz Islands2000Zamboanga del Sur
Guiuan1994Eastern Samar
Initao–Libertad2002Misamis Oriental
Mabini2000Davao de Oro
Malabungot2000Camarines Sur
Malampaya Sound2000Palawan
Murcielagos Island2000Zamboanga del Norte
Peñablanca2003Cagayan
Pujada Bay1994Davao Oriental
Selinog Island2000Zamboanga del Norte
Siargao Island1996Surigao del Norte
Talibon Islands1999Bohol

Protected landscapes

NameAreaEstablishedLocation
Aliwagwag2011
Amro River2000Aurora
Baganga2000Davao Oriental
Bigbiga2000Ilocos Sur
Buenavista2000Quezon
Calbayog Pan-as–Hayiban1998Samar
Casecnan2000
Central Cebu2003Cebu
Dinadiawan River2000Aurora
Hinulugang Taktak2000Rizal
José Rizal Memorial2000Zamboanga del Norte
Libunao2000Ilocos Sur
Lidlidda2000Ilocos Sur
Magapit2000Cagayan
Mainit Hot Springs2000Davao de Oro
Manleluag Spring2004Pangasinan
Mati2005Davao Oriental
Maulawin Spring2000Quezon
Mimbilisan1999Misamis Oriental
Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal2009
Mount Mantalingajan2009Palawan
Mount Matutum1995South Cotabato
Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod2007
Mount Timolan2000Zamboanga del Sur
Pamitinan1996Rizal
Quezon2003Quezon
Quirino2005Quirino
Rajah Sikatuna2000Bohol
Roosevelt2000Bataan
Santa Lucia2000Ilocos Sur
Simbahan-Talagas2000Aurora
Taal Volcano1996Batangas
Talaytay2000Aurora
Upper Marikina River Basin2011Rizal

Protected seascapes

NameAreaEstablishedLocation
Panglao Island2003Bohol
Sarangani Bay1996Sarangani
Tañon Strait1998

Game refuge and bird sanctuaries

NameAreaEstablishedLocation
Calauit Safari Park1976Palawan
Calavite and FB Harrison1920Occidental Mindoro
Lake Buluan2006Cotabato
Lake Malimanga1980Zambales
Olango Island1992Cebu
Palawan1967Palawan

Resource reserves

Managed resource protected areas

NameAreaEstablishedLocation
El Nido Managed Resource Protected Area1998Palawan

Marine reserves

Watershed forest reserves

NameAreaEstablishedLocation
Aklan River1990Aklan
Alabat1987Quezon
Alijawan-Cansuhay-Anibongan River1992Bohol
Allah Valley1985South Cotabato
Angat Watershed1968Bulacan
Aurora1936Aurora
Bawa1987Cagayan
Binahaan River1991Quezon
Calabgan1992Aurora
Calatrava-San Andres-San Agustin1982Romblon
Calauag1939Quezon
Capalonga1966Camarines Norte
Catanduanes1987Catanduanes
Dahican1933Camarines Norte
Dalanas River1990Antique
Dibalo-Pingit-Zabali-Malayat1992Aurora
Dipaculao1987Aurora
Doña Remedios-General Tinio1988
Dupax1934Nueva Vizcaya
Ilocos Norte Metro1934Ilocos Norte
Ilog-Hilabangan1990Negros Occidental
Infanta1967Quezon
Jalaur River1990Iloilo
Kabankalan1991Negros Occidental
Lake Lanao1992Lanao del Sur
Libungan1990Cotabato
Loboc River1953Bohol
Lopez1940Quezon
Lower Agno1983Benguet
Maasin1923Iloilo
Mahugunao1932Misamis Oriental
Malagos1933Davao del Sur
Marcos Highway1978Benguet
Mariveles 1919Bataan
Mulanay1938Quezon
Naguilian1936La Union
Olongapo 1987Zambales
Palawan1982Palawan
Palompon1988Leyte
Panay River1990Capiz
Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed1969Nueva Ecija
Polillo1966Quezon
Santa1935Ilocos Sur
South Upi1987Maguindanao
Talavera1938
Tanap1971Ilocos Norte
Tibiang-Damagandong1938Quezon
Torrijos1932Marinduque
Tumauini1994Isabela
Wangag1987Cagayan

Natural biotic areas

Wildlife sanctuaries

World Heritage Site or part of a World Heritage Site
NameAreaEstablishedLocation
Agusan Marsh1996Agusan del Sur
Chico Island2000Masbate
Marinduque2004Marinduque
Mount Calavite2000Occidental Mindoro
Mount Hamiguitan Range2004Davao Oriental
Naro Island2000Masbate
Rasa Island2006Palawan
Turtle Islands1999Tawi-Tawi

Wilderness areas