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The following are protected areas declared as Natural monuments of the Philippines by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Pages in category "Natural monuments of the Philippines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The National Committee on Geological Sciences was created via Executive order no. 625 on October 8, 1980. This committee is under the Office of the President of the Philippines, which consists of 21 government agencies headed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). [1]
Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument is a Philippine natural monument located in Northern Mindanao on the island of Camiguin.It encompasses two scenic volcanoes in the Camiguin Mindanao range that span the core of Camiguin: Mount Mambajao, which includes Mount Timpoong, its highest peak, and Mount Catarman, which includes Mount Hibok-Hibok, the island's only currently active volcano. [1]
The first important legislation that formed the basis of the current system of national parks and protected areas in the Philippines is Act No. 648, enacted in 1903 by the Philippine Commission. This act authorized the civil governor to "reserve for civil public purposes, and from sale or settlement, any part of the public domain not ...
The Salinas Natural Monument is a natural monument comprising saline springs and forested mountains in southern Cagayan Valley in the Philippines.It is one of four protected areas in the landlocked province of Nueva Vizcaya spanning an area of 6,675.56 hectares (16,495.7 acres) in the municipalities of Bambang, Kayapa and Aritao. [1]
ix, x (natural) 2006 The site is the third highest point in the Philippines. [22] Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park Misamis Occidental: vii, ix, x (natural) 2006 The site is a declared ASEAN Heritage Park. [23] Chocolate Hills Natural Monument: Bohol: vii, viii (natural) 2006 The site is part of the Bohol Island UNESCO Global Geopark. [24]
In the Philippines, Natural Parks as defined by law are relatively large areas not materially altered by human activity. The extraction of natural resources is not allowed in these areas and they are maintained to protect outstanding natural and scenic areas of national or international significance for scientific, educational, and recreational ...
Mount Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok form the two major landmarks within the Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument. The natural monument became an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2015. [7] The indigenous Kamigin Manobo are believed to be the original inhabitants of Mount Hibok-Hibok. [8]