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In 2012, there were 240 protected areas in the Philippines, of which 35 have been classified as National Parks. [2] By June 22, 2018, an additional 94 critical areas were designated as national parks, increasing the total national parks to 107, when President Rodrigo Duterte signed the E-NIPAS Act of 2018. [3] [4]
On February 1, 1932, the National Parks Act (Act No. 3195) was enacted that formally established the national parks system in the country. [6] Mount Arayat became the first national park in the Philippines established on June 27, 1933, following this act.
The Aurora Memorial National Park covers an area of 5,676 ha (14,030 acres) [4] stretching over 50 km along the scenic Bongabon-Baler road. The maximum altitude of the park is reported to be 1,000 m, so the main forest type inside the park must be lowland dipterocarp, with only limited areas of montane forest.
The Northern Negros Natural Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the northern mountainous forest region of the island of Negros in the Visayas.It is spread over five municipalities and six cities in the province of Negros Occidental and is the province's largest watershed and water source for seventeen municipalities and cities including the Bacolod metropolitan area. [1]
The park was created under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. [2] MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park [3] Palo: Leyte: Eastern Visayas: It was declared a national park on July 12, 1977, through Letter of Instructions No. 572 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos. [4]
Pages in category "National parks of the Philippines" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Bataan National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the mountainous interior of Bataan province in the Central Luzon Region. Activities in the park include nature viewing, bird watching, and trekking to its several peaks and waterfalls.
The National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) is an agency of the Department of Tourism (DOT) of the Philippines that is mandated to develop, preserve, and manage Rizal Park (Luneta) and Paco Park in Manila and other parks that may be assigned to it. [4]