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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 .
Rizal Park's history began in 1820 when the Paseo de Luneta was completed just south of the walls of Manila on a marshy patch of land next to the beach during the Spanish rule. Prior to the park, the marshy land was the location of a small town called Barrio Nuevo ("New Borough" or Bagumbayan in Tagalog) that dates back to 1601. The town and ...
The park is easily accessible from the Pan-Philippine Highway (AH26) that runs through the middle of the park. Before Andaya Highway was opened in 2003, this was the main highway that connected Manila to Naga and Legazpi as well as the Visayas and Mindanao passing through Daet and other coastal Camarines Norte municipalities.
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Image Name Location Coordinates Size Arroceros Forest Park: Ermita, Manila: 2 ha (4.9 acres) Balara Filters Park: Diliman, Quezon City 60 ha (150 acres) Isla Pulo: Tanza, Navotas
Sacred Mountain National Park is a national park in Marawi, Lanao del Sur in the Southern Philippines. The 94-hectare (230-acre) national park and protected area, located in Brgys. Guimba and Papandayan, was established on August 5, 1965, by Republic Act no. 4190. [ 1 ]
The park is located 101 km (63 mi) from Manila; its mountains can be seen across Manila Bay from the city. It straddles the northern half of Bataan Peninsula near its border with Subic Bay Freeport Zone , encompassing the Bataan towns and cities of Hermosa , Orani , Samal , Abucay , Balanga , Bagac and Morong . [ 2 ]
The Northern Negros Natural Park is located some 40 kilometres (25 mi) east-northeast of Bacolod, the largest city and capital of Negros Occidental.It covers the highland interior of the island and spans the cities and municipalities of Murcia, Salvador Benedicto, Talisay, Silay, Enrique B. Magalona, Victorias, Cadiz, Sagay, Toboso, Calatrava and San Carlos near the boundary with the province ...