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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 .
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
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 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]
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in the Philippines.. The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River or just Underground River).
The Pagsanjan Gorge National Park is a national park and tourist zone located in the province of Laguna in the Philippines, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Manila. It protects an area of 152.64 hectares (377.2 acres) around a series of gorges on the Bumbungan River which leads to Pagsanjan Falls .
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 ...
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.