PHILIPPINES PROTECTED NATIONAL PARKS, SANCTUARIES, MAJOR WATERSHEDS AND PROTECTED AREAS
The Hundred Islands National Park is the first national park and a protected area
Hundred Islands National Park
Cassamata Hill National Park National Park
located in Alaminos, Pangasinan in the northern Philippines. The islands, totaling 124 at
low tide and 123 at high tide, are scattered in Lingayen Gulf covering an area of 16.76
square kilometres (6.47 sq mi).
The national park was created by Presidential Proclamation No. 667, covering an
area of 16.76 square kilometres (6.47 sq mi) and signed by President Manuel L. Quezon
on January 18, 1940, for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the Philippines and
known as the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP).
The Executive Order No. 436 signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on June
21, 2005 transferred the administration, management, maintenance, and operation of the
whole Hundred Islands National Park (HINP), including all the activities, facilities, and
improvements thereafter, from the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) to the city
government of Alaminos, Pangasinan in pursuit of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise
known as the Local Government Code of 199.
The islands are believed to be about two million years old. There are actually ancient
corals that extend well inland, in an area previously comprising the seabed of an ancient
sea.
Cassamata Hill National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the
municipality of Bangued, Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region. The park covers
an area of 57 hectares (140 acres) and was declared a protected area in 1974.
Its location in the southern limits of Bangued municipality by the Ilocos Sur-Abra road
affords easy access to its residents. The hill itself is an easy climb via a winding road or
on foot by concrete stairways. Visitors are rewarded with panoramic views of the small
town below as well as the whole expanse of the Abra River valley flanked by
the Cordillera Central and Ilocos mountain ranges. The 990 meter (3,248 feet) tall Mount
Banti Goolong (also called "Sleeping Beauty" mountain by locals) is especially
impressive from Victoria Park located in the summit of the hill. In addition to the park
and mountain trails, Cassamata Hill also provides recreational facilities such as
swimming pool, a hotel and an amphitheater. The park is also the site of a water reservoir
and a shrine to the Virgin Mary.
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Casecnan Protected Landscape Casecnan Protected Landscape is a protected area in the Casecnan River watershed of
eastern Luzon in the Philippines. It has a total area of 88,846.80 hectares (219,545.2 acres)
straddling the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Aurora.]The 57,930-hectare
(143,100-acre) Casecnan River Watershed Forest Reserve was established in August 1987
by virtue of Executive Order No. 136 issued by President Corazon Aquino. In April 2000,
the forest reserve was enlarged to 88,846.80 hectares (219,545.2 acres) and was
reclassified as a protected landscape area through Proclamation No. 289.[3] It is
considered as one of the last remaining substantial water source for the region of Central
Luzon. The protected landscape area stretches over the municipalities of Dupax del
Norte and Dupax del Sur in Nueva Vizcaya, Maddelain Quirino, and Dipaculao in Aurora.
It was established to protect the watershed around the Casecnan River, a tributary of
the Rio Grande de Cagayan which flows through the mountains of central Sierra Madre,
the Caraballo and Mamparang ranges.[4] The river is used heavily for irrigation and serves
much of the surrounding communities in Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley

Protected Landscape Palaui Island lies on the northeastern tip of mainland Luzon under the jurisdiction the
town of Sta. Ana, a special economic zone bustling with modern industrial establishments
and blessed with beautiful coastline. Despite the developments, Sta. Ana is still rural and
laid back, projecting contrasting features that add to its mystique. But what makes Sta.
Ana more beautiful is Palaui, the island off its shore that offers so much – white sandy
beaches and panoramic coves, a century old lighthouse, hidden waterfalls and lovely
people, all in a scenic ragged terrain surrounded with huge waves and echoing wind.
With a land area of more than 3,000 hectares, Palaui Island is made up of volcanic debris.
It is home to a fishing community without electricity and commercial accommodation. Its
main attraction aside from its beaches is the Farol de Cabo Engaño, an 18th century
lighthouse built by the Spaniards that guides ships entering and leaving Sta. Ana specially
those using Port Irene and San Vicente, as well as those traversing the Babuyan Channel
and Philippine Sea.