In the Philippines, National Parks are places of natural or historical value designated for protection and sustainable utilization by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (1992).[1]
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]
World Heritage Site or part of a World Heritage Site.
Name | Area | Established | Location | Coordinates | |
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Provinces | Island Group | ||||
Aurora Memorial National Park | 5,676.00 ha (14,025.7 acres) |
1937 | Luzon | 15°35′03″N 121°24′00″E / 15.58423°N 121.39990°E | |
Balbalasang–Balbalan National Park | 1,338.00 ha (3,306.3 acres) |
1972 | Kalinga | Luzon | 17°27′00″N 121°09′00″E / 17.45000°N 121.15000°E |
Bangan Hill National Park | 13.90 ha (34.3 acres) |
1995 | Nueva Vizcaya | Luzon | 16°29′00″N 121°09′00″E / 16.48333°N 121.15000°E |
Bataan National Park | 23,688.00 ha (58,534.3 acres) |
1945 | Bataan | Luzon | 14°36′22″N 120°30′31″E / 14.60602°N 120.50848°E |
Biak-na-Bato National Park | 2,117.00 ha (5,231.2 acres) |
1937 | Bulacan | Luzon | 15°07′08″N 121°05′06″E / 15.11875°N 121.08510°E |
Bulabog Putian National Park | 854.33 ha (2,111.1 acres) |
1961 | Iloilo | Visayas | 11°02′01″N 122°40′02″E / 11.03370°N 122.66730°E |
Caramoan National Park | 347.00 ha (857.5 acres) |
1938 | Camarines Sur | Luzon | 13°46′49″N 123°52′49″E / 13.78036°N 123.88020°E |
Cassamata Hill National Park | 57.00 ha (140.9 acres) |
1974 | Abra | Luzon | 17°35′28″N 120°37′17″E / 17.59122°N 120.62143°E |
Fuyot Springs National Park | 819.00 ha (2,023.8 acres) |
1938 | Isabela | Luzon | 17°12′40″N 122°00′56″E / 17.21116°N 122.01555°E |
Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park | 57.50 ha (142.1 acres) |
1972 | Cebu | Visayas | 10°08′01″N 123°36′00″E / 10.13357°N 123.60009°E |
Hundred Islands National Park | 1,676.30 ha (4,142.2 acres) |
1940 | Pangasinan | Luzon | 16°12′02″N 120°02′15″E / 16.20050°N 120.03763°E |
Kuapnit Balinsasayao National Park | 364.00 ha (899.5 acres) |
1937 | Leyte | Visayas | 10°38′45″N 124°55′13″E / 10.64581°N 124.92034°E |
Lake Butig National Park | 68.00 ha (168.0 acres) |
1965 | Lanao del Sur | Mindanao | 7°44′07″N 124°17′19″E / 7.73523°N 124.28869°E |
Lake Dapao National Park | 1,500.00 ha (3,706.6 acres) |
1965 | Lanao del Sur | Mindanao | 7°47′16″N 124°02′51″E / 7.78782°N 124.04743°E |
Libmanan Caves National Park | 19.40 ha (47.9 acres) |
1934 | Camarines Sur | Luzon | 13°39′00″N 122°48′00″E / 13.65000°N 122.80000°E |
Luneta National Park | 58 ha (140 acres) |
1955 | Metro Manila | Luzon | 14°35′00″N 120°58′42″E / 14.58325°N 120.97831°E |
MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park | 6.78 ha (16.8 acres) |
1977 | Leyte | Visayas | 11°10′19″N 125°00′45″E / 11.17207°N 125.01244°E |
Mado Hot Spring National Park | 48.00 ha (118.6 acres) |
1939 | Cotabato | Mindanao | 7°13′00″N 124°15′00″E / 7.21667°N 124.25000°E |
Minalungao National Park | 2,018.00 ha (4,986.6 acres) |
1967 | Nueva Ecija | Luzon | 15°18′27″N 121°08′33″E / 15.30738°N 121.14240°E |
Mount Arayat National Park | 3,715.23 ha (9,180.5 acres) |
1933 | Pampanga | Luzon | 15°12′13″N 120°43′45″E / 15.20373°N 120.72925°E |
Mount Dajo National Park | 213.35 ha (527.2 acres) |
1938 | Sulu | Mindanao | 6°00′47″N 121°03′13″E / 6.01293°N 121.05358°E |
Mount Data National Park | 5,512.00 ha (13,620.4 acres) |
1936 | Luzon | 16°52′41″N 120°50′18″E / 16.87804°N 120.83841°E | |
Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park | 75,455.00 ha (186,453.4 acres) |
1969 | Mindoro Occidental | Luzon | 12°44′36″N 121°07′31″E / 12.74340°N 121.12521°E |
Mount Pulag National Park | 11,550.00 ha (28,540.7 acres) |
1987 | Luzon | 16°35′01″N 120°53′01″E / 16.58357°N 120.88359°E | |
Naujan Lake National Park | 21,655.00 ha (53,510.7 acres) |
1956 | Mindoro Oriental | Luzon | 13°10′22″N 121°20′34″E / 13.17270°N 121.34273°E |
Northern Luzon Heroes Hill National Park | 1,316.00 ha (3,251.9 acres) |
1963 | Ilocos Sur | Luzon | 17°29′10″N 120°27′11″E / 17.48614°N 120.45305°E |
Olongapo Naval Base Perimeter National Park | 9.04 ha (22.3 acres) |
1968 | Zambales | Luzon | 14°49′37″N 120°17′10″E / 14.82685°N 120.28599°E |
Pagsanjan Gorge National Park | 152.64 ha (377.2 acres) |
1939 | Laguna | Luzon | 14°16′00″N 121°29′00″E / 14.26667°N 121.48333°E |
Pantuwaraya Lake National Park | 20.00 ha (49.4 acres) |
1965 | Lanao del Sur | Mindanao | 8°02′00″N 124°16′00″E / 8.03333°N 124.26667°E |
Paoay Lake National Park | 340.00 ha (840.2 acres) |
1969 | Ilocos Norte | Luzon | 18°07′16″N 120°32′12″E / 18.12114°N 120.53654°E |
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park | 22,202.00 ha (54,862.3 acres) |
1999 | Palawan | Luzon | 10°10′00″N 118°55′00″E / 10.1667°N 118.9167°E |
Quezon Memorial National Park | 22.70 ha (56.1 acres) |
1975 | Metro Manila | Luzon | 14°39′04″N 121°02′57″E / 14.65110°N 121.04928°E |
Rungkunan National Park | undetermined | 1965 | Lanao del Sur | Mindanao | 8°03′40″N 124°24′11″E / 8.06100°N 124.40318°E |
Sacred Mountain National Park | 94.00 ha (232.3 acres) |
1965 | Lanao del Sur | Mindanao | 8°01′16″N 124°17′47″E / 8.02120°N 124.29633°E |
Salikata National Park | undetermined | 1965 | Lanao del Sur | Mindanao | 7°52′14″N 124°21′32″E / 7.87046°N 124.35879°E |