Geography of the

Philippines
Location of the Philippines

World Map 2
Location
Continent Asia

Region South East Asia

Coordinates 12.8797° N, 121.7740° E

Total Area 300,000 sq. km

*Land Area 99.38%

*Water 0.62%
Coast Line 36,289 km
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Neighboring Countries

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Highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m (9,691 ft)
Mount Apo, active volcano, south
central Mindanao, 20 miles (32
km) west of Davao City; it is the
highest point in the Philippines,
rising to 9,692 feet (2,954 metres).
Part of the Cordillera Central, it is
covered by a forest of tall, tropical
hardwoods; two subsidiary peaks
nearly match its height. Mount
Apo National Park, established in
1936, has an area of 199,819 acres
(80,864 hectares); it is the home of
the rare Philippine eagle and
features numerous peaks and
valleys, as well as Malasita Falls,
Sibulao Lake, and the Kisinte Hot
situated between Davao City, Davao del Sur Springs.
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province and Cotabato province
 Lowest Point: Galathea Depth 10,540 m/34,580 ft (sea level)

The Emden Deep, also known as the Galathea Deep or Galathea Depth, is the portion of the
10,540-metre-deep (34,580 ft) Philippine Trench exceeding 6,000-metre (20,000 ft) depths
in the south-western Pacific Ocean. The first crewed descent to the Emden Deep was made
by American undersea explorer Victor Vescovo and Filipino oceanographer Deo Florence
Onda in March 23, 2021. Findings of the expedition include extensive garbage near the
seafloor of the underwater feature. 6
Longest River: Cagayan River

The Cagayan River, also known as

the Rio Grande de Cagayan, is the
longest river and the largest river
by discharge volume of water in the
Philippines. It has a total length of
approximately 505 kilometres (314
mi) and a drainage basin covering
27,753 square kilometres (10,715 sq
mi). It is located in the Cagayan
Valley region in northeastern part
of Luzon Island and traverses the
provinces of Nueva Vizcaya,
Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.

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 Largest Lake: Laguna de Bay

Laguna de Bay, lake, the largest inland body of water in the Philippines, on Luzon just
southeast of Manila. Probably a former arm or extension of Manila Bay cut off by volcanism,
Laguna de Bay (Spanish: “Lake Bay”) has a normal area of about 356 square miles (922
square km) and is about 32 miles (51 km) long. Its shallow, crescent-shaped basin is poorly
drained by many small streams, and the surrounding low-lying plains are inundated during
seasons of heavy rainfall. The Pasig River is the lake’s outlet to Manila Bay, 10 miles (16 km)
northwest. An important fishing area, with productive wet margins (rice), Laguna de Bay is
broken by two peninsulas in the north and dotted by islands; densely settled Talim (9 miles
[14 km] long) is the largest. Santa Cruz, Biñan, and Calamba are towns on the lake’s
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southern shore.
Updated Population

• The current population of the Philippines is 111,292,955 as of

Sunday, September 5, 2021, based on Worldometer elaboration
of the latest United Nations data.
• The Philippines 2020 population is estimated
at 109,581,078 people at mid year according to UN data.
• The Philippines population is equivalent to 1.41% of the total
world population.
• The Philippines ranks number 13 in the list of countries (and
dependencies) by population.
• The population density in the Philippines is 368 per Km2 (952
people per mi2).
• 47.5 % of the population is urban (52,008,603 people in 2020)
• The median age in the Philippines is 25.7 years.
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 Political Geography
✓ The Philippines is divided into a hierarchy of local
government units (LGUs) with the 80 provinces as the
primary unit.
✓ Provinces are further subdivided
into cities and municipalities, which are in turn
composed of barangays.
✓ The barangay is the smallest local government
unit.
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✓ The Philippines is divided into 17 regions with all
provinces grouped into one of 16 regions for
administrative convenience.
The National Capital Region however, is divided into
four special districts.
✓ The regions themselves do not possess a separate
local government, with the exception of
the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao
Short Name Full name Regional center
NCR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION MANILA CITY
CAR CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION BAGUIO CITY
REGION I ILOCOS REGION SAN FERNANDO CITY, LA UNION
REGION II CAGAYAN VALLEY TUGUEGARAO CITY
REGION III CENTRAL LUZON SAN FERNANDO CITY,PAMPANGA
REGION IV-A CALABARZON CALAMBA, LAGUNA
REGION IV-B MIMAROPA CALAPA
REGION V BICOL REGION LEGAZPI CITY
REGION VI WESTERN VISAYAS ILOILO CITY
REGION VII CENTRAL VISAYAS CEBU CITY
REGION VIII EASTERN VISAYAS TACLOBAN CITY
REGION IX ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA PAGADIAN CITY
REGION X NORTHERN MINDANAO CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
REGION XI DAVAO REGION DAVAO CITY
REGION XII SOCCSKSARGEN KORONADAL CITY
REGION XIII CARAGA REGION BUTUAN CITY
ARMM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MIDANAO COTABATO CITY
Region I- Ilocos Region
 Bojedor Lighthouse Marcos Museum

Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Charity

Marcos Residence
Region II- Cagayan Valley
Mt. Pulag – Countries’ second Calimudinan Falls Sta.
highest peak Margarita, Baggao,
Cagayan
Region III- Central Luzon
Pantabangan Dam Barasoain church

Mt.Pinatubo
Angat dam
Region IV A- CALABARZON
This artificial reef, located
approximately 60 ft. deep in
Calatagan, Batangas
Region IV B- MIMAROPA
Palawan
Region V- Bicol Region
Region VI- Western Visayas
 Antique Guimaras

Igang Cave - Capiz

Iloilo Museum
Region VII- Central Visayas
Siquijor

Mactan Island
Lapu-lapu
Virgin Beach Resort

Magellans cross
Region VIII- Eastern Visayas
Region IX- Zamboanga Peninsula
Region X- Northern Mindanao
Region XI- Davao Region
Region XII- Soccsksargen
Region XIII- Caraga
Cordillera Administrative Region
On July 15, 1987, Executive Order No. 220 was issued creating the Cordillera Administrative
Region. It is composed of provinces which used to be part of the Old Mountain Province.
Republic Act No. 6766 was passed on October 23, 1989. It provided for an Organic Act for the
Cordillera Autonomous Region. It mandates the creation of an autonomous government to be
headed by a Regional Governor. It creates a Regional Assembly that will enact laws of regional
application and a regional judiciary composed of a supreme court and lower courts. The act also
directs the proposed autonomous government in the Cordillera to exercise governmental
functions, including the raising of taxes, but excluding defense, foreign affairs and monetary
functions. However, the Constitution requires that the act has to be ratified by the people in a
plebiscite. It was originally scheduled on December 27 of the same year but was reset to January
30 the following by virtue of the Commission on Elections. During the said plebiscite, it was only
Ifugao which voted favorably.

Republic Act No. 8438 dated December 22, 1997 created the Cordillera Autonomous Region. In
January 1998, a group of lawyers challenged the constitutionality of the act. A plebiscite held on
March 9 of the same year was held and invalidated the act. The region was created but reduced
to a regular administrative region.

Cordillera Administrative Region

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao
On July 15, 1987, Executive Order No. 220 was issued creating the Cordillera Administrative
Region. It is composed of provinces which used to be part of the Old Mountain Province.
Republic Act No. 6766 was passed on October 23, 1989. It provided for an Organic Act for the
Cordillera Autonomous Region. It mandates the creation of an autonomous government to be
headed by a Regional Governor. It creates a Regional Assembly that will enact laws of regional
application and a regional judiciary composed of a supreme court and lower courts. The act also
directs the proposed autonomous government in the Cordillera to exercise governmental
functions, including the raising of taxes, but excluding defense, foreign affairs and monetary
functions. However, the Constitution requires that the act has to be ratified by the people in a
plebiscite. It was originally scheduled on December 27 of the same year but was reset to January
30 the following by virtue of the Commission on Elections. During the said plebiscite, it was only
Ifugao which voted favorably.

Republic Act No. 8438 dated December 22, 1997 created the Cordillera Autonomous Region. In
January 1998, a group of lawyers challenged the constitutionality of the act. A plebiscite held on
March 9 of the same year was held and invalidated the act. The region was created but reduced
to a regular administrative region.

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in

Muslim Mindanao
Bangsamoro, officially the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (BARMM) (Filipino: Rehiyong Awtonomo ng
Bangsamoro sa Muslim Mindanao; Arabic: ‫ منطقة بانجسامورو ذاتية الحكم‬,
Minṭaqah Banjisāmūrū dhātiyyah al-ḥukm), is an autonomous
region located in the southern Philippines.

Replacing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the

BARMM was formed with the ratification of its basic law, the
Bangsamoro Organic Law following two-part legally-binding
plebiscite in Western Mindanao held on January 21 and February 6,
2019. The ratification was confirmed a few days later on January 25
by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).

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The establishment of Bangsamoro was the culmination of several years of peace talks between the
Philippine government and several autonomist groups; in particular the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
or MILF, which rejected the validity of the ARMM and called for the creation of a region with more
powers devolved from the national government. A framework agreement known as the Comprehensive
Agreement on the Bangsamoro was negotiated between the Benigno Aquino III administration and the
MILF in 2014. After continued negotiations and debates over certain provisions, the Congress of the
Philippines created and ratified a basic law for the region, now referred to as the Bangsamoro Organic
Law; the bill was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 26, 2018. Despite questions on
the region's constitutionality, as it would have adopted a parliamentary system in an area of a country
with a presidential system of government, no judicial ruling was made against the organic law and
consequently the COMELEC held two-part plebiscite: one by ARMM citizens determining whether to
dissolve the ARMM and immediately replace it with the Bangsamoro and, following the victory of the
yes vote on the first part,[4][5][6] and the second part taken by neighboring municipalities and
barangays in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Cotabato regarding their cession to the Bangsamoro
region.[7][8][9][10] As a result of the second part of the plebiscite, 63 barangays of Cotabato province
were handed over to the Bangsamoro government, adding to the autonomous region's territory.[11][7]

The Bangsamoro took the place of the ARMM as the only Muslim-majority autonomous region in the
Philippines.[12] Currently in transition until 2022, the Bangsamoro government has been considered a
testing ground for the wider debate on constitutional reform and federalism in the Philippines.
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National Capital Region
 List of
Provinces
▪ Abra ▪ Bohol ▪ Davao del Sur
▪ Agusan del Norte ▪ Bukidnon ▪ Davao Occidental
▪ Agusan del Sur ▪ Bulacan ▪ Davao Oriental
▪ Aklan ▪ Cagayan ▪ Dinagat Islands
▪ Albay ▪ Camarines Norte ▪ Eastern Samar
▪ Antique ▪ Camarines Sur ▪ Guimaras
▪ Apayao ▪ Camiguin ▪ Ifugao
▪ Aurora ▪ Capiz ▪ Ilocos Norte
▪ Basilan ▪ Catanduanes ▪ Ilocos Sur
▪ Bataan ▪ Cavite ▪ Iloilo
▪ Batanes ▪ Cebu ▪ Isabela
▪ Batangas ▪ Compostela Valley ▪ Kalinga
▪ Benguet ▪ Cotabato ▪ La Union
▪ Biliran ▪ Davao del Norte ▪ Laguna
▪ Lanao del Norte ▪ Nueva Vizcaya ▪ South Cotabato
▪ Lanao del Sur ▪ Occidental ▪ Southern Leyte
▪ Leyte Mindoro ▪ Sultan Kudarat
▪ Maguindanao ▪ Oriental Mindoro ▪ Sulu
▪ Marinduque ▪ Palawan ▪ Surigao del Norte
▪ Masbate ▪ Pampanga ▪ Surigao del Sur
▪ Misamis ▪ Pangasinan ▪ Tarlac
Occidental ▪ Quezon ▪ Tawi-Tawi
▪ Misamis Oriental ▪ Quirino ▪ Zambales
▪ Mountain Province Rizal ▪ Zamboanga del
▪ Romblon Norte
▪ Negros Occidental ▪ Samar ▪ Zamboanga del Sur
▪ Negros Oriental ▪ Sarangani ▪ Zamboanga
▪ Northern Samar ▪ Siquijor Sibugay
▪ Nueva Ecija ▪ Sorsogon
List of landlocked provinces in
the Philippines
A landlocked province is one that
has no coastline, meaning no
access to sea or ocean. There are
16 landlocked provinces in the
Philippines:
 All provinces of Cordillera Administrative
Region (CAR): Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain
Province, Ifugao and Benguet
Two provinces of Cagayan Valley (Region
II): Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino
Two provinces of Central
Luzon (Region III): Nueva
Ecija and Tarlac
 Three provinces of Mindanao:
Bukidnon of Northern Mindanao (Region X)
South Cotabato of SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
Agusan del Sur of Caraga (Region XIII)
List of island provinces in the
Philippines

◉An island province completely

surrounded by water, is the
opposite of a landlocked one.
There are 16 island provinces in
the Philippines:
One province of Cagayan Valley
(Region II): Batanes
Three provinces of MIMAROPA (Region IV-
B): Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan
 Two provinces of Bicol
(RegionV): Catanduanes and Masbate
One province of Western Visayas
(Region VI): Guimaras
 Three provinces of Central Visayas
(Region VII): Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor
One province of Eastern Visayas
(Region VIII): Biliran
One province of Northern Mindanao
(Region X): Camiguin
One province of Caraga (Region
XIII): Dinagat Islands
 Three provinces of Autonomous Region in
Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM): Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi
 Geographic center
The island province
of Marinduque prides itself as being the
geographic center of the Philippines.
T h e extrem e points under Philippine control as of 2 0 1 0 are:

Coordinates

D i r e c t i on Location
L a t i t u de ( N ) Longitude (E)

North A m i a n a n Isl a nd, Ba t a n e s 21º7’18.41" 121º56’48.79"

East P u s a n Poi nt , D a v a o Ori e nt a l [ a ] 7º17’19.80" 126º36’18.26"

South Fr a n c e s Re e f, T a w i - T a w i 4º24’53.84" 119º14’50.71"

West T h i t u Isl a nd [ b ] , Ka l a ya a n , P a l a w a n 11°3’10.19" 114°16’54.66"

Climate
 The Philippines has a tropical wet
climate dominated by a rainy season
and a dry season. The summer
monsoon brings heavy rains to most
of the archipelago from May to
October, whereas the winter
monsoon brings cooler and drier air
from December to February.
 The Philippines is prone to about 6-9
storms which make landfall each year,
on average. The 1991 Mount
Pinatubo eruption also damaged
much of Central Luzon, the lahar
burying towns and farmland, and the
ashes affecting global temperatures.
Terrain
The islands are
volcanic in origin,
being part of
the Pacific Ring of
Fire, and are
mostly
mountainous.
 The Philippine
Archipelago is
geologically part of
the Philippine Mobile
Belt located between
the Philippine Sea
Plate, the South China
Sea Basin of the
Eurasian Plate, and
the Sunda Plate.
The highest point in the The second highest point can
country is the peak ofMount
Apo in Mindanao, which is be found on Luzon at Mount
2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above Pulog, a peak 2,842 meters
sea level. (9,324 ft) above sea level.
✓ The Philippine Trench (also called the
Mindanao Trench) is a submarine trench 1,320
kilometers (820 mi) in length found directly
east of the Philippine Mobile Belt and is the
result of a collision of tectonic plates.
✓ Its deepest point, the Galathea Depth, has a
depth of 10,540 meters (34,580 ft).
The Philippine Fault System consists of a series
of seismic faults that produce
several earthquakes per year, most of which
are not felt.
Mount Mayon has the world's
most perfectly-shaped cone. It
has a violent history of 47 Taal Volcano, also located on
eruptions since 1616 and
another violent eruption is
Luzon, is one of the Decade
currently feared. Volcanoes.
The longest river is
the Cagayan River or Rio In Mindanao, the longest
Grande de Cagayan in river is the Rio Grande de
northern Luzon measuring Mindanao or Mindanao
354 kilometers. River
Most of the islands used to be covered
by tropical rainforests.
Luzon
The Batanes and Babuyan Islands
are found on the Luzon Strait
north of the Philippines facing
Taiwan. It contains the
northernmost point of land, the
islet of Y'Ami in the Batanes
Islands, separated from Taiwan by
the Bashi Channel (c.80.4672
kilometers (50.0000 mi) wide).
 Western Luzon
✓ This region stretches from Mairaira Point
in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte in the north to
Cochinos Point in Mariveles, Bataan in the
south.
✓ The terrain ranges from coastal plains to
rugged mountains bordered by the South
China Sea in the west and the Cordillera
Central and Zambales mountain ranges in the
east.
✓ Western Luzon is known for its beaches, surf
spots and historic towns.
Cagayan Valley is a region of the Philippines, also
designated as Region II or Region 02.
It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes
with Basco as the capital, Cagayan, Tuguegarao
City as the capital, Isabela considered to be the
heart of the region with Ilagan City as the capital,
Nueva Vizcaya with Bayombong as the capital, and
Quirino with Cabarroguis as the capital.
It has four cities; Cauayan and Ilagan City in
Isabela, its regional center - Tuguegarao City in
Cagayan, and its commercial center - Santiago City
in Isabela.
 Cordilleras and Caraballos

The Cordilleras and Caraballos, together with

the Sierra Madre Range, form the main
mountain system in Northern Luzon.
The Cordilleras consists of 2, sometimes 3,
mountain ranges that are found in
northwestern central Luzon.
 Sierra Madre range
The Sierra Madre range is the longest mountain
range in the Philippines and lies in the
Northeastern part of Luzon Island.
 Central Luzon plains

The largest plain in the country and

produces most of the country's rice
supply, earning itself the nickname "Rice
Bowl of the Philippines". Its provinces
are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva
Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.
 Manila-Calabarzon plains
▪ This region is where the capital of the
Philippines is located.
▪ In the Northern part of the region, that is,
Manila and Rizal, most of the plain has
been converted into cities, and are thus
industrialized.
▪ The plain harbors the largest inland
freshwater lake in Southeast Asia,
the Laguna de Bay
 Mindoro coastal plains

Mindoro's coastal plains are characterized

by rice and corn fields, rivers, beaches, and
extensive open space areas.
The endangered tamaraw, or Mindoro
dwarf buffalo, is located on Mindoro.
 PALAWAN
Kalayaan islands (Spratly Islands)
The Kalayaan islands are located to
the west of Palawan. "Kalayaan" is a
Filipino word meaning "freedom".
 MINDANAO
It is the second largest island in the country
at 94,630 sq. mi.
Zamboanga Peninsula has a very
mountainous terrain. The chain of mountain
ranges in this region is called Zamboanga
Cordilleras. The highest mountain in these
ranges is Mt. Dapi, which is 2,617 meters
(8,586 ft) high.
 Bukidnon-Lanao plateaus
The plateaus are located in the north-central
portion of Mindanao. They are extensive
flatlands around the height of 1,300 meters
(4,300 ft) above sea level.
 STATISTICS
The information is taken from CIA Factbook information for the
Philippines.

Area
Total: 300,000 square kilometres (115,831 sq mi)
Land: 298,170 square kilometres (115,124 sq mi)
Water: 1,830 square kilometres (707 sq mi)
 Natural resources
Timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt,
silver, gold, salt, copper, silver
Land use
Arable land: 19%
Permanent crops: 16.67%
Other: 64.33% (2005)
 Irrigated land
15,500 square kilometers (5,985 sq mi)
(2003)
Natural hazards
The Philippines sit astride typhoon belt
and are usually affected by 15 and
struck by five to six cyclonic storms per
year; landslides; active volcanoes;
destructive earthquakes; tsunamis.
 Environment - current issues
Uncontrolled deforestation in watershed
areas; soil erosion; air and water
pollution in Manila; increasing pollution
of coastal mangrove swamps which are
important fish breeding grounds; severe
water pollution that caused the death of
one of the country's major rivers,
though there are ongoing efforts at
resuscitation.
Typhoon Haiyan in November
2013 caused major problems.
 Environment - international
agreements
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine
Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83,
Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Largest cities and towns
CAR (Cordillera Administrative
Region) REGION 1 (Ilocos Region)
• CROPS – Banana, Coffee,
Corn, Palay, Potato, Sweet • CROPS – Palay, Corn,
Potato Banana, Mango, Tomato,
Tobacco, Coconut
• MINERALS – Gold, Silver,
Copper • FOOD PROCESSING
• MINING TEXTILES & • MASS TRANSPORATATION
OPERATION
◉ FURNITURE
• AQUA CULTURE
• HANDICRAFTS &
FURNITURES • MINING
REGION 2 (Cagayan Valley) REGION 3 (Central Luzon)
• CROPS – Palay, Corn, • CROPS – Palay, Corn,
Sugarcane, Tomato, Peanut, Banana, Mango, Tomato,
Coffee, Coconut, Sweet Tobacco, Coconut
Potato • FOOD PROCESSING
• MINING • MASS TRANSPORATATION
• MILLING OPERATION
• MACHIENERIES • AQUA CULTURE
• FOOD PROCESSING • MINING
REGION 4.A (CALABARZON) REGION 4.B (MIMAROPA)
• CROPS – Palay, Corn, Banana, • CROPS – Palay, Corn, Mango,
Mango, Coffee, Coconut, Banana, Coffee, Coconut,
Sweet Potato, Pineapple Sweet Potato, Pineapple
• FOOD PROCESSING • FOOD PROCESSING
• MACHINERIES • MINING & QUARRYING
• TEXTILES & GARMENTS • NATURAL GAS
• HANDICRAFTS & FURNITURES • HANDICRAFTS & FURNITURES
• AQUA CULTURE • AQUA CULTURE
• TOURISM • TOURISM
• MINERALS – Gold, Silver, • MINERALS - Gold, Silver,
Copper, Nickel copper, Nickel
NCR ( National Capital Region) Region 5 ( Bicol Region)
• CROPS – Palay, Corn,
• CROPS – Palay, Mango, Coffee,
Banana, Jackfruit, Coconut,
Coconut, Corn, Banana
Pineapple
• FOOD PROCESSING
• MASS TRANSPORTATION
• FOOD PROCESSING
OPERATION • MINING
• TOURISM • AQUA CULTURE
• MACHINERIES • MINERALS - Gold, Silver,
• TEXTILES & GARMENTS Chromite
• HANDICRAFTS & FURNITURES
REGION 6 (Western Visayas) REGION 7 ( Central Visayas)
• CROPS – Palay, Corn, • CROPS – Palay, Corn,
Coconut, Banana, Banana, Coconut,
Sugarcane Sugarcane, Sweet Potato
• FOOD PROCESSING • FOOD PROCESSING
• TOURISM • TOURISM
• MILLING • MILLING
• AQUA CULTURE • AQUA CULTURE
• MINERALS – Gold, Silver,
Copper, Manganese
 REGION 9 (Zamboanga
REGION 8 ( Eastern Visayas) Peninsula)
• CROPS – Palay, corn, • CROPS – Palay, Corn,
Coconut, Jackfruit, Sweet Coconut, Coffee, Banana
Potato • FOOD PROCESSING
• AQUA CULTURE • MINING
• ENERGY RELATED • MILLING
• MINING • MASS TRANSFORMATION
• MINERALS - Chromite OPERATION
• MINERALS - Chromite
REGION 10 ( Northern
• CROPS – Palay, Corn,
Mindanao) • CROPS – Palay, Corn, Banana,
REGION 11 ( Davao
Sugarcane, Region)
Coconut,
Banana, Sugarcane,
Coconut, Pineapple Pineapple, Durian
• FOOD PROCESSING
• AQUA CULTURE
• FOOD PROCESSING
• TOURISM • MINING
• MILLING • LIVESTOCK/POULTRY
• AQUA CULTURE • TOURISM
• MINERALS – Chromite, • FOREST PRODUCTS
Manganese • MINERALS – Gold, Copper,
Silver, Chromite
REGION 12 ( SOCCSKSARGEN) REGION 13 (CARAGA)
• CROPS – Palay, Corn, • CROPS – Palay, Corn,
Banana, Coconut, Durian Coconut, Sweet Potato,
Banana
• ENERGY RELATED
• AQUA CULTURE
• FOREST PRODUCTS
• FOREST PRODUCTS
• MILLING • MINING
• HANDICRAFTS &
FURNITURES
• MINERALS – Gold, Silver,
Copper, Nickel, Chromite
 Major Industries
ARMM (Autonomous Region of
Muslim Mindanao)
• CROPS – Palay, Corn,
Banana, Coconut, Durian,
Pineapple
• FOOD PROCESSING
• MASS TRANSPORTATION
OPERATION
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 Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan
The Puerto Princesa Underground River National Park is one
of the most significant protected areas of he Philippines. It is
located in the mid-west Coast of Palawan, some 76 kms
northwest of Puerto Princesa City. The site features a
spectacular limestone or karst mountain landscape with one
of the most impressive cave systems in the world. It contains
an 8.2 kilometer-long underground river that flows directly
to the sea.
Mount Pulag, Benguet
As the second highest mountain peak in the
Philippines, Mt Pulag attracts a lot of mountain
climers. Highlights of the climb include the
forest and the grassland summit with its ‘’ Sea of
Clouds” phenomenon. Described as a
rejuvenating experience, the mountain has one
o the best sunset and sunrise views in the
country where you can see the entire Cordillera
around you.
 Kapurpurawan Rock Formation, Burgos, Ilocos Norte

The Kapurpurawan Rock Formation was created through

weathering and erosion on the rocky coast of Burgos, Ilocos
Norte. It offers a breathtaking view of different rock shapes
that can completely amaze tourists who visit the place.
 Mt. Pinatubo, Zambales

Mt. Pinatubo is an active volcano located on the island of Luzon at

the intersection of the borders of the provinces of Zambales,
Tarlac, and Pampanga. The volcano’s eruption in June 1991,which
was one of the largest and most violent eruptions of the 20th
century,came after 500 years of dormancy.
 Callao Caves, Peñablanca, Cagayan

Callao Cave is a seven chambered cave with a Cathedral-

like chamber which was turned into a chapel by the Local
Government. Outstanding stalactites and stalagmites are
formed in the deeper chambers of the cave.
 Banaue Rice Teracces, Ifugao

The world famous rice terraces is an engineering

marvel built more than 2,000 years ago by Ifugao
tribes people. It is listed in the UNESCO World
Herotage Sites and dubbed as the “Eight Wonder of
the World”
 Boracay Island, Malay, aklan

Shaped like a dumbbell, Boracay Island is located on

the northwestern tip of Panay Island. The island is
about7kms long and consist of three communities
locally called barangays: Yapak in the north, balabag
in the Center and Manoc-Manoc in the South.
Apo island, Negros Oriental
Apo island is one of the
smallest volcanic islands
in the Philippines. It is
one of the world’s best
known marine
sanctuaries. Beneath the
clear sparkling blue
waters of the island lies a
breathtaking collection of
over 600 documented
fish species and 400
varieties of corals.
 Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

Lake Sebu is a natural lake located in the

municipality of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato within
the Allah Valley Region. The government has
recognized it as one of the country’s most
important watersheds.