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Marine Protected Areas in Region 2 1. Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape2. Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Seascape3. Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape4. Northern Siera Madre Natural Park Batanes Protected Landscape and SeascapeCreated: Proclamation 335 (February 28, 1994) and RA 8991 (January 5, 2001)Location: BatanesArea: 213,578 hectaresCoral Reefs: 2,391.64 hectaresSeagrasses: 448.54 hectares Palaui Island Protected … Read more

Get to know Barry, Debbie, and Pawi – the flagship species of DENR for the promotion of its Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Management Program or CMEMP. Let us work together to conserve and protect our coastal and marine resources! Barry, the Rabbitfish (barangan in local term) is the flagship species of the Palaui Island Protected … Read more

Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary, Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi The Turtle Islands, comprised of nine islands, is located at the southwestern tip of the Philippines and north of Borneo. Six of these islands (Taganak, Baguan, Boan, Great Bakkungan, Lihiman, and Langaan) are within Philippine territory while the remaining three (bakkungan Kechil, Gulisan, and Selingan) are under the … Read more

Murcielagos Island Protected Landscape and Seascape in Labason, Zamboanga del Norte. Twin islets are rich in floral and faunal species. Murcielagos Island Protected Landscape and Seascape were legislated as a protected area under the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System by virtue of RA 11038 or the ENIPAS Act of 2018. With a total area … Read more

Bongsanglay Natural Park Year established: May 31, 2000 Area covered: 518.90 hectares Location: Masbate Municipality: Batuan Biological Characteristics: Bongsanglay Natural Park is ecologically rich in marine and coastal habitats such as mangrove and beach forest, seagrass, coral reef/off-shore sandbars. Aside from the old-growth mangrove forest, the said protected area is also a home of the … Read more