PHILIPPINES – MINDANAO

PHILIPPINES – MINDANAO NORTH and WEST (Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Butuan)

Tentative WHS
Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Butuan Archeological Sites (16/05/2006)
Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges: Sacred Sites of Bukidnon
Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park (16/05/2006)

Airports: Butuan (BXU), Cagayan de Oro (CGY), Dipolog (DPL), Ozamiz (OZC), Pagadian (PAG), Siargao (IAO), Surigao (SUG), Zamboanga (ZAM)

BUTUAN
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Butuan: Eastern-Northern Mindanao Regional Museum
Archaeology and Anthropology Museums: Butuan: Balangay Shrine

CAGAYAN DE ORO
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Cagayan de Oro: Museum of Three Cultures
Archaeology and Anthropology Museums: Cagayan de Oro: Museo de Oro
House and Biographical Museums: Cagayan de Oro: La Castilla
Religious Temples: Cagayan de Oro: St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
Malls/Department Stores: Cagayan de Oro: Limketkai Center

ZAMBOANGA
Castles, Palaces, Forts: Zamboanga: Fort Pilar (National Museum)
Religious Temples: Zamboanga: Taluksangay Mosque
Markets: Zamboanga: Public Market

ILIGAN
MALAYBALAY
PAGADIAN
SURIGAO CITY

Castles, Palaces, Forts: Ozamiz: Fuerte dela Concepcion y del Triunfo
Religious Temples:
Dapitan: St. James the Greater Parish
Dipolog: Our Lady Of The Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
Isabela City: Sta. Isabel de Portugal Cathedral
Religious Monuments:
El Salvador: Divine Mercy Statue
Sapang Dalaga: Caluya Shrine
Monuments: Dapitan: Rizal Disembarkation Site
World of Nature
Mount Balatukan Range Natural Park
Mount Kalatungan Range Natural Range
Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park
Mount Malindang Natural Park
Mount Redondo Natural Bonsai Forest
Pasonanca Natural Park
Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument
Botanical Gardens: Ozamiz City: Naomi’s Botanical Garden
Waterfalls:
Alalum Falls
Katibawasan Falls
Lanao del Norte: Maria Cristina Falls
Limunsudan Falls
Maria Cristina Falls
Merloquet Falls
Tinago Falls
Tinuy-an Falls
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines.
Bukidnon: Blue Water Cave
Macahambus Cave
Surigao del Norte: Silop Cave
Tayangban Cave Pool
Lakes: Lake Mainit
Rivers: Agusan River
Festivals: Tudela: Binalbal Festival
Beaches
Magpupungko Rock Pools
Siargao Isla’Sohoton Cove
Indigenous Peoples
Mindanao: Bagobos (tree dwellers)
The Dark Side
Camiguin: The Sunken Cemetery
Gingoog: Cebu Pacific Flight 387 Memorial Shrine
Culinary Delights: on in Muslim Mindanao
Islands
Camiguin
Dinagat
Mindanao
Siargao
DARE places (2)
Hibusong island
Camiguin island
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PHILIPPINES – MINDANAO – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

MARAWI
Religious and Sacred Art Museums (including Islamic and Jewish Museums): Marawi: Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts

COTABATO
Airports: Cotabato (CBO)
Religious Temples: Datu Saudi-Ampatuan: Grand Mosque of Cotabato
Jolo: Central Mosque
Simunul: Masjid Shiekh Karimul Makhdum
Tawi-Tawi: Masjid Raayat – Tawi-Tawi Central Mosque
World of Nature
Bud Bongao
Lake Butig NP
Lake Dapao NP
Sacred Mountain NP
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines: Cotabato City: Kutang Bato Cav
Lakes: Lanao Lake
Rivers: Rio Grande de Mindanao
Beaches: Sulu: Tanduh Beach
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PHILIPPINES – MINDANAO SOUTH, CENTRAL (Davao, Koronadal)

MOUNT HAMIGUITAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WHS
Forming a mountain ridge running north-south along the Pujada Peninsula in the south-eastern part of the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor, it has an elevation range of 75–1,637 m above sea level responding to highly dissimilar soil and climate conditions and provides critical habitat for a range of plant and animal species. The property showcases terrestrial and aquatic habitats at different elevations, and includes threatened and endemic flora and fauna species, eight of which are found only at Mount Hamiguitan. These include critically endangered trees, plants and the iconic Philippine eagle and Philippine cockatoo.
The fragile tropical “bonsai” forest that crowns the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary epitomizes nature’s bid to survive in adverse conditions. It is home to a total of 1,380 species with 341 Philippine endemics that include the trees Shorea polysperma, Shorea astylosa, and the orchid Paphiopedilum adductum. Its high level of endemicity is well exemplified by the proportion of its amphibian (75% endemic) and reptile (84% endemic) species.
Rent a car from the Davao airport. Visit the Philippine Eagle Sanctuary/Centre first (which is not part of the WHS. It is a good 1.5-hour drive to get there and 4 hours away from the Mount Hamiguitan Natural Heritage Museum or Visitor Centre.
Rainfall can be intense with flooding. Mount Hamiguitan Longhouse Lodge is not in the core zone. At 408 metres, it is the starting point from where permit holders start one of the 3 trails to the summit of Mount Hamiguitan.
Mount Hamiguitan Nature Heritage Museum. Around the museum area, see endemic pitcher plants, orchids, lots of ferns, some pygmy trees and plants, and butterflies. Reach the core zone after an uphill hike, but it didn’t add much to our overall short visit, except for louder bird calls and non-stop insect activity.
The uppermost are of the mountain is frequently covered in clouds of mist and fog (summit 1,628 metres), especially in the morning. The Philippine eagle takes only one mate for life and lays only one egg every two years. After getting a permit individually or by joining others on a tour, there are 3 trails to the summit, taking 11 hours of uphill hiking over 2 nights (camping) and 3 days: the shortest but hardest being the La Union – San Isidro trail, Magum – Mati trail, which offers many picturesque spots, and the average Domagooc – Governor Generoso trail. See five vegetation types: brushland, dipterocarp forest, montane forest, mossy pygmy forest, and mossy forests. Ultramafic soil (igneous rock soil highly enriched in metals and depleted in plant nutrients).

MOUNT HAMIGUITAN RANGE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (Extension) – Pujada Bay Tentative WHS
TURTLE ISLANDS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Tentative WHS (20/03/2015)

GENERAL SANTOS*
History, Culture, National and City Museums: General Santos: Museum of Cultural History and the Arts (MSU Gensan)

DAVAO*
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Davao: Davao Museum of History and Ethnography
Davao: Museo Dabawenyo
Natural History and Earth Museums: Davao: D’Bone Collector Museum
Zoos
Davao: Davao Crocodile Park
Davao: Philippine Eagle Centre✏️
Markets: Davao: Roxas Night Market
DIGOS CITY
KORONADAL
TAGUN
Religious Monuments: Tagum: Largest Rosary in the World
KIDAPAWAN

Airports: Davao (DVO), General Santos (GES), Tawi-Tawi (TWT)
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Lake Sebu: T’boli Museum
Mati: Subangan Davao Oriental Museum
Architectural Delights: Sultan Kudarat: Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol
Religious Temples: Davao: San Pedro Cathedral
World of Nature
Mount Dajo NP
Mount Inayawan Range Natural Park
Mt Apo Natural Park
Waterfalls
Aliwagwag Falls
Asik Asik Falls
Awao Falls
Curtain Falls
Lake Sebu’s 7 Falls
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines: Monfort Bat Sanctuary
Lakes: Lake Buluan
Rivers: Pulangi River
Trails 1 – Treks: Mt .Apo Trek
Festivals: Kadayawan Festival, Davao
Indigenous Peoples:
Bagobos (tree dwellers)
Sulu Archipelago : Bajaus (sea nomads)
Villages and Small Towns: Sitangkai

DARE. Sarangani Islands (Balut and Sarangani)

Islands
Basilan
Jolo
Mindanao
Samal
Sarangani group
Tawi Tawi

DARE places (2)
Mapun island
Sibutu and Sitangkai (Philippines’ southernmost)