MAP'S OF THE VOLCANOES, DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE FAULTS & TRENCHES IN THE PHILIPPINES, PACIFIC RING OF FIRE, AND REINFORCED DEPARTMENT TO SECURE THE TREASURE OF OUR NATION

 Philippine Institute of Volcanology And Seismology (PHILVOCS) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) are reinforced department, to study the changes in land and to inform the Filipino people if the earthquakes are attacked or aftershocks if happened. This department's are illustrate the figure in the top.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) the assigned to protect the beautiful places and security to shall be the primary government agency charged with the responsibility to encourage, promote, and develop tourism as a major socio-economic activity to generate foreign currency and employment and to spread the benefits of tourism to both the private and public sector.

Taal Volcano in Batangas

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Taal Volcano is a complex volcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the second most active volcano in the Philippines with 33 historical eruptions. All of these eruptions are concentrated on Volcano Island, an island near the middle of Taal Lake. 

The lake partially fills Taal Caldera, which was formed by prehistoric eruptions between 140,000 and 5,380 BP. Viewed from Tagaytay Ridge, Taal Volcano and Lake presents one of the most picturesque and attractive views in the Philippines. It is located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of the capital of the country, the city of Manila.

The volcano had several violent eruptions in the past causing loss of life in the island and the populated areas surrounding the lake, with the death toll estimated at around 5,000 to 6,000. Because of its proximity to populated areas and its eruptive history, the volcano was designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of close study to prevent future natural disasters. All volcanoes of the Philippines are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Kapurpurawan Rock Formation in Burgos, Ilocos Norte

Kapurpurawan Rock Formation is located on the rocky coast of Burgos, Ilocos Norte. It is known for its creamy white and streamlined limestone formations, which have been sculpted by different oceanic and weather forces. Burgos is located on the northwestern tip of Ilocos Norte.

Kapurpurawan Rock Formation nestles along the popular Kapurpurawan beach (called by locals) but really the spot is along the Bangui Bay. Seeing this nature’s wonder, I asked ‘Manong’ our tour guide what is meant by the term ‘kapurpurawan’. He told me it is an Ilocano word which means white. And the magical rock is indeed white.

Reminds me of a huge ivory that looks like a boat at the top of that spot. How nature and years and years of forces of the water, current and waves formed that amazing rock. Actually the rocky coast of that beach is totally beautiful. Every part of it tells different story and speaks magical history of the place and time from then and till now.

Source: https://www.google.com.ph/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=kapurpurawan+rock+formation

Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos, Pangasinan

Hundred Islands National Park is a national park in the Philippines. The protected is located in the city of Alaminos, in the province of Pangasinan in 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 kilometers (6.47 sq. mi). Only three of them have been developed for tourism: Governor Island, Quezon Island, and Children's Island. The Lucap wharf in Alaminos, the entrance to the National Park, is about 240 kilometers (150 mi) north of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The islands are believed to be about two million years old. They are actually ancient corals that extend well inland, in an area previously comprising the seabed of an ancient sea. The lowering of the sea level has exposed them to the surface. 

The peculiar "mushroom-like" shapes of some of the islands were caused by the eroding action of the ocean waves. The national park was created by Presidential Proclamation No. 667, covering an area of 16.76 square kilometers (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 Republic Act No. 3655 signed on June 22, 1962, created the Hundred Islands Conservation and Development Authority (HICDA), for the conservation, development and management of HINP. The park including Lucap Bay was transferred from HICDA to the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) by virtue of Section 35 of Presidential Decree No. 564.

On April 27, 1982 under Proclamation No. 2183, the national park including Lucap Bay and its foreshore areas, beginning from Sitio Telbang to the east to Sitio Recudo to the west, were declared as a Tourist Zone and Marine Reserve under the control and administration of the PTA. Subsequently under the Presidential Proclamation No. 2237 enacted on November 6, 1982, the parcels of land reserve for the Marine Fisheries Multi-Purpose Farm (created under Proclamation No. 1282 of June 21, 1974) were withdrawn and were also placed under the control and supervision of the Tourism Authority for development purposes.

The Executive Order No. 436 signed by Former 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 1991, which encouraged the transfer of power and authority from the national government to local government units, in line with the government’s devolution program mandated by the Constitution.

Source: https://www.google.com.ph/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=hundred%20islands 

Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol

Chocolate Hills are a geological formation in the Bohol province of the Philippines. There are at least 1,260 hills but there may be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometers (20 sq. mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown (like chocolate) during the dry season, hence the name.

The Chocolate Hills are a famous tourist attraction of Bohol. They are featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attractions in the province. They are in the Philippine Tourism Authority's list of tourist destinations in the Philippines, they have been declared the country's third National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Three legends explain the formation of the Chocolate Hills. The first tells the story of two feuding giants who hurled rocks, boulders, and sand at each other. The fighting lasted for days, and exhausted the two giants. In their exhaustion, they forgot about their feud and became friends, but when they left they forgot to clean up the mess they had made during their battle, hence the Chocolate Hills.

A more romantic legend tells of a giant named Arogo who was extremely powerful and youthful. Arogo fell in love with Aloya, who was a simple mortal. Aloya's death caused Arogo much pain and misery, and in his sorrow he could not stop crying. When his tears dried, the Chocolate Hills were formed.

The third legend tells of a town being plagued by a giant carabao, who ate all of their crops. Finally having had enough, the townsfolk took all of their spoiled food and placed it in such a way that the carabao would not miss it. Sure enough, the carabao ate it, but his stomach couldn't handle the spoiled food, so he defecated, leaving behind him a mound of feces, until he had emptied his stomach of the food. The feces then dried, forming the Chocolate Hills.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_Hills

Mayon Volcano in Legaspi, Albay

Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island of Central Luzon in the Philippines. The shape is "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape. The volcano and its surrounding landscape were declared a national park on July 20, 1938, the first in the nation in the Philippines. The local traditional art it refers to the volcano being named after the legendary princess heroine Daragang Magayon means (Beautiful Lady in English). It’s erupted in the some parts of provinces in Albay at the municipalities of the Camalig, Daraga, Guinobatan, Legazpi, Ligao, Malilipot, Santo Domingo, and Tabaco. The first record of the eruption are year 1814 eruption and continuous the years of 1881–1882, 1897, 1984 and 1993, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010 and renew the activity in year 2014.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayon_Volcano    

                                     

                                                                                                           

        

The Philippine Archipelago

                                                                                                           




          

  

             The Philippines is an archipelago  made of 7, 107 island clumpled together in the tropical parts of Pacific Ocean.

             

           This is one of the contributing factors why the Philippines came to be a melting pot of different races, cultures and religions, as migrants from both the West and East found suitable habitats in each of the country ‘s major islands.

          

                     The Philippines is part of Southeast Asia. It can be found in the Northern hemisphere between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer, found on 23 ½ ° North latitude. Its exact location is between 4° 23’and 21° 25’ north latitude and 116° and 127° east longitude.

           

                    The Philippines is surrounded by Luzon Sea in the north. Pacific Ocean in the east (Philippine Sea) can be found the Benham Rise, South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) in the west, and Sulu Sea in the south.

          

                  The Philippines is considered an archipelago. An archipelago is the group of island, especially small islands. The Philippines has 7,107 islands, surrounded and separated by oceans and seas. However, only few islands are big enough to be inhabited by people.

             

                  There are two islands that make up the 67% of the country’s total land area which is 300, 000 square kilometers. They are Luzon and Mindanao that measure 105,708 km² and 95, 587 km² respectively. Next in size are the island of Samar, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Mindoro, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, and Basilan.

          

                 The Philippines is situated about 100 km from the southeast coast of the Asian mainland, in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Its surface is mountainous as it is believed to have formed due to crustal movements, volcanic activities, and coral formations.

         

             Water in the Philippines is well distributed but mostly held in the oceans and seas within its national boundaries. Some of these seas are Sulu Sea, Mindanao Sea, Visayas Sea, Camotes Sea, and Sibuyan Sea.