The document discusses the natural resources of the Philippines. It details the country's abundant water resources such as rivers, lakes, and waterfalls that provide water power and are popular tourist destinations. It also describes the fertile land and forests that cover much of the country. Other natural resources discussed include mineral deposits such as nickel, iron, and copper, as well as fisheries and marine resources along its extensive coastline.

2. NATURAL RESOURCES

3. Bodies of Water
The Philippines is blessed with excellent natural harbors for ports.
The three largest rivers in the country are the Cagayan River in
Northern Luzon, the Rio Grande de Mindanao, and the Agusan River,
also in Mindanao.
Most popular among tourist is the famous underground river in
Palawan.
Aside from rivers, the country also abounds with lakes. Easily the
most famous is the heart-shaped Laguna de Bay. Other famous lakes
are Taal in Batangas, Sampaloc in Laguna, Buhi and Bulusan in Bicol,
Naujan in Mindoro Oriental, and Lanao and Mainit in Mindanao.
 Generating power for the Nation’s growth are the magnificent
waterfalls that serve as tourist attractions, as well. The biggest is
waterfalls is the Maria Cristina falls, it can be found in the North
Western part of Lanao province in Mindanao, while the most popular
is Pagsanjan falls in Laguna, where tourist came in droves.

4. Matnog, Sorsogon Port

5. Batangas Port Manila Bay

10. LAGUNA DE BAY

11. Taal Lake, Batangas Bulusan Lake, Bicol

13. The Philippines is rich in natural resources. It has fertile,
arable lands, diverse flora and fauna, extensive coastlines, and
rich mineral deposits.
About 30% of the land area of the country was determined
be geologically prospective by the Philippine Mines and Geo-
Sciences Bureau. But Only 1.5% of country's land area is covered
with mining permits.

14. Our Land
The Philippines’ primary source of
livelihood is its fertile land. Rich,
wide plains suitable for farming are found in
the Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, South
western Bicol, Panay, Negros, Davao, Cotabato,
Agusan and Bukidnon. The country ‘s six major
crops are rice, corn, sugarcane, coconut, abaca
and tobacco.

16. Our Forests
The Philippines also boasts of wide
tracts of lush, green forests. In fact,
almost half of the country’s total land
area is forested. Sixty percent of these
forests are found in Mindanao.

17. Mineral resources
Except for petroleum and a number of metals, mineral
resources abound in Philippine soil. Our metal deposits are
estimated at 21.5 billion metric tons, while non-metal deposits
are projected at 19.3 billion metric tons.
1. Nickel ranks first in terms of deposits and size, it is found in
Surigao del Norte, Davao, Palawan, Romblon and Samar.
2. Iron is found in Ilocos Norte, Nueva Ecija, Camarines Norte
and Cotabato.
3. While copper in Zambales, Batangas, Mindoro, Panay and
Negros.
Among non-metal deposits, the most abundant are
cement, lime, and marble. Other non-metals include asbestos,
clay, guano, asphalt, feldspar, sulfur, talc, silicon, phosphate,
and marble.

18. Fishery Resources
Of the 2,400 fish species found in the country. 65 have good
commercial value. Other marine products
include corals, pearls, crabs and seaweeds.
Some of the countries best salt water fishing area’s are found in
Sintangki Island in Sulu, Estancia in Bohol, Malampaya in Palawan,
Lingayen Gulf in Pangasinan, San Miguel lake in Camarines Norte,
Bantayan Channel in Cebu, and the seas of Quezon and Sorsogon.
On the other hand, among our biggest fishing areas are Laguna
de Bay, Bombon Lake in Batangas, Bato Lake in Camarines Sur,
Naujan Lake in Mindoro and Mainit lake in Agusan del Norte.

19. Soil is the most important natural resources in the Philippines primarily of most
people earn a living from tiling the land.
Agricultural experts believed that 8,120 species of plants grow in the country,
that is, about 1,000 varieties of orchids, 1,000 species of rice, and 3,000 species of
trees.
850 species of birds are found in the Philippines. Carabao is the most useful
animal for it serves as farmer’s best friend.
At least 2,000 species of fish are found in the waters of the Philippine
archipelago.
Philippine forest lands have a total area of 16,633,000 hectares which represents
55 percent of the total land area. The Philippines rank third in forest reserves.
Philippines is one of Asia’s great gold producing regions.
Energy in the Philippines is used to supply electricity and fuel to run factories,
light homes, and offices.

20. Regions and Provinces in the Philippines
The Philippines is composed of 7,107 islands situated in the South - East
Asian part of the globe. The Philippine islands are clustered into three (3)
island groups called Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao which are further
subdivided into seventeen (17) regions.
The island group of Luzon is composed of Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley,
Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR) and the National Capital Region (NCR) otherwise
known as Metro Manila.
The Visayas island group is composed of Western Visayas, Central Visayas and
Eastern Visayas.
South of the Philippines is the Mindanao island group composed of
Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN,
CARAGA and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

21. ILOCOS
-Ilocos Norte,
-Ilocos Sur,
-La Union
-Pangasinan

22. CAGAYAN VALLEY
-Batanes,
-Cagayan,
-Isabela,
-Nueva Viscaya,
- Quirino

23. CENTRAL LUZON
-Aurora,
-Bataan,
-Bulacan,
-Nueva Ecija,
-Pampanga,
-Tarlac,
-Zambales

24. CALABARZON
-Batangas,
-Cavite,
-Laguna,
-Quezon
-Rizal

25. MIMAROPA
-Marinduque,
-Occidental Mindoro,
-Oriental Mindoro,
-Palawan,
-Romblon

26. BICOL
-Albay,
-Camarines Norte,
-Camarines Sur,
-Catanduanes,
-Masbate,
-Sorsogon

27. Western Visayas
-Aklan,
-Antique,
-Capiz,
-Iloilo,
-Guimaras,
-Negros Occidental

28. Central Visayas
-Bohol,
-Cebu,
-Negros Occidental,
- Negros Oriental,
-Siquijor

29. Eastern Visayas
-Biliran,
- Eastern Samar,
-Leyte,
-Northern Samar,
-Samar,
-Southern Leyte

30. Zamboanga Peninsula
-Zamboanga Sibugay,
-Zamboanga del Norte,
-Zamboanga del Sur,
-Zamboanga City*,
-Isabela City*

31. Northern Mindanao
-Bukidnon,
-Camiguin,
-Misamis Occidental,
-Misamis Oriental,
-Lanao del Norte

32. Davao
-Davao City*,
-Davao del Norte,
- Davao del Sur,
- Davao Oriental,
-Compostela Valley

33. SOCCSKSARGEN
-North Cotabato,
-Sultan Kudarat,
-South Cotabato,
-Saranggani

34. CARAGA
-Agusan del Norte,
-Agusan del Sur,
-Surigao del Norte,
-Surigao del Sur

35. -Abra,
-Benguet,
-Ifugao,
-Kalinga,
-Apayao,
-Mountain Province

36. -Basilan,
-Sulu,
-Tawi-tawi,
-Lanao del Sur,
-Maguindanao

37. Composed of the cities of:
-Caloocan,
-Las Piñas,
-Quezon City,
-Makati,
-Manila,
-Muntinlupa,
-Parañaque,
-Pasig,
-Pasay,
- Malabon,
-Mandaluyong,
-Marikina
-Valenzuela
- Taguig.
-municipalities of Navotas,
-Pateros and San Juan

38. Beauty Spots

39. Natural Resources- Timber, Petroleum, Cobalt
Oil is not a natural resource.
Population: 99,900,177 Estimate
Capital- Manila
72nd largest country in the world
Officially called the Republic of Philippines
Slightly larger than Arizona
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The Banaue Rice Terraces was built more
than 2,000 years ago by hardy Ifugaos using
only their bare hands and crude stone tools.

40. The Mount Mayon is the Crowning Glory
of the Philippine Natural Wonders.

41. Manila Bay is one of the Enchanting
Wonders of the Country.

42. Located in the middle of a tropical rainforest, Aliwagwag Falls is
considered as one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the country with its
breathtaking cascading water.
The “stairway to the sky” is how some called it.
Recognized as a “Terrestrial Biodiversity corridor for Eastern Mindanao”.

43. Reputedly the world’s longest, the is a maze
of intricate caves and endless wonders.

44. Bohol’s
signature-attraction.
-is the jewel of
Bohol Tourism
and is
considered as
one of the
World’s Famous
Natural
Wonders.

45. A complex volcano, the smallest active
Volcano in the World, and part of a
chain of volcanoes along the western
side of the edge of the island of Luzon,
which were formed by the subduction
of the Eurasion Plate underneath the
Philippine Mobile Belt.

46. The ocean’s gentle giants can be seen between November and June, with
the numbers peaking between February and May. Tourists can also take a
boat cruise along the Donsol River through mangrove and palm trees, and
watch the night light up with millions of sparkling fireflies.

47. ,
well-favored for its gorgeous
beaches, excellent diving spots
and wide diversity of marine
species.

48. Popular for its ideal diving spots and
for being the only place in the world to
see thresher sharks on a regular basis
as well as manta rays and
hammerheads.

49. A marine sanctuary.
The reef is made up of
two atolls, North Atoll and
South Atoll, separated by a
deep channel of
approximately 5 miles (8 km)
wide.
It has become one of the
most popular dive sites in the
Philippines because of its
coral walls where the shallow
coral reef abruptly ends
giving way to great depths.
The marine park is open to
live-aboard diving excursions
between the months of April
to June when the waves are
most calm.

50. Formed like a dumb-bell and best known
as a vacationer’s paradise,
is one of the best beaches in
the world and always on the list of the
best beach destinations in Asia because of
its 4 km long powdered-like white sand
beach and the crystal clear turquoise
water.

51. Group of Islands with 124 islands at low tide
and 123 at high tide scattered along the
Lingayen Gulf located in the Alaminos City,
Pangasinan.

52. Second Highest Falls in
the Philippines with a 320
feet high waterfall which is
located in the boundaries
of Barangay Maria Cristina,
Ditucalan, and Buru-un,
Iligan City, 9.3 kilometers
away southwest of the city
proper.
Sometimes called the
“twin falls” as the flow is
separated by a rock at the
center of the waterfall.
Maria Cristina Falls, Iligan City

53. Best known as the country’s highest peak
towering at 2,954 meters (9,672 ft) above sea
level located between Davao City, Davao del
Sur, and Cotabato Province. Being the highest
mountain and volcano in the country,

54. It was a
beautiful setting built in
honor of the Philippines
greatest hero, Dr. Jose
P. Rizal.

55. It is situated at Pilar, Bataan. It is in this
mountain that the gigantic cross named as
“Dambana ng Kagitingan” (Altar of Valor) was
erected on April 1942.

56. It is a national shrine nicknamed as
“The Rock”. This was the last bastion to fall to
the invading Japanese in 1942.

57. Was the third most
important city after Manila and
Cebu.
It was the center of Spanish
colonial power in northern
Luzon.
The town is a living
testament to the Spanish
colonial era, a place that exerts a
strong cultural influence to the
modern Philippine nation.

58. It was the old capital of
Manila which was built in
1571. It was used to be the
seat of colonial powers of
both Spain and the United
States of America

59. It was here where Emilio Aguinaldo
declared Philippine independence from Spain
on June 12, 1898. This was where the
Philippine flag first raised.
It was in this place where Emilio
Aguinaldo was declared the first president of
the Philippine republic. The republic of which
the first in Asia.

60. Situated on Tirona St. in Batangas
City, the Pastor House is one of the
historical places of the Philippines,
which is an illustration of the turn-of-
the-century style residence. The
Pastor House was originally under
the ownership of Mr. Alejo Acosta,
who was the barrio Captain of
Batangas in the year 1883

61. The most awe-inspiring is the so-called where
you can actually find a gigantic candle with wax dripping at its sides and the
Holy Family of Joseph; Mary and Baby Jesus in his crib. Farther up is an angel
perched on limestone pedestal.

62. It was built in 1694 commissioned by the
Augustinian friars led by Fr. Antonio
Estavillo. It was declared as one of the
national treasures by former president
Ferdinand Marcos.

63. It was here where the constitution
of the republican government was
drafted on September 15, 1898.
this constitution was also known as
the Malolos Constitution because
the church is located in Malolos,
Bulacan.

64. The construction of this historical
site of the Philippines had
commenced in the year 1756
and took a century to achieve its
present form. The cathedral's
tabernacle is the only one of its
kind in the country.
The Taal Cathedral de San
Sebastian is one of the leading
historical places of the
Philippines.

65. Built in 1589, this beautiful
church has survived seven
earthquakes and two fires over
the centuries and now remains
as
At the main
entrance, there are exquisite
carvings on the wooden doors.
Inside the lovely, Mexican-influenced
interior is designed
in the shape of a Latin cross.

66. "Fun is not the perfect word to describe
the Philippines, but it is the best word
simple enough for all Filipinos to play
around with and share with everyone
around the world." -Donald Lim