Region 9 - Protected Areas

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Protected Areas in Region 9

Protected Area Name	Location	Legislation	Date	Area (ha.)
				PA	BZ
TOTAL (13)				293,966.31	16,593.27
A. Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve (1)				- - -
1. Mangrove areas from the municipality of Tagalisay to the mouth of Tigbao River including east pf Vitali Island*	Sibuguay Bay, Zamboanga del Sur	Proc. 2152	12/29/1981	undetermined
B. Natural Biotic Area (2)				5,592.00	2,489.00
1. Buug Natural Biotic Area**	Buug, Zamboanga del Sur	Proc. 63	12/22/1998	1,095.00	470.00
2. Basilan Natural Biotic Area **	Lamitan, Sumisip, Tipo-Tipo and Isabela, Basilan	Proc. 321	5/31/2000	4,497.00	2,019.00
C. Resource Reserve (1)				793.74	186.66
1. Siocon Resource Reserve **	Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte	Proc. 84	2/24/1999	793.74	186.66
D. Protected Landscape/Seascape (7)				32,506.57	8,610.61
1. Aliguay Island Protected Landscape/ Seascape**	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	Proc 106	5/6/1999	1,187.51	1, 191.89
2. Dumanquilas Protected Landscape/Seascape**	Malangas, Buug, Kumalarang, Lapuyan, Margosatubig & Vencenso Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur	Proc. 158	8/10/1999	25,948.00	3,714.98
3. Jose Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape **	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	Proc. 279	4/23/2000	439.00	15.00
4. Great and Little Sta. Cruz Islands Protected Landscape & Seascape **	Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	Proc. 271	4/23/2000	1,877.00	1,548.00
5. Selinog Island Protected Landscape and Seascape**	Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte	Proc. 276	4/23/2000	960.26	1,294.35
6. Murcielagos Island Protected Landscape and Seascape**	Labason, Zamboanga del Norte	Proc. 281	4/23/2000	100.00	151.00
7. Mount Timolan Protected Landscape**	San Miguel, Guipos and Tigbao, Province of Zamboanga del Sur	Proc. 354	8/14/2000	1,994.79	695.39
E. Natural Park (1)				12,107.00	5,307.00
1. Pasonanca Natural Park**	Zamboanga City	Proc. 132	7/5/1999	12,107.00	5,307.00
F. Wildlife Sanctuary (1)				242,967.00
1. Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary**	Turtle Islands, Sea, Tawi-tawi	Proc. 171	8/26/1999	242,967.00
Initial components unproclaimed under the NIPAS * Proclaimed under the NIPAS ***Initial Components of NIPAS under OGA
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