Philippines

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

• Baroque Churches of the Philippines (1993)
• Historic Town of Vigan (1999)
• Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (1995)

• Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park (1999)
• Tubbataha Reef Marine Park (1993)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Jesuit Churches of the Philippines (1993)
• San Sebastian Church (2006)
• Angono Triglyphs (1993)
• Spanish Colonial Fortifications of the Philippines (2006)
• Batanes Protected landscapes and seascapes (1993)
• The Tabon Cave Complex and all of Lipuun (2006)
• Paleolithic Archaeological Sites in Cagayan Valley (2006)
• Kabayan Mummy Burial Caves (2006)
• Butuan Archeological Sites (2006)
• Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) (2006)
• The Maranao Settlement of Tugaya (2006)
• Petroglyphs and Petrographs of the Philippines (2006)
• Neolithic Shell Midden Sites in Lal-lo and Gattaran Municipalities (2006)
• Mt. Apo Natural Park (2006)
• Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (2006)
• Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (2006)
• Ligawasan Marsh (2006)
• Taal Volcano Protected landscape, Batangas (2006)
• Panglao Island, Bohol (2006)
• Mt. Matutum Protected Landscape (2006)
• Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park (2006)
• Mt. Pulag National Park (2006)
• Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary (2006)
• Apo Reef Natural Park (2006)
• El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (2006)
• Coron Island Natural Biotic Area (2006)
• Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park (2006)
• Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park and outlying areas inclusive of the buffer zone (2006)
• Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (2008)

Activities

• Philippines - Embedment Mooring System For Tubbataha World Heritage Site

News

• Aug 30, 2007
  New Book on World Heritage Sites in the Philippines
• Apr 4, 2005
  Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)"

Events

• Jan 16, 2006 - Jan 21, 2006
  Seeing with Young Eyes – Teacher Training Workshop
• Dec 12, 2005 - Dec 16, 2005
  UNESCO Regional Workshop on Periodic Reporting Follow-up for North-East and South-East Asia

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 1991 - 1997

Contacts

• H. E. Mr José A. Zaide
  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to France, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the Republic of the Philippines to UNESCO
  Maison de l'UNESCO
  Bureau M3.45
  1, rue Miollis
  75732 PARIS Cedex 15
  Tel: 01.45.68.30.12; 01.45.68.29.66
  Fax: 01.45.67.07.97
  EMail: dl.filipinas@unesco.org; dl.philippines@unesco.org
  Web Site: http://www.unesco.org/delegates/philippines/
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
  Chairperson: Mr Alberto G. Romulo
  Secretary-General: Mrs Preciosa Soliven
  G/F Department of Foreign Affairs Bldg.
  2330 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
  Metro MANILA
  PHILIPPINES
  Tel: (63-2) 834 48 18; 834 34 47; (63-2) 722 17 76; 834 48 44
  Fax: (63-2) 831 88 73; (63-2) 721 27 63
  EMail: unescoph@mozcom.com;
  Web Site: http://www.unescoph.org/
  Source: UNESCO/ERC