LIST OF PROCLAIMED PROTECTED AREAS IN REGION 8

Initial Component

Leyte

1. Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park

Burauen, Leyte
Area = 635 has
Proc. No. 1157; Dated 02-03-1998

Samar

2. Calbayog-Pan-as Hayiban Protected Landscape

Calbayog City Western Samar
Area = 5,132 has
Proc. No. 1158; Dated:02-03-1998

Additional Component
Leyte

3. Lake Danao Natural Park

Brgy. Lake danao, Ormoc City
Area = 2,193 has
Proc. No. 1155 ; Dated:02-03-1998

4. Cuatro Islas Protected Landscape/Seascape

Inopacan and Hindang, Leyte
Area = 12,500 has
Proc. No. 270; Dated: 04-23-2000

Samar

5. Samar Island Natural Park

Western, Eastern & Northern Samar
Area = 333,300 has : Buffer zone = 125,400 has
Proc. No. 442: Dated: 08-13-2003

- Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park

Inutan, Basey, Samar
Area = 840 has
Proc. No. 831; Dated: 07-19-1935

- Calbiga Caves Protected Landscape

Calbiga, Wright & Hinabangan
 Area = 2,968 has
Proc. No. 1126; Dated: 11-04-1997

- Jicontol Natural Park

Maslog, Dolores and Can-avid
Area = 6,483 has
Proc. No. 1156; Dated: 02-03-1998

- Taft Forest (P.E.) Wildlife Sanctuary

Brgy. San Rafael, Taft Eastern Samar
Area = 3,729 has
Proc. No. 106; Dated: 12-10-1992

E. Samar

6. Guiuan Marine Reserve Protected Landscape/Seascape

Guiuan Eastern Samar
Area = 60,448 has
Proc. No. 469; Dated: 09-26-1994

7. Biri Larosa Protected Landscape/Seascape

Lavesares, Rosario, San Jose & Biri N. Samar
Area = 33,492 has
Proc. No. 291; Dated: 04-23-2000

LIST OF PROPOSED PROTECTED AREAS IN REGION 8

Name of Protected Area Location Area in has

1. Sohoton Natural Bridge Brgy. Inumtan, Basey, Samar 840
National Park
2. Palompon Protected
5,147
Landscape Palompon, Matag-ob & Villaba,
Leyte 14.0
3. Mac Arthur Landing
Brgy. Candahug, Palo, Leyte
Natural Monument 3,536
Libagon, St. Bernard, Hinunangan &
4. Hinabian – Lawigan
Silago, Southern Leyte
Protected Landscape
Lawaan Eastern Samar & Marabut 4,055
5. Bulosao Protected
W. Samar 527
Landscape
Mc Arthur, Leyte 5,934
6. Lake Bito Protected
Landscape Mahaplag, Sogod & Silago So. Leyte 1,145
7. Buac Protected Landscape Basey, Samar 3,386
8. Loog Protected Seascape Liloan So. Leyte 4,340
9. Liloan Protected Hinunangan, So. Leyte 4,530
Landscape
P. Burgos & Macrohon So. Leyte
10. San Pedro, San Pablo
1,251.34
Protected
Landscape/Seascape Asug Caibiran, Biliran 12,148
11. Southern Leyte Protected Javier, Abuyog and Mc Arthur, Leyte
Landscape/Seascape
984
12. Caibiran Mountains
Protected Landscape Ormoc and Merida, Leyte 1,145

13. Bito Watershed Protected Palompon, Leyte

Landscape 1,000
14. Ormoc Merida Wildlife Naval, Almeria & Caluba, Biliran 1,000
Sanctuary
Palanit, San Isidro Northern Samar 70,157
15. Tres Marias Protected
Landscape/Seascape Catubig and Palapag N. Samar 1,060

16. Anas Protected Landscape Malajog and Monopolo, Calbayog

Samar
17. San Isidro Protected 1,351
Landscape San Jose de Buan W. Samar
3,781
18. Catubig- Palapag Forest Paranas W. Samar
Reserve 58
Dolores Eastern Samar
19. Marine Recreational Park 100,000
Western Samar
20. Mt. Huraw Protected 18,000
Borongan Eastern Samar &
Landscape 5,937
Hinabangan Western Samar
21. Paranas Protected
Landscape Borongan Eastern Samar
22. Tikling Island Marine 720
Sanctuary
2,900
23. Maqueda Bay Protected Basey, Samar
Landscape/Seascape 454
24. Borongan – Hinabangan Basey, Samar
Old Growth Forest 1,600
Homonhon, Guiuan Eastern Samar
25. Linal-an Watershed Forest
Reserve Naval, Biliran
26. Basey Old Growth Forest 1,127
Tunga, Jaro & Kananga, Leyte
27. Basey Residual Forest
28. Mancono Genetic Reserve
29. Higatangan Island 1,127
Baybay, Leyte
Protected Landscape
1,220
30. Tunga Watershed Forest
Reserve 3,943
31. Baybay Watershed Forest San Juan & Hinundayan So. Leyte 10,580
Reserve
Maasin So. Leyte
32. Mt. Cabalian – Cantoloc
Permanent Forest Babatngon and San Miguel, Leyte 1,351
33. Maasin Protected
Seascape 364
34. Babatngon-San Miguel San Policarpo & Arteche Eastern
Watershed Forest Reserve Samar
35. San Policarpo- Arteche 5,250
Protected Seascape Mahaplag and Baybay, leyte (for
36. Kuapnit – Balinsasayao disestablishment)
Protected Landscape Jaro, Leyte 3,855
37. Mt. Amandeweng Ranges 9,239
Protected Landscape
38. Mt. Pangasugan Ranges
Baybay, Leyte
Protected Landscape
344
39. Salug Watershed Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Leyte
Protected Landscape 452
40. Mangrove Swamp Forest
Reserve Isabel and Palompon, Leyte
41. Mangrove SwampReserve 452
42. Mangrove Swamp Forest Isabel and Merida, Leyte
Reserve 272
43. Tongonan Hot Spring
National Park Ormoc and Merida, Leyte
Ormoc City, Leyte