The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated six World Heritage Sites in the Philippines. The UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
The Philippines, following its ratification of the convention on Thursday, September 19, 1985, made its historical and natural sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The Philippines had its first sites included in 1993, and since 1999, has six sites on the list spanning nine locations. Of those six sites, three are cultural and three natural. Twenty-eight other properties have also been submitted to the Tentative List for possible nomination in the future.
World Heritage List
Image | Site | Location | Type (criteria) | Description | Year | Ref |
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Iloilo | Cultural: (ii)(iv) | Baroque Churches of the Philippines | 1993 | 677 | ||
Ilocos Norte | ||||||
Manila | ||||||
Ilocos Sur | ||||||
Vigan |
Ilocos Sur | Cultural: (ii)(iv) | 1999 | 502 | ||
Davao Oriental | Natural: (x) | 2014 (38th session) | 1403 (Tentative: 5487) | |||
Palawan | Natural: (vii)(x) | 1999 | 652 | |||
Ifugao | Cultural: (iii)(iv)(v) | 1995 | 722 | |||
Sulu Sea | Natural: (vii)(ix)(x) | 1993 | 653 |
Tentative List
The following 28 sites are on the Tentative List for the Philippines, meaning that the government intends to consider them for nomination in the future:[1] In March 20, 2015, the UNESCO Tentative List of the Philippines was fully revised after recommendations from the UNESCO itself.
Image | Site | Location | Type (criteria) | Description | Ref | |
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Sulu Sea | Natural: (vii)(ix)(x) | 5033 | ||||
Loboc Church, Boljoon Church, Guiuan Church, Tumauini Church and Lazi Church |
Multiple locations | Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi) | 3860 | |||
Batanes | Mixed | 521 | ||||
Agusan del Norte | Cultural: (iii)(iv)(v) | 2071 | ||||
Bohol | Natural: (vii)(viii) | 5024 | ||||
Palawan | Mixed: (iii)(ix)(x) | 5035 | ||||
Palawan | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5034 | ||||
Benguet | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi) | 2070 | ||||
Albay | Natural: (vii)(x) | 6007 | ||||
Mindoro | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5036 | ||||
Misamis Occidental | Natural: (vii)(ix)(x) | 5029 | ||||
Palawan | Natural: (ix)(x) | 6006 | ||||
Luzon | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5030 | ||||
Cagayan | Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(v) | 5019 | ||||
Luzon | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5037 | ||||
Provinces and Petrographs | Cultural: (iii) | 2069 | ||||
Cagayan Valley | Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(v) | 5018 | ||||
Palawan | Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv)(v) | 1860 | ||||
Tawi-Tawi | Natural: (ix)(x) | 6008 |
Former UNESCO Tentative Sites Before the March 2015 Revision
Image | Site | Location | Type (criteria) | Description | Ref | |
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Agusan del Sur | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5023 | ||||
Lanao del Sur | Cultural: (i)(iii)(vi) | 5017 | ||||
Batangas | Natural: (vii)(viii)(x) | 5026 | ||||
Spanish fortresses in Romblon, Romblon, Capul, Northern Samar, Dauis, Bohol, Maribojoc, Bohol and Taytay |
Multiple locations | Cultural: (ii)(iii) | 520 | |||
Bohol | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5027 | ||||
Manila | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv) | 518 | ||||
Central Mindanao | Natural: (ix)(x) | 5025 | ||||
Davao del Sur | Natural: (x) | 5485 | ||||
Baclayon Church, Maragondon Church, Guiuan Church and Loboc Church |
Multiple locations | Cultural: (iv) | 514 | |||
Rizal | Cultural: (iv) | 519 |
Both Guiuan Church of Eastern Samar and Loboc Church of Bohol, despite being heavily damaged by the Bohol Earthquake and Supertyphoon Haiyan in 2013, are still considered part of the Philippines' UNESCO Tentative List as part of the Five churches in the 'Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension)'.
The Maranao Settlement of Tugaya was suggested by UNESCO to be submitted in the future by the Philippines as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage instead.
Mount Apo Natural Park was removed from the Tentative List because its original features, as stated in the submission, does not show its current features due to the massive disturbances in the park. Resubmitting the site through revision of its features is a possible move to gain back its Tentative status.
See also
- Culture of the Philippines
- List of national parks of the Philippines
- List of protected areas of the Philippines
- Lists of Cultural Properties of the Philippines
References
- ^ "Tentative Lists: Philippines". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
External links
- Facts About Philippine Wonders of Nature
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official site