Mount Pulag National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
third highest mountain in the Philippines
About Mount Pulag National Park
It is the third highest mountain in the Philippines, after Mount Apo and Mount Dulang-Dulang. On February 20, 1987, a large part of the mountain was designated as a National Park with Proclamation No. 75. This act aims to preserve the environment around the mountain due to threats from increased development such as conversion to agricultural lands, timber production, hunting, and increased tourism. The National Park is inhabited by different tribes such as the Ibalois, Kalanguya, Kankana-eys, Karao, Ifugaos and the Ilocanos. The indigenous people of Benguet consider the mountain to be a sacred place. The mountain hosts 528 documented plant species. It is the natural habitat of the endemic Dwarf Bamboo, (Yushania niitakayamensis) and the Benguet pine (Pinus insularis) which dominates the ar
Mount Pulag National Park Travel Guide Sections
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