Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park, National park and ASEAN Heritage Park in Mindoro, Philippines
Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park is a large protected area in south-central Mindoro featuring rugged mountain terrain with Mount Baco reaching 2,488 meters as its highest peak. The land consists of steep slopes, river gorges, and plateaus that create different habitats for plants and animals.
The Philippine government established this national park in November 1970 through Republic Act 6148, initially protecting about 75,445 hectares around Mount Iglit and Mount Baco. The area was later expanded to protect more land and species.
The park territory is home to six ethnic groups, particularly the Mangyan people who have lived here for generations and maintain their traditional ways of farming and connecting with the land. As you move through the region, you see signs of this bond everywhere – in the fields, the settlements, and how people interact with their surroundings.
Visitors can reach the park office by email at mibnppao.occmin04@gmail.com to ask questions and get information. There are several access routes through different municipalities in Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, offering multiple ways to enter the area for hikers and explorers.
The area is home to the largest remaining population of tamaraw, a critically endangered buffalo species found only in the Philippines. This small water buffalo is so rare that protecting this population matters to conservationists worldwide.
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