Mount Timpoong
Mambajao, Camiguin
Mount Timpoong is the largest mountain in Camiguin. It is composed of several domes the tallest of which is the Timpoong Peak, also the highest in Camiguin at 1,614m. The peak of Mambajao is the second tallest at 5,143 ft. A lower central peak of 1,529m is located between the two peaks. Some of the flank vents on Mt. Timpoong are Campana Hill and Minokol Hill.
Camiguin is an island ...
province of the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about 10 kilometres off the northern coast of Mindanao. It is politically part of the Northern Mindanao Region of the country and formerly a part of Misamis Oriental province. Wiki
Mount Timpoong News
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Camiguins Highest Volcanoes Officially Launch As 8th Asean Heritage Park
The highest and largest volcanoes in the island of Camiguin have been officially launched on Wednesday as the country's eighth ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP).
A formal launching ceremony for the Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument (MTHHNM) as AHP was held Wednesday led by the MTHHNM Protected Area Management Board in collaboration with the provincial government of Camiguin, Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Biodiversity Management Bureau, and ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity.
The 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Environment approved on October 28, 2015 the nomination from t ... -
Camiguins Timpoong Hibok-Hibok Declared Asean Heritage Park
A Northern Mindanao province that formed out of nature's wrath has been officially recognized as a center of one of the most diverse protected landscapes in the country.
On Wednesday, environment officials, the Camiguin provincial government, the Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and their partners gathered in this provincial capital to witness the launching of the Mounts Timpoong Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument (MTHNM) as the country's eighth Asean Heritage Park (AHP).
These natural wonders of the volcanic island province of Camiguin, which were officially recognized as AHP in October la ... -
Mt Timpoong-Hibok-hibok Natural Monument To Be Designated As ASEAN Heritage Park
Camiguin's Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-hibok Natural Monument will soon be declared as ASEAN Heritage Park after it passed the evaluation conducted by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity.
This was announced by DENR 10 Regional Director Ruth M. Tawantawan during the 7th Regional Management Conference and 2016 Pre-Reprogramming held in Cagayan de Oro City recently.
Director Tawantawan said the DENR 10, the local government of Camiguin and other stakeholders are working together in the protection and conservation of the natural monument. Region 10 is the home of two ASEAN Heritage Parks namely Mt. K ... -
Mt Hibok Hibok Named Asean Heritage Park
The Philippines has gained its eighth ASEAN heritage park after environment ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations unanimously approved the nomination of Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument (MTHHNM) during a recent meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam.
"As MTHHNM steps into the pantheon of Southeast Asia's natural treasures, we wish to generate greater appreciation for the environmental uniqueness of this natural park in the island province of Camiguin," Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje said.
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Mt Timpoong Hibok Hibok Park Bagong ASEAN Heritage Park
Nadagdag ang Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument (MTHHNM) sa Camiguin sa huling tala ng mga National Treasure ng Southeast Asia, at ito na ang ikawalong ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) sa Pilipinas.
"As MTHHNM steps into the pantheon of Southeast Asia's natural treasures, we wish to generate greater appreciation for the environmental uniqueness of this natural park in the island province of Camiguin," sabi ni Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje.
Ang pagkakasama ng MTHHNM sa listahan ng mga AHP ay isinagawa sa 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the E ... -
Mt Timpoong Hibok Hibok Natural Monument soon to be ASEAN Heritage Park
Camiguin's Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-hibok Natural Monument will soon be declared as ASEAN Heritage Park after it passed the evaluation conducted by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity.
This was announced by Department of Environment and Natural Resources 10 (DENR-10) Regional Director Ruth M. Tawantawan during the 7th Regional Management Conference and 2016 Pre-Reprogramming held in Cagayan de Oro City recently.
Director Tawantawan said the DENR 10, the local government of Camiguin and other stakeholders are working together in the protection and conservation of the natural monument.
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