Philippines
The Philippines has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1985. With 6 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. Its inscriptions include cultural and natural properties, representing a diverse heritage portfolio.
Philippines as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: September 19, 1985
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1991-1997, 2013-2017
Total of Mandate Years: 10
Total of Mandates: 2
WHC Electoral Group: IV (Asia/Pacific)
World Heritage Sites in Philippines (6)
Cultural: 3 | Natural: 3 | Mixed: 0
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines · Cultural
- Historic City of Vigan · Cultural
- Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary · Natural
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park · Natural
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras · Cultural
- Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park · Natural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (25)
- The Sugar Cultural Landscape of Negros and Panay Islands · submitted: February 7, 2024
- The Historic Towns and Landscape of Taal Volcano and its Caldera Lake · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Colonial Urban Plan and Fortifications of the Walled City of Manila · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges: Sacred Sites of Bukidnon · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Corregidor Island and Historic Fortifications of Manila Bay · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Samar Island Natural Park · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Prehistoric Sites of the Cagayan Valley Basin · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Extension) · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (Extension) - Pujada Bay · submitted: February 7, 2024
- Mt. Mantalingahan Protected Landscape · submitted: March 20, 2015
- Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary · submitted: March 20, 2015
- Mayon Volcano Cultural Landscape · submitted: March 20, 2015
- The Tabon Cave Complex and all of Lipuun · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Butuan Archeological Sites · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Mt. Pulag National Park · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Apo Reef Natural Park · submitted: May 16, 2006
- El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Coron Island Natural Biotic Area · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park and outlying areas inclusive of the buffer zone · submitted: May 16, 2006
- Batanes Protected landscapes and seascapes · submitted: August 15, 1993
Country Profile Philippines
Official Name: Republic of the Philippines
Continent: Asia
Subregion: South-Eastern Asia
UNESCO Region: Asia and the Pacific
Capital: Manila
Population (2024): 115,843,670
Land Area: 298,170 km²
Currency: Philippine peso (PHP)