World Heritage Sites In The Philippines
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated five 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 five sites on the list. Of those five sites, three are cultural and two natural. Twenty-nine other properties have also been submitted to the Tentative List for possible nomination in the future.
Read more about World Heritage Sites In The Philippines: World Heritage List, Tentative List
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