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34-610: The Angat Watershed Forest Reserve is a conservation area that protects the drainage basin in the southern Sierra Madre range north of Metro Manila in the Philippines where surface water empties into the Angat River and its distributaries. It is spread over an area of 62,309 hectares (153,970 acres) in the eastern portion of Bulacan and northern Rizal province at an altitude of between 490 and 1,206 metres (1,608 and 3,957 ft). The conservation area also extends to

68-674: A financial package of an infrastructure grant, a P10-million development assistance and a P10-million royalty fee to the towns of Norzagaray and Doña Remedios Trinidad, which will host the water supply project. One of the main secondary schools in DRT is the Laura De Leon Halili High School, located in Barangay Pulong Sampaloc. Most of the students in this school come from three barangays of DRT (Pulong Sampaloc, Camachile, and Bayabas) and some from

102-525: A popular destination for hikers and is also visited for its waterfalls. These mountains in the southern Sierra Madre range feed the Angat River's water source from its three major tributaries: the Talaguio, Catmon and Matulid Rivers. It stretches downstream from the watershed into several municipalities and irrigates more than 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of prime agricultural lands before draining into

136-562: Is a mainly agricultural town. Agricultural products, such as pineapples, are the main source of income of the town and its residents. On December 12, 2007, the Province of Bulacan and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) signed an agreement for the development of an P11-billion bulk water supply project. Ayala -owned Manila Water Co. Inc. will implement the project. MWSS and Manila Water will provide

170-694: Is also bordered by the Biak-na-Bato National Park and Minalungao National Park on the west and northwest. It is accessible from Manila via Quirino Highway , Del Monte–Norzagaray Road and Bigte–San Mateo Road (Ipo Road) in Norzagaray. The Angat Watershed supports a variety of wildlife thanks to its location in the Sierra Madre and its rich hydrology and terrestrial ecology coated by lowland dipterocarp forests , submontane forests , grasslands, secondary bamboo and scrublands . It

204-685: Is bordered by Norzagaray , Bulacan to the south; by General Nakar , Quezon and Dingalan , Aurora to the east; San Rafael , Angat , San Ildefonso , and San Miguel to the west; and Gapan and General Tinio , Nueva Ecija to the north. List of highest peaks in Doña Remedios Trinidad by elevation: List of waterfalls in Dona Remedios Trinidad: Doña Remedios Trinidad is politically subdivided into 8 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In

238-451: Is home to 290 endemic species of woody and non-woody plants, including the white lauan (known locally as bagtikan ), tanguile , yakal , acacia and narra . The reserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species. A good area for bird-watching, it attracts 43 different bird species, many of which are threatened or restricted. In addition to

272-565: Is the homeland of the Alta Kabulowan , the first inhabitants of Bulacan, whose language is also called Alta Kabulowan . Their language is currently endangered and is in dire need of local government intervention. The majority of residents in the town are native speakers of the Tagalog language . Poverty incidence of Doña Remedios Trinidad Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad

306-663: Is the largest municipality in Bulacan, occupying almost 1/3 of the total land area of the province. It lies on the southern edge of the Sierra Madre mountain range, and partially embraces three major conservation areas: the Angat Watershed Forest Reserve , Biak-na-Bato National Park , and Doña Remedios–General Tinio Watershed Forest Reserve, comprising 327.3 km (126.4 sq mi) of alienable and disposable public land. Doña Remedios Trinidad

340-646: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992. As of 2020, there are 244 protected areas in the Philippines, covering a total area of about 7,760,000 hectares (19,200,000 acres) – 15.4% of the Philippines' total area. The first important legislation that formed the basis of the current system of national parks and protected areas in

374-689: The Pampanga River in Calumpit and eventually exiting into Manila Bay . Additional water supply is fed into the Angat reservoir through the Angat–Umiray trans-basin tunnel which runs for 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Umiray River on the eastern side of Sierra Madre in General Nakar. The reserve is home to an indigenous population known as Dumagat tribe which inhabit twelve sitios in

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408-634: The Philippine deer . Other rare species of note in the protected area include the blazed Luzon shrew rat , and 66 species of vertebrates, including the endemic Japanese bullet frog and marbled water monitor . The Angat reservoir is stocked with huge tilapia and eel . List of protected areas of the Philippines In the Philippines, protected areas are administered by the Biodiversity Management Bureau of

442-450: The 2020 census, the population of Doña Remedios Trinidad was 28,656 people, with a density of 31 inhabitants per square kilometre or 80 inhabitants per square mile. Doña Remedios Trinidad is the least populated of all the municipalities and cities of Bulacan, with less than one percent of the province's population. The municipality, along with two other municipalities (San Miguel and Norzagaray) and one city (San Jose del Monte) of Bulacan,

476-692: The Angat Watershed Management Pilot Project Reserve, covers 6,600 hectares (16,000 acres) in San Jose del Monte, Norzagaray and Rodriguez, and supports the Ipo Dam , which has a capacity of 7,500,000 cubic metres (260,000,000 cu ft) and a spilling level of 101 metres (331 ft). It is under the administration of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System. The Metro Water District, also known as

510-564: The Angat–Maasim River Watershed, covers the remaining 55,709 hectares (137,660 acres) and contains the Angat Hydroelectric Dam , which has a reservoir capacity of 850,000,000 cubic metres (3.0 × 10 cu ft) and a normal water level of 212 metres (696 ft). The Angat Hydropower Corporation, a joint venture of San Miguel Corporation and K-water , has managed the reserve since taking over ownership of

544-626: The Luzon grid. The watershed is a popular birdwatching site and is a biodiversity hotspot containing most of the remaining closed-canopy forests in Central Luzon . The Angat Watershed was first gazetted on July 26, 1904, as the Angat River Reserve through Executive Order No. 33 signed by Civil Governor Luke Edward Wright . It set aside the Angat River in the municipality of Norzagaray bordering Mounts Salacot, Balugan and Sulip in

578-1262: The Philippines is Act No. 648, enacted in 1903 by the Philippine Commission . This act authorized the civil governor to "reserve for civil public purposes, and from sale or settlement, any part of the public domain not appropriated by law for special public purposes." A total of eight national reserves had been established on July 26, 1904, pursuant to this law. These are the Lamao Forest Reserve in Bataan , Mariquina Reserve in Rizal , Angat River Reserve in Bulacan , Caliraya Falls Reserve in Laguna , La Carlota Reserve in Negros Occidental , San Ramon Reserve in Zamboanga , Magalang Reserve in Pampanga , and Hacienda San Antonio in Isabela . In

612-511: The Sierra Madre range and including the Bulagao and Bitbit creeks for purposes of the development of water power from the river. On March 10, 1927, through Proclamation No. 71 signed by Governor-General Leonard Wood , the 62,309-hectare (153,970-acre) Angat Watershed Forest Reserve was established covering portions of the municipalities of Montalban , San José del Monte , Norzagaray, Angat , San Rafael , San Miguel , Peñaranda and Infanta in

646-542: The Tarictic fun trail. A museum of natural history is also planned for the park, as well as a Dumagat cultural heritage site, seedling propagation, rattan gene bank and a bambusetum. The Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape borders Angat Watershed on the south, while on the north, it is also contiguous with the 20,760-hectare (51,300-acre) Doña Remedios–General Tinio Watershed Forest Reserve. It

680-590: The first national park in the Philippines established on June 27, 1933, following this act. A series of acts and legislations were passed in the next decades that aimed to further strengthen these policies, including the Revised Forestry Code of 1975 ( Presidential Decree No. 705 ) and Forest Administrative Order No. 7. Following the 1987 Constitution , the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act

714-537: The following classifications described in Section 4 of the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (NIPAS Act).     World Heritage Site or part of a World Heritage Site     World Heritage Site or part of a World Heritage Site Do%C3%B1a Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan The town was named by Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. after Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, mother of his wife Imelda Romualdez Marcos whose family

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748-611: The hydroelectric power plant from the National Power Corporation in 2014. The watershed is characterized by hilly to mountainous topography and a moderate to intensive forest cover. It is considered as one of the few remaining well-forested and well-managed watersheds in the country. The highest peak in Bulacan, Mount Oriod, rises to a height of 1,206 metres (3,957 ft) at the border of the two sub-catchment areas in Norzagaray . It also contains Mount Maranat,

782-649: The mountainous eastern region of Bulacan. It contains the headwaters of the Angat River , a tributary of the Rio Grande de Pampanga , and stretches along upper Angat River from San Jose del Monte and Rodriguez to Doña Remedios Trinidad , and extending to General Tinio and General Nakar . The forest reserve is divided into two sub-catchment areas: the Forest Range and the Metro Water District. The Angat Watershed and Forest Range, also known as

816-753: The provinces of Nueva Ecija and Quezon and is centered on an artificial lake created by the Angat Dam which, together with the Ipo Dam located 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) downstream, supply 97% of the water requirement of Metro Manila via an aqueduct system to the La Mesa Dam and Reservoir and the Balara Filtration Plant in Quezon City . The Angat Dam and Reservoir is also a major source of hydroelectricity for Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, contributing some 200 megawatts to

850-537: The provinces of Rizal , Bulacan , Nueva Ecija and Tayabas , with the administration and control placed under the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources . At about this time, the Metropolitan Water District (now Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System ) started construction on the ₱11,500,000 Angat–Novaliches Water System including the Ipo Dam located within the reserve, which

884-542: The same year, the Forest Act of 1904 ( Act No. 1148 ) was adopted that expanded the scope of protected areas in the Philippines. Among the first of such mountain forest reserves to be declared was Mount Maquiling declared on November 21, 1910. On February 1, 1932, the National Parks Act ( Act No. 3195 ) was enacted that formally established the national parks system in the country. Mount Arayat became

918-694: The southern section of the watershed from the control of the National Power Corporation and placed it instead under the joint administration and control of the Director of Forestry of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the General Manager of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System. The Angat Watershed Forest Reserve is located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Metro Manila largely in

952-488: The town's name in honor of actual heroes from Bulacan. On September 13, 1977, under martial rule , president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1196 creating the municipality of Doña Remedios Trinidad as a personal namesake gift to his wife's family. The municipality covers seven barangays: Pulong Sampaloc and Camachile from Angat ; Bayabas and Kabayunan from Norzagaray ; and Talbac, Camachin and Kalawakan from San Miguel . Doña Remedios Trinidad

986-615: The two most visible birds in the reserve, the Luzon hornbill (known locally as kalao) and the Rufous hornbill , the reserve also attracts large flocks of spotted imperial pigeon , scale-feathered malkoha , rough-crested malkoha , grey-backed tailorbird , and Philippine eagle owl . These avian species are all endemic to the Philippines, with the Luzon hornbill and Philippine eagle-owl classified as near-threatened and vulnerable. The data-deficient Worcester's buttonquail has also been recorded in

1020-612: The villages of San Mateo, San Lorenzo and San Isidro in Norzagaray, and Kabayunan in Doña Remedios Trinidad. In December 2014, the National Power Corporation inaugurated the Angat Rainforest and Ecological Park within the reserve in Sitio Bitbit, San Lorenzo, Norzagaray. It offers many different opportunities for nature and outdoors enthusiasts including the hilltop view deck, ecological center, and

1054-416: The watershed, as well as the Philippine hawk-eagle , Philippine dwarf kingfisher , green racket-tail , whiskered pitta , celestial monarch , ashy thrush , ashy-breasted flycatcher , flame-breasted fruit dove , and green-faced parrotfinch . Two near-threatened mammals are known to roam the watershed forest at Angat, the crab-eating macaque and the Philippine warty pig . It is also a known habitat of

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1088-649: Was completed in 1939 and inaugurated in 1940. On December 4, 1965, with the construction of the Angat Hydroelectric Dam within the protected area, President Diosdado Macapagal signed Proclamation No. 505 transferring the administration of the whole reserve to the National Power Corporation . On April 30, 1968, 6,600 hectares (16,000 acres) of land surrounding the Ipo Dam was declared as a separate forest range and watershed management pilot project reserve through Proclamation No. 391 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos . This declaration effectively excluded

1122-400: Was enacted which further enhanced the administration and classification of protected areas and broadened the mandate of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in enforcing its provisions. Protected areas in the Philippines encompasses 4,620,000 hectares (11,400,000 acres) of terrestrial areas and 3,140,000 hectares (7,800,000 acres) of marine areas. They are managed according to

1156-410: Was from Baliuag , Bulacan. Marcos, having absolute authority using dictatorial powers, grabbed large swaths of lands from nearby town to create the present borders of Doña Remedios Trinidad, despite opposition. Historians have noted that Marcos named the towns to honor a person without much significant historical value, with only family ties as actual reason. Some locals have called for the changing of

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