LITERATURE OF MOUNT BINALABAG

Mount Binalabag is an area, which is part of Pasonanca Natural Park. According to the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Pasonanca Natural Park has a total area of
17,414 hectares that includes a watershed area, which has a total of 10,580 hectares as verbalized by
Mr. Joel Baysa (research coordinator of DENR Region 9).

Mount Binalabag has the highest elevation of 1,364 meters above sea level (asl) and is located in
Barangay Upper La Paz, Zamboanga City which is about 26 km from the city proper.

According to Lledo (2005), it is the highest peak in southwestern Mindanao and considered the
most unreachable mountain in Mindanao Area. The area has two outposts, which is under the
stewardships of the forest guards of Zamboanga City Water District.

According to Mr. Baysa, Mt. Binalabag has a rugged, 45 degrees slope of steepness and has
rolling topography. It has an old growth of lowland dipterocarp forest that only remains in this part of
Mindanao.

According to DOST-PAG ASA (2011), it has a third climactic type of climate conditions which
means that it has no very pronounced maximum rain period, relatively with a dry season from
November to April and wet during the rest of the Year.

References:

DOST-PAGASA (2011). Climate projections. Retrieved on March 06, 2013 from

kidlat.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/cab/climate.htm.

Cuario, M.A. & Mangaliman A.L.P. (2013, March) Diversity of Epiphytic Mosses in Mount Tabu-tabo, La
Paz, Zamboanga City, Philippines. Unpublished Bachelor’s Thesis, College of Science and Information
Technology, Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Lledo, R. (2005). Conquering Mt. Binalabag. Retrieved on January 03, 2019 from
https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/modern-living/2005/05/07/276629/conquering-mt-binalabag