MOUNT APO
PHILIPPINES
MOUNT APO is a large
solfataric, potentially- active stratovolcano in the island of Mindanao,
Philippines. With an altitude of 10,322
ft. above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the country located between
the provinces of Davao and Cotabato
City. On May 9, 1936, Mount Apo was
declared a national park by President Manuel L. Quezon. A note on the etymologies: Mount Apo is said
to be named after noble man named Apong, who got killed while mediating the
battle between two suitors of his daughter Saribu. Another proposed origin of the name is from
the word Apo itself, which is Filipino tongues means “master”
or “grandfather”.
