Mount Tirad is a mountain peak near
Cervantes, Ilocos Sur,
Philippines. It ranks as the 3rd highest mountain in Ilocos Sur and the 446th highest mountain in the Philippines.
Tirad Pass on the mountain holds a significant place in Philippine history, having been the site of the 1899
Battle of Tirad Pass, where
Gregorio del Pilar was killed. In April 2022, President
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...
signed a law declaring the pass as
a protected landscape under the
National Integrated Protected Areas System.
References
Tirad
Landforms of Ilocos Sur
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