Apo Reef marine park opened for tourists to help generate funds for its protection as well as provide an alternative livelihood for hundreds of fishermen in the area. All people accessing Apo Reef need to pay an environmental fee. Apo Reef Apo Reef is a coral reef system in the Philippines situated on the western waters of Occidental Mindoro province in the Mindoro Strait. Encompassing , it is by no means the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system, but is the largest in the country. The reef and its surrounding waters are protected areas in the country administered as the Apo Reef
Mount Apo in Mt. Apo Natural Park. This waterfall flows into the Sibulan River, which flows to the Davao Gulf. Grasslands – The grasslands are characterized by the dominance of Cogon grass ("Imperata cylindrica") and "Saccharum spontaneum". Other grasses and ferns also thrive, especially along banks of creeks, streams, and rivers and on steep slopes. The Mt. Apo 1 and Mt. Apo 2 geothermal plants, each possess a rated capacity of 54.24 megawatts. Owned and operated by Energy Development Corporation (EDC) the power plants were commissioned in February 1997 (Mt. Apo 1) and June 1999 (Mt. Apo 2) respectively, under a build-operate