
The country’s Internet penetration is at 46%, where 36Million are active mobile internet users. Smartphone and Internet Penetration in the Philippines Source: WeAreSocial – Digital in 2016, Īs of 2016, the Philippines has a population of 101 Million people. We wouldn’t mind having Tauros in the grass or glades of Mindoro, also the home Mindoro’s dwarf buffalo, the Tamaraws.ģ. Our many islands can host a variety of the Pokémon GO species, even the rare ones. More than 60 percent of the 167 different species of mammals and 65 percent of the 10,000+ species of plants are endemic.– WWF With its 7,100+ islands ( and increases depending if it is high tide or low tide), it is home to 38,000 vertebrate and invertebrate animal species, and 10,000+ plants, where over half of them are native to particular area, like the Tarsier in Bohol, the Talusi (Palawan Hornbill) or the Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat. The Philippines is also a hub of biodiversity. Biodiversity Tarsier, Palawan Hornbill, Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat (Source: Nicole Santos, and Wikimedia) We believe that the Pokémon GO experience would be so rich here in the PH.Ģ. On top of that, Metro Manila alone has a hundred thousands of points of interest from historical monuments in the capital city of Manila, to the skyscraper buildings of Makati, Taguig, and Ortigas, to the numerous restaurants in Quezon City and the rest of the metro. Pulag, or Dragonite at the top of Mayon Volcano, as the team hasn’t worked out our cardio yet.

Would it be great experience for players to catch a Lapras near the Underground River in Palawan or perhaps an Onix while traversing the “palayan” (rice terraces or fields) in Mt. Image this! Playing Pokémon GO in the rice fields We also have Natural heritages sites such as the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Underground River), the Tubbataha Reef, and the Mt.Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary. Other 19 sites like the Mayon Volcano, Chocolate Hills, and Turtle Island are being reviewed by UNESCO to be added in the list. These include the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, the Historic City of Vigan, and the 16th Century Baroque Churches of the Philippines. The Philippines is Home to World-renowned Natural and Cultural Heritage sites UNESCO Heritage Sites: Puerto Princesa Underground River, Historic City of Vigan, Rice Terraces in Batad, Ifugao (Cordilleras) Source:Wikimediaĭid you know that there are six (6) UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Philippines?
