| Mount Santo Tomas | |
|---|---|
 Mount Santo Tomas with its several TV and cellular transmitter towers | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,260 m (7,410 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 888 m (2,913 ft) |
| Listing | potentially active volcanoes[2] |
| Coordinates | 16°20′06″N 120°33′40″E / 16.3349316°N 120.5610265°E |
| Geography | |
.svg)  Mount Santo Tomas Location within the Philippines | |
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| Location | Luzon |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Benguet |
| Municipality | Tuba |
| Parent range | Cordillera Central |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Luzon Volcanic Arc |
Mount Santo Tomas is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet. The mountain is part of the protected Santo Tomas Forest Reserve declared through Proclamation No. 581 signed by President Manuel L. Quezon on July 9, 1940.[3][4]
On May 5, 2015, a Permanent Environmental Protection Order was issued by the Court of Appeals with the Writ of Kalikasan and Writ of Continuing Mandamus.[5]
Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting companies constructed relay stations at the summit.
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- ^ "Proclamation No. 581, s. 1940". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. July 8, 1940. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Agoot, Liza (March 13, 2019). "Task force tightens security at Benguet forest reserve". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2022.