▁Land s cape ▁is ▁a ▁protected ▁area ▁located ▁in ▁D ava o ▁Oriental ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁Philipp ine ▁island ▁of ▁Mind ana o . ▁It ▁protect s ▁the ▁waters hed ▁in ▁M ati ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁water ▁supply ▁for ▁the ▁city ' s ▁M ati ▁Water works ▁System . ▁The ▁protected ▁area ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁when ▁ ▁of ▁forest ▁in ▁Central ▁M ati ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁as ▁the ▁M ati ▁W aters hed ▁Forest ▁Reserve ▁through ▁Pro clam ation ▁No . ▁ 2 2 2 ▁issued ▁by ▁President ▁Ferdinand ▁Mar cos . ▁Under ▁the ▁National ▁Integr ated ▁Prote cted ▁Are as ▁System , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁a ▁protected ▁landscape ▁with ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁Pro clam ation ▁No . ▁ 9 1 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁President ▁Gl oria ▁Ar roy o . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁M ati ▁Prote cted ▁Land s cape ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁buffer ▁zone ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁Bar ang ay ▁Central ▁in ▁M ati . ▁It ▁str add les ▁the ▁coast al ▁sit ios ▁of ▁Sud lon ▁and ▁U g il an ▁containing ▁the ▁head w aters ▁that ▁supply ▁the ▁city ' s ▁water , ▁namely ▁Ban ah aw ▁Creek , ▁B inu ang an ▁Creek , ▁Lic op ▁Creek ▁and ▁the ▁B itan agan ▁River . ▁Its ▁top ography ▁is ▁mountain ous ▁and ▁h illy , ▁with ▁s lop es ▁varying ▁from ▁flat ▁to ▁und ulating ▁and ▁ste ep .