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Mount Daho National Park

Mount Daho National Park is a National Park (as per Proclamation No. 261 s. 1938), Registered Property, Municipality of Talipao, Sulu located at Talipao, Sulu, Bangsamoro.

Bud Daho, located in Barangay Lumping Pigih Daho, Talipao, is the highest point in the province of Sulu. It is one of the cinder condes that make up the island of Sulu and is part of the volcanic group of the Philippines. The extinct volcano is located 8 kilometers southeast from the town of Jolo.

The mountain and adjacent lands were declared as Mount Daho National Park by Proclamation No. 261 on February 28, 2938, encompassing 213 hectares of land. Bud Daho became historical because it was the site of the First Battle of Bud Daho during the Moro Rebellion of the Philippine-American War in 1906, which culminated in the Moro Crater Massacre. The five-day Second Battle of Daho in 1911 ended with less casualties through negotiations, persuading the majority.

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