The Philippines is an archipelago that consist 7,107 islands with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi). The 11 largest islands contain 94% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105,000 square kilometers (40,541 sq mi). The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95,000 square kilometers (36,680 sq mi).
The islands are divided into three groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Luzon islands include Luzon Island itself, Palawan, Mindoro, Marinduque, Masbate and Batanes Islands. The Visayas is the group of islands in the Central Philippines, the largest of which are: Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte and Samar. The Mindanao islands include Mindanao itself, plus the Sulu Archipelago, composed primarily of Basilan, Sulu Island, and Tawi-Tawi.
Some spec/details of the mountains are taken from pinoymountaineer.com
Mt. Pulag |Ambangeg Trail | 2,922MASL
Taal Volcano/Crater Lake | 311 MASL
Mt. Daraitan/ 739 MASL
Tres Marias |1316MASL
Osmeña Peak | 1,013 MASL
Mt. Apo| Kapatagan- Kidapawan Traverse| 2954MASL
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