Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape (PPLS) became a protected area through Presidential Proclamation No. 484 issued on October 6, 2003. It was an expansion from the original Peñablanca Protected Landscape (PPL), which covered 4,136 hectares. The PPLS currently has 103,801 hectares of land and 14, 980 hectares of water. Eighteen barangays comprise the PPLS.
