[3] On the other hand, it is adversely affected by flooding, siltation, riverbank migration, unstable agriculture production, and upland degradation,[1] as well as illegal logging.

[5] The bestselling Lonely Planet described Lake Sebu as a place located in a “bowl of forests and mountains.” The 42,450-hectare landscape consisting the domains of the Allah Valley is recognized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a cultural landscape in Mindanao.

As of 2007, Allah Valley is home to some 628,832 people, composed of Indigenous T'bolis, B'laan, Tirurays, Manobos and Maguindanaons and settlers from Luzon and Visayas.

[1] The economy is based on agriculture producing mostly rice, maize, banana, pineapple, oil palm, and asparagus.

Companies are starting to invest to build factories in the area especially in the municipalities of Surallah and Tboli.