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Pasalubong can be as mundane as fast-food take-outs, [20] toys, snacks or fruit given to children below 10 years of age by a parent coming home from work. [5] It can also be as exotic as a balikbayan box filled with gifts from a foreign country; it is an adaptation of the idea of the pasalubong for the Filipino diaspora .
Poverty incidence of Bicol Region 10 20 30 40 50 2006 44.23 2009 44.21 2012 41.06 2015 39.85 2018 26.99 2021 21.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Pili nuts (shelled and roasted) Bicol Region has a large amount of rich flatland, and agriculture is the largest component of the economy, followed by commercial fishing. Coconuts, abaca, banana, coffee and jackfruit are the top five ...
Logo of the Balik Probinsya program. Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (abbreviated as BP2; literally "Return to the Province, New Hope"), or simply Balik Probinsya, [1] is a socioeconomic program by the Philippine government to reverse the migration of people to Metro Manila and other urban areas, who were originally from more rural areas of the country.
Kalamay is a popular pasalubong (the Filipino tradition of a homecoming gift). They are often eaten alone, directly from the packaging. [1] Kalamay is also used in a variety of traditional Filipino dishes as a sweetener, [2] including the suman and the bukayo. It can also be added to beverages like coffee, milk, or hot chocolate.
Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar, is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 75,793 people. [3] Pilar's economy is mainly agricultural. Despite efforts on multiplicity, this town is still dependent on the monoculture of coconut.
Unisan is located on the central part of the province. It is bounded to the north by Atimonan, to the south by the Tayabas Bay, to the west by Agdangan, and to the east by Gumaca and Pitogo. It is 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Lucena and 187 kilometres (116 mi) from Manila.
Each province is guaranteed at least one seat, and more populous provinces are also provided more. Many cities that have a population of at least 250,000 inhabitants are also granted one or more seats. If a province or a city is composed of only one legislative district, it is said to be the lone district (e.g., the "Lone District of Guimaras").
Pulilan is one of the 21 towns of Bulacan province, located in about its center—from north to south. It lies 43 kilometres (27 mi) north-west of Manila, the national capital, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from Malolos, the provincial capital. It has an area of about 4,073 hectares (40.73 sq. kilometers).