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The rice terraces of the Cordilleras are one of the few monuments in the Philippines that show no evidence of having been influenced by colonial cultures. Owing to the difficult terrain, the Cordillera tribes are among the few peoples of the Philippines who have successfully resisted any foreign domination and have preserved their authentic tribal culture.
Poverty incidence of Apayao 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 46.77 2009 45.67 2012 61.37 2015 43.30 2018 19.69 2021 4.70 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Apayao is devoted to agricultural production, particularly food and industrial crops such as palay, corn, coffee, root crops and vegetables. Fruits produced include lanzones, citrus, bananas and pineapples, durian, santol, rambutan, coconut ...
Poverty incidence of Camiguin 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 34.60 2009 25.55 2012 53.58 2015 36.10 2018 24.27 2021 14.70 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Sunset at Camiguin The economy is based upon fishing and farming, with copra providing the greatest income contribution. Lanzones has since then became the main agricultural product of the island province. Other agricultural products are ...
Burnham Lake, formerly known as the City Pond, [19] is about a century-old man-made lake situated at the center portion of Burnham Park. In early 2013, it underwent dredging which saw the removal of a meter (3.28 feet) thick silt sitting on the lake's bed.
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Kalinga-Apayao (IPA: [kaliŋɡa apajaw]) was a province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon.It was formed, along with Benguet, Ifugao, and the new Mountain Province, from the earlier Mountain Province, with the passage of Republic Act No. 4695 in 1966.
A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a man-made object used to attract pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi (dolphin fish). They usually consist of buoys or floats tethered to the ocean floor.
The house withstood many natural and man-made disasters, such as the 1990 Luzon earthquake. Chinese Filipino billionaire tycoon Lucio Tan purchased the property in 2007 but never stayed in the place during his trips to Baguio. [5] He instead had it renovated and refurbished with proper maintenance then made it into a tourist attraction.