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The balikbayan box is a modern manifestation of the Philippine custom of pasalubong, where domestic or foreign travelers are expected to bring gifts for family, friends and colleagues. [ citation needed ] Balikbayan boxes provide connection between family in the Philippines and those abroad, and provide goods for the family in the Philippines ...
LBC Express, Inc. (previously known as Luzon Brokerage Corporation) (PSE: LBC) is a courier company based in the Philippines. It operates scheduled commercial vehicle cargo services in currently and planned cargo airline services begin on May 31, 2014.
A number of units of measurement were used in the Philippines to measure various quantities including mass, area, and capacity. The metric system has been compulsory in the country since 1860, during the late Spanish colonial period. [1]
One source says that after 1973 a cavan of rough rice weighed 44 kg and a cavan of milled rice weighed 56 kg (the significance of the 1973 date is unclear). [ 6 ] Usage example: "At present, owing to the late scarcity of rice in Camarines and Leyte , the price of paddy at Iloilo has risen to 10 rials per province cavan, which is equal to one ...
Average retail sugar prices in Metro Manila per kilogram Crop Year Date Market Raw Washed Refined Ref. 2020–21: August 18, 2021: Supermarkets / groceries ₱46.99 ₱50.81 ₱54.46 [17] Public wet markets ₱45.36 ₱46.43 ₱53.00: 2021–22: August 18, 2022: Supermarkets / groceries ₱74.11 ₱77.05 ₱99.38 [18] Public wet markets ₱72. ...
One adult ostrich can provide around 100 kilos of red meat, which can be sold for 400–500 pesos (US$8–11 as of January 2014) per kilo. [4] Ostrich eggs, skin and feathers had also been sold to the market. Ostrich feathers are used to produce feather dusters and as decorations, while ostrich skin is used to produce leather.
Ronda Pilipinas (Around the Philippines) is an annual professional road cycling competition held usually in the first quarter of the year in the Philippines. It is organized by LBC Express, the leading courier service provider in the country, thru the help of 3Q Sports and sanctioned by the International Cycling Union and the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling ...
The Philippines is the 8th-largest rice producer in the world, accounting for 2.8% of global rice production. [1] The Philippines was also the world's largest rice importer in 2010. [ 2 ] [ needs update ] There are an estimated 2.4 million rice farmers in the Philippines as of 2020.