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Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape, also known as Hinulugan Taktak, is a protected area in Rizal, Philippines.Initially assigned as a recreation area, the waterfall area has been designated as a national park by virtue of Republic Act No. 6964 in 1990. [2]
In the ruins of this destruction, on April 28, the Spanish mariner Juan Camus found the image of the Santo Niño in a pine box. According to the local legend, the survival of the statue was seen as a sign of miracle by the colonizers, and ever since it has been believed to have miraculous powers. [18]
The name of the town is a namesake of a legendary winged hero named by the natives as “Inong pak-an”, according to old folks.But history tells that Inopacan is a new name of Canamocan which was a pre-Spanish settlement according to Lee W. Vance in his book, Tracing our Ancestor and the analytical understanding of the written manuscripts of the Jesuit missionaries in Leyte.
According to the local folklore, the population of Biringan comprises supernatural beings: the Engkantos ("enchanted beings"), and their progeny with the humans. [2] The engkantos are described as shapechangers who can take human form. In their human form, they are described as lacking a philtrum. [3] The city is also alleged to contain ...
Poverty incidence of Silay 5 10 15 20 2006 18.70 2009 17.56 2012 13.95 2015 15.98 2018 17.60 2021 16.29 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Negros Occidental Convention Center Eugenio Jose Lacson led the groundbreaking of the 2-story multipurpose PHP1.03 billion Negros Occidental Convention Center in Silay. It was Mayor Albee Benitez who initiated the project near the Bacolod-Silay Airport ...
Local referred to the site as "Sapà. Sapà is the Tagalog and Kapampangan word for a small creek . Nearby bodies of water matching the description include what are now Estero de Tripa de Gallina ("Rooster’s Gut Estuary") and a smaller creek (Estero de Sta. Clara) in the vicinity of the present-day streets of Del Pan, Havana, and Tejerón.
There are over a hundred distinct pantheons in the Philippines. [17] Philippine mythology and folk religion, while interconnected, are fundamentally different. Mythology is a collection of stories that explain the origins of the world, natural phenomena, and the actions of gods, spirits, and heroes. It serves as a cultural narrative, often tied ...
Poverty incidence of Cabugao 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 23.50 2009 20.67 2012 22.46 2015 15.01 2018 6.61 2021 18.24 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority People are primarily engaged in farming and fishing. Cabugao, with its big poblpulatn, is one of the most urbanized towns in the province. While it is true that many natives of the town have gone to greener pastures in other parts of the country ...