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At lower elevations, Mount Pulag has a mossy forest full of ferns, lichens, and moss. [13] Among its native wildlife are 33 bird species and several threatened mammals such as the Philippine deer, giant bushy-tailed cloud rat (bowet) and the long-haired fruit bat. [7] Mount Pulag is the only place that hosts the four cloud rat species.
Mount Pulag – the tallest mountain in Luzon island and is home to the tinmongao spirits; believed to be the sacred resting ground of the souls of the Ibaloi people and other ethnic peoples [34] Bud Bongao – a sacred mountain for the Sama-Bajau and Tausug peoples; guarded by spirits and monkeys in Tawi-tawi [ 35 ]
It is one of the thousands of Indigenous concepts regarding good luck, similar to some mainland Asian concepts such as feng shui. Historian T. Valentino Sitoy, in his review of documents concerning pre-Spanish religious beliefs, notes three core characteristics which shaped the religious worldview of Filipinos throughout the archipelago before ...
Mt. Pulag National Park Benguet, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya: ix, x (natural) 2006 The site is the third highest point in the Philippines. [22] Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park Misamis Occidental: vii, ix, x (natural) 2006 The site is a declared ASEAN Heritage Park. [23] Chocolate Hills Natural Monument: Bohol: vii, viii (natural) 2006
Mount Arayat became the first national park in the Philippines established on June 27, 1933, following this act. A series of acts and legislations were passed in the next decades that aimed to further strengthen these policies, including the Revised Forestry Code of 1975 ( Presidential Decree No. 705 ) and Forest Administrative Order No. 7.
The season of holiday get-togethers is finally upon us. Seasonal open houses, caroling parties, gingerbread decorating contests, and more have our calendars chockfull of holly jolly social calls.
Word Art. We know, we know. Word art might feel like an easy way to add personality to your space, but Sara Malek Barney of BANDD/DESIGN warns that it can feel kitschy. "Please, please stop buying ...
Pine forest in Zambales. Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines and lies at the north of the group of islands. These pine forests are found at elevations over 1000m in the Cordillera Central mountains in the north of the island, where they are mixed in with areas of Luzon montane rain forests especially at the northern end of the range.