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Poverty incidence of Samal 10 20 30 40 50 2000 48.38 2003 44.48 2006 35.70 2009 32.83 2012 28.54 2015 28.52 2018 12.29 2021 9.93 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Agriculture The city's economy depends greatly on its agricultural production. Copra, mango, corn, vegetables, citrus, and fish are the major products of the island. Livestock production is also a major product with Davao City ...
After gunmen disarmed the resort's security guards, four people were abducted: Canadians Robert Hall and John Ridsdel, resort marina manager Kjartan Sekkingstad (Norway), and Teresita Flor (Hall's Filipina girlfriend) who was released later in the month that Hall was beheaded. [4] [5] Abu Sayyaf demanded $6 million for Hall's ransom. [6]
The Iñigo-Monfort family has maintained the area since the 1900s. Norma Monfort is the current owner of the 57 acres of land, including its 1.8 million fruit bats. She enclosed the property to discourage any possible bat hunters. Additionally, she hired 24-hour guards to protect the bats. [2]
Poverty incidence of Davao del Norte 10 20 30 40 2000 15.18 2003 36.80 2006 31.73 2009 31.96 2012 33.43 2015 31.02 2018 13.44 2021 7.30 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Davao del Norte is a primarily agricultural, but also engages in mining, forestry, and commercial fishing. The principal crops of the province include rice, maize, banana, coconut, abacá, ramie, coffee, and a variety of ...
In the United States, a plat (/ p l æ t / [1] or / p l ɑː t /) [2] (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bearing between section corners, sometimes including topographic or ...
Davao Gulf is a gulf situated in the southeastern portion of Mindanao in the Philippines. [1] It has an area of 5,200 km 2 (2,000 sq mi) or about 520,000 hectares. [2] Davao Gulf cuts into the island of Mindanao from the Philippine Sea. [3]
Aerial view of Samal, circa 1940s. Saint Catherine of Sienna became the patron of Samal, which was founded as a municipality on April 20, 1641. [5]"Sea gypsies" of Mindanao settlers ("Badjaos" who resided for many years in Maubac, Lambayung, Tanjung, Pata, Tapul, Lugus, Bangos, Pagasinan, Parang, Maimbung, Karugdung and Talipaw, Mindanao) migrated to Luzon in the early 14th century and settled ...
Machias Seal Island—about 8.1 ha (20 acres)—and North Rock (Maine and New Brunswick), located in what is known as the "Grey Zone" (about 717 km 2 (277 sq mi) in size), [2] is occupied by a Canadian lighthouse but claimed by the United States and visited by U.S. tour boats.